News ‘A brazen scheme’: 47 charged with siphoning $250M from COVID-19 child meal program September 20, 2022September 20, 2022Kevin Johnson, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘A brazen scheme’: 47 charged with siphoning $250M from COVID-19 child meal program Suspects are accused of using a local nonprofit organization as cover and spending federal COVID-19 money on luxury cars, houses and jewelry.