Q Link Wireless and its owner, Issa Asad, have been hit with a staggering $110m fine after being caught submitting bogus claims to the FCC’s Lifeline Program, a nearly $2 billion-a-year safety net meant to help low-income families stay connected.
What was designed as a lifeline for the vulnerable became
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