Missouri Rep. Tricia Derges resigns after $900K COVID clinic fraud scheme conviction
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A Missouri Republican state representative has resigned days after being convicted of 22 federal charges, the majority of those offenses being linked to a $900,000 COVID-19 fraud scheme operated through medical clinics and a non-profit at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020
A lot of people, on both sides, have scammed the system, but very few have been prosecuted.