in the stolen pandemic relief money. their fraud recovery coordinators as a misstatement quote targeted individuals are often asked to open bank accounts and accept large sum deposits as a result, people ar becoming unwitting mules for stolen money. the white house downplayed the reports in there was nothing ne in that announcement. they have mistakes over and under pavements, but it was a reference to older ig. the secret service this estimate is based on government watchdog reports most are for fraud surrounding unemployment benefits. in a separate report last week, the labor department says the government may have improperly paid nearly $90 billion in expanded unemployment benefits during the pandemic and the
could be smuggled in undetected. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. it s one of the more mundane documents americans have to deal with, but for president obama, the tax return is politically charged in this, an election year. the white house released his 2011 files today along with that of the vice president, joe biden and there are some surprises in both documents. as lisa sylvester has been carefully going after these tax returns, what do you see? first off, the obamas, like the romneys, gave generously to charities. the president s income, which was $1.7 million in 2010 was down significantly as sales of his book dropped off, but the focus was on taxes and more specifically, rates. there are some surprises there. who was taxed at a higher rate? the president, mitt romney or the president s secretary? it might surprise you, but it s actually the president s secretary. she makes $95,000 a year. the obama administration confirms her rate is is higher than t