Tag Archives: Pandemic Response Accountability Committee

Department of Justice Lacks Capacity to Pursue Fraud-related CARES Act Cases

In an article published in Bloomberg Law, we observed that despite Congress’s determination to hold recipients of CARES Act funds accountable, there is likely to be a significant gap between the expected oversight activity, and the capacity of the Department of Justice to, where merited, follow up with criminal prosecution or civil action on fraud … Continue Reading

COVID-19: US Developments, Implementation and Oversight of CARES Act – May 27, 2020

A tacit consensus seems to be emerging in Washington DC that another major federal COVID-19 relief package will be enacted this summer, but not negotiated until some time in mid-to-late June, as deadlines for the expiration of key CARES Act relief programs begin to loom. Republicans are testing the viability of economic measures that could … Continue Reading
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