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$1.2T infrastructure plan offers lucrative target for fraud

  • Written by Jetson Leder-Luis, Assistant Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
$1.2T infrastructure plan offers lucrative target for fraudThe Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge was part of Boston's Big Dig, which was infamous for its cost overruns.AP Photo/Steven Senne

Lawmakers passed the US$1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Nov. 5, 2021, with negotiations still ongoing over Democrats’ $1.75 trillion plan to expand the social safety net and tackle climate change.

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