Showing posts with label Covid fraud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Covid fraud. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

… Billions Were Lost to Covid Fraud, …

THE GUARDIAN: Given the immense suffering the pandemic brought to so many people, profiteers cannot be allowed to get away with it

EXTRACT:
… A recent report by Transparency International UK says that a fifth of the Covid contracts awarded by the government contained red flags indicating possible corruption.

It is also well known that close contacts of Tory politicians made immense profits through this crisis, while the rest of the country suffered sickness, deaths and economic pain. The New York Times analysed 1,200 contracts worth nearly $22bn and found that roughly half went to companies run by friends and associates of Conservative party politicians, or with no experience in that area.
Read the whole article by Devi Sridhar here.