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port Program established by Congress under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

Delta's payment settled the allegations without determining liability, prosecutors said, noting that the whistleblower got a cut of the settlement money.

Still, U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg suggested the company misused public dollars.

“When companies accept federal assistance, especially generous pandemic- relief funds like those at issue here, they owe a duty to the American people to respect the conditions placed on those funds,” Hertzberg said. “We will continue to enforce all available laws to punish the misuse of taxpayers’ money.”