These unofficial brokers enticed others to join in the con and got kickbacks for helping fill out applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans. People who used these shady go-betweens should give them up to authorities.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign a bill that extends the statute of limitations to prosecute pandemic relief fraud. The federal government last year made a similar move, as billions in Paycheck Protection loans and other relief have been stolen or misspent across the country.
Kudos to these people who are trying to make a difference: The “peacekeepers” who took to the streets on Memorial Day weekend; and local billionaire James Crown, who’s unveiled his own ambitious strategy.
Cook County Judge Charles Burns deserves praise for putting drug court graduates on the fast track to have their records expunged, which research has shown can reduce recidivism.