Yeah, in any other context where it's beneficial to the government, wouldn't this be treated as a Very Serious "conspiracy to defraud the United States" charge,

Yeah, in any other context where it's beneficial to the government, wouldn't this be treated as a Very Serious "conspiracy to defraud the United States" charge, if not also false statements and fraud of all kinds? I suppose this -was- a state attorney's investigation, so kudos to the AG for doing what she can in her limited role - pretty sure she couldn't bring criminal charges even if she wanted to here (NY AG can only prosecute a limited range of crimes to my recollection, with punishments tending towards fines). But where is the federal government? Has there been any word from them? Genuinely curious. But not optimistic.