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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Refund and COVID Unemployment Fraud
The Oregonian (Oregon Live) and Townhall describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedMaryland Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Refund and COVID Unemployment Fraud.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "La Mota CEO pleads not guilty to tax fraud; her lawyer says $1.5M in taxes paid 3 years a...". The right frames it as "Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Refund and COVID Unemployment Fraud".
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Left / center-leftLa Mota CEO pleads not guilty to tax fraud; her lawyer says $1.5M in taxes paid 3 years ago
The Oregonian (OregonLive) · Center-left · News report
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Right / center-rightMaryland Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Refund and COVID Unemployment Fraud