In 2022, 47 former employees of Feeding our Future were indicted by Department of Justice, alleging that the nonprofit had defrauded a USDA food nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being called the “largest case of pandemic fraud in United States history,” Derek Jackson, associate professor of Business and Communication at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, says the Feeding our Future saga is not as uncommon as people think.
So, what drives people to commit financial fraud, why was it so prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what sort of steps can be taken to combat it?
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