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Re:Hundreds of PPP Loans Went to Fake Farms in Absurd Places by adkadskhj on Thursday May 20, 2021 @11:18AM (#27222266)
perhaps it depends on expected returns. If it's expected a specific fraud case will go no where, why waste the money?
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Re:Hundreds of PPP Loans Went to Fake Farms in Absurd Places by gruez on Thursday May 20, 2021 @11:24AM (#27222363)
Because of the deterrent effect? If you set the expectation that $2000 of fraud won't be prosecuted because it costs $3000 to do so, then baddies will start doing tons of $2000 fraud.
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