Chicago COVID testing lab got $83 million in federal funds but gave faulty results
People line up to take a COVID-19 test at a free testing site in Chicago, on Dec. 30, 2021. The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those aren't climbing as fast. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) Associated Press
Chicago COVID testing lab got $83 million in federal funds but gave faulty results

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Chicago COVID testing lab got $83 million in federal funds but gave faulty results

Zishan Alvi, co-owner of LabElite, faces federal charges for fraud.

People line up to take a COVID-19 test at a free testing site in Chicago, on Dec. 30, 2021. The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those aren't climbing as fast. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) Associated Press
By Lynnea Domienik

Prosecutors allege the owner of a Chicago-based testing lab sought reimbursement from the federal government after knowingly falsifying results and, in some cases, throwing out COVID test specimens.

Reset gets an update on the scam from a reporter who’s been covering the story.

GUEST: Kelly Bauer, senior editor at Block Club Chicago

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Chicago COVID testing lab got $83 million in federal funds but gave faulty results
People line up to take a COVID-19 test at a free testing site in Chicago, on Dec. 30, 2021. The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those aren't climbing as fast. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) Associated Press
Chicago COVID testing lab got $83 million in federal funds but gave faulty results

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

Chicago COVID testing lab got $83 million in federal funds but gave faulty results

Zishan Alvi, co-owner of LabElite, faces federal charges for fraud.

People line up to take a COVID-19 test at a free testing site in Chicago, on Dec. 30, 2021. The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those aren't climbing as fast. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) Associated Press
By Lynnea Domienik

Prosecutors allege the owner of a Chicago-based testing lab sought reimbursement from the federal government after knowingly falsifying results and, in some cases, throwing out COVID test specimens.

Reset gets an update on the scam from a reporter who’s been covering the story.

GUEST: Kelly Bauer, senior editor at Block Club Chicago

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