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Revealed: 47 people linked to Sh30b fraud in the US bought luxury cars, property in Kenya

The defrauded US Federal Child Nutrition Program. [File]

The United States Justice Department has initiated charges against 47 individuals linked to a Sh30 billion fraud, with federal prosecutors terming it the largest case of Covid-19 pandemic fraud in the U.S.

The 47 are accused of obtaining, misappropriating, and laundering millions of dollars in program funds that were intended as reimbursements for the cost of serving meals to children.

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