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Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Special Committee on Aging,thank you for inviting me to testify today regarding the fraudulent financial practices and scamsaimed at older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The unprecedented coronavirus pandemic has brought illness, death, unemployment, and greater economic insecurity to Americans across the country. Communities of color, particularly Black and Latinx communities, have been especially hard hit by COVID-19, with higher rates of illness, death, and unemployment due to COVID-19 than majority white communities. Pre- existing inequalities are being exacerbated by…