Task Force will Fight Fraud During Outbreak

Federal and state law enforcement agencies in Kentucky will be on the lookout for scammers seeking to profit during the coronavirus outbreak.

They are forming a coronavirus task force to investigate and prosecute fraud cases.

The Kentucky Coronavirus Fraud Task Force will be a partnership of U.S. Attorneys, the FBI and Kentucky's Attorney General.

The task force will look into coronavirus-related fake cures, medical supply scams and charity scams, among other potential crimes.