Minnesota Attorney General sues Illinois-based COVID testing site

By Lynnea Domienik
A coronavirus pop-up testing site stands on a Manhattan street
A coronavirus pop-up testing site stands on a Manhattan street in New York City on Oct. 26. Delta variant infections are decreasing, spurring hopes for an economic recovery in the last three months of 2021. Getty Images
A coronavirus pop-up testing site stands on a Manhattan street
A coronavirus pop-up testing site stands on a Manhattan street in New York City on Oct. 26. Delta variant infections are decreasing, spurring hopes for an economic recovery in the last three months of 2021. Getty Images

Minnesota Attorney General sues Illinois-based COVID testing site

By Lynnea Domienik
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Stunning information has come out about an Illinois-based chain of COVID-19 pop-up testing sites. The Attorney General of Minnesota alleges that the company has given incorrect or falsified testing results or never gave test results at all, while billing the government for millions of dollars.

Reset checks in with the reporter who has been covering this story and the Federal Trade Commission about what to do if you’ve given out personal information at any of these pop-up testing sites.

GUESTS: Kelly Bauer, breaking news editor Block Club Chicago

Todd Kossow, director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Midwestern Region