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Pandemic Waivers Enabled $242M School Meal Fraud | US News
A federal judge exposed how pandemic-era USDA waivers—born from a bill by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar—turned America’s child nutrition program into a $242 million fraud magnet, with for-profit restaurants exploiting relaxed rules to hand out meals off-site and inflate counts. Evidence showed systemic abuse enabled by the waivers, which removed critical safeguards like on-site eating, leading to an explosion of fraud that prosecutors and judges now blame squarely on the crisis-driven policy changes. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise…
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