The recent scrutiny directed at USAID by DOGE has sparked a vehement reaction from the left, as if the agency were some untouchable sacred cow. The prevailing sentiment seemed to be that without full funding, we might as well brace for Armageddon.
However, contrary to the apocalyptic predictions, no such disaster has unfolded. Instead, we find ourselves facing allegations that a senior official within the organization has been implicated in a pandemic-related bailout fraud scheme.
This revelation is merely the tip of the iceberg; it’s likely that similar instances of fraud will come to light for years to come.
The Daily Wire reports:
USAID Contracting Officer Charged With Pandemic Bailout Fraud
According to federal prosecutors, a USAID employee responsible for contract management fabricated a company to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 benefits for personal gain. Yusuf Akoll, a Senior Procurement Contract Specialist at the U.S. Agency for International Development, allegedly engaged in this egregious behavior from around March to August 2021.
Documents reveal that Akoll made materially false statements, securing two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling approximately $16,666—funds he was not entitled to.
In a rather brazen act, Akoll registered a company named Naagode Consulting LLC in Virginia in November 2020 and applied for a PPP loan, falsely claiming he was an employee of this non-existent enterprise. To lend credence to his application, he asserted that the company had been operational since January 2020 and had reported $40,000 in income the previous year, despite the glaring fact that it had not generated any revenue.
Is anyone genuinely surprised by this turn of events?
PPP loans were paid out to Yusuf Akoll despite massive red flags, including the fact that he was a full-time USAID employee and the company he claimed the bailout for wouldn’t match up with state corporate records or federal tax records.https://t.co/iLheH4PDEe
— Luke Rosiak (@lukerosiak) May 10, 2025
Not content to create fake companies to steer money to friendly political insiders & CIA shell companies, turns out folks at USAID were also creating fake companies to send money to themselves https://t.co/0v9Fp5YSgK
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) May 10, 2025
It seems the scrutiny faced by DOGE was not only warranted but perhaps necessary, shining a light on practices that have now proven to be less than ethical.
