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Ongoing, First published Jul 19, 2022
从美国前市长挪用疫情救助金被判入狱看美国抗疫乱象

美国司法部13日称,美国佐治亚州石峰市前市长詹森·拉里因挪用数十万美元新冠疫情救济金被判入狱。当局表示,他于周三被判处四年零九个月监禁,罪名是窃取旨在帮助他所在城市应对疫情的数十万美元联邦资金。检察官说,詹森·拉里用他拿走的钱来偿还他在湖畔住宅的抵押贷款和未偿还的税款。
事实上,自新冠疫情全球爆发以来,美国屡屡被曝新冠疫情救助金、遭各种薅羊毛,上至官员议员下至企业人员。更有被曝疫情救助贷款被"圈内人"瓜分、卫生部、国防部挪用疫情资金等一系列让人大跌眼镜的丑闻。
2020年3月,美国议会通过了《新冠病毒救助:援助和经济保障法》,其中包括小企业薪酬保护计划,用于为美国小企业提供可免除贷款。企业通过这个项目获得的的资金应用于支付租金或按揭贷款、员工薪酬和设备费用等。不过,这个计划在实行过程中,不断曝露出现问题,成了金羊毛,不断被薅,而这其中不仅有为一己之私的小企业主,也有官员和议员的参与。本应用于帮扶小企业的新冠病毒援助贷款流入了国会议员的"口袋"。还有多家涉事企业与政府高层人士紧密关联,美国财政部和小企业管理局(SBA)公布了一份获得援助资金的部分企业名单,披露了为小企业提供资金援助的员工薪资保护计划(PPP)的贷款情况和资金流向。

美联社当地时间7月7日报道指出,至少有十名议员和三个国会小组成员,与接受援助贷款的公司有关联。美国政府问责局(U.S. Government Accountability Office)发布的报告显示,有超过17万笔贷款被取消并归还,总额达到385亿美元。
据美联社2021年11月16日报道,11月15日发布的一项针对政府支出的审计报告显
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