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New audit finds bio-fuels tax credits rife with fraud

Ed Tibbetts

Posted 5/8/24

A new federal audit has revealed a surprising claim about biofuel tax credits: One third of the credits sampled by investigators lacked the required documentation, meaning the claims should not have been allowed.

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