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Coverage dated November 9, 2023

The Great Grift: COVID-19 aid thieves bought fancy cars, a Pokemon card — even a private island - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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YANKEETOWN, Fla. (AP) — A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise

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  1. WSVN Miami

    The Great Grift: COVID-19 aid thieves bought fancy cars, a Pokemon card — even a private island - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    YANKEETOWN, Fla. (AP) — A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise

  2. Triblive

    The great grift: Covid-19 aid thieves bought fancy cars, a Pokemon card — even a private island (opens Triblive)

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    YANKEETOWN, Fla. — A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise about a mile off the coast of this little Gulf Coast town.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    The Great Grift: COVID-19 aid thieves bought fancy cars, a Pokémon card – even a private island (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Nearly 3,200 defendants have been charged with COVID-19 relief fraud, according to the U.S. Justice Department. About $1.4 billion in stolen pandemic aid has been seized.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    The Great Grift: COVID-19 aid thieves bought fancy cars, a Pokemon card - even a private island (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise about a mile off the coast of this little Gulf Coast town.

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