Sep 22, 2026 · 40 min
COVID relief fraud reaches from Haiti to Rwanda
Ep. 1843 - SHOCKING: This Is The Worst Example Of Covid Fraud And It's Not Even Close
The episode argues that pandemic relief fraud extended beyond isolated scams into alleged international violence, Medicaid diversion, and broader social costs.
- 1Alleged PPP fraud is linked to financing the plot to assassinate Haiti’s president and funding conspicuous luxury spending.
- 2Prosecutors allege more than $60 million in Arizona Medicaid funds supported nonexistent care and moved through Rwanda.
- 3Walsh broadens the case against individual fraudsters into an indictment of pandemic policy, inflation, child harm, and public distrust.
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The opening allegation that fraudulent PPP money helped finance the plot to assassinate Haiti’s president is the episode’s most striking connection.
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Matt Walsh opens with alleged PPP fraud tied to the plot to assassinate Haiti’s president, where Colombian mercenaries reportedly posed as DEA agents and U.S.-based financing is alleged.
An investigative recording examines a Maine office linked to multiple home-health agencies, while a separate case alleges more than $60 million in Arizona Medicaid funds moved through a Phoenix-area church to Rwanda.
The episode moves from suspicious businesses to conspicuous consumption: fraudsters allegedly spent relief money on cars, jewelry, vacations, a Pokémon card, and even a hitman.
Walsh argues the damage was broader than individual scams, connecting pandemic policies to inflation, higher living costs, harm to children, and a wider national disaster.
The closing recordings shift to public danger: an apparent ICE vehicle pursuit and an armed building standoff end an episode centered on the consequences of evading accountability.
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