The United States may be entering a golden age for financial fraud.

A global health pandemic, an unprecedented flow of government money, and a weakening of lending controls and oversight could create a perfect storm of opportunity for individual fraudsters, criminal gangs, and even enemies abroad to lay their hands on $2 trillion in taxpayer dollars meant to support the American economy, financial crimes experts say.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...