It you think the feds are done , you are in for rude awakening. This is the fist patch and soon the feds will lay charges in the second set of defendants- reportedly another 50 will face the harsh reality of decades in federal prison.
The wire fraud alone is 20 years jail term, add another 10 for money laundering and another 5 for federal bribery and you are looking around 15 years minimum jail term
What stands out in this , most of the charged were well off to before pandemic . A lot of them had nice jobs , Homecares and child care centers . They weren’t desperate souls but greed got the better of them
Well it always does. If u have money, u always want more money. This is an opportunity crime, they had money and opportunity