- Inside the PPP Scams and CARES Act Fraud That Cost the U.S. Billions. The pandemic relief was the biggest bailout in history, and it opened the door to wide-scale fraud the likes of which no one had ever seen — more than three years later, we still don't know how much damage was done. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/covid-relief-scam-fraud-money-billions-1234784448/ 83 comments law