Energy and Environment

Treasury misses deadline to issue report on solar fraud

By John Siciliano

Published April 22, 2016 9:45pm ET

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Treasury misses deadline to issue report on solar fraud — Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Jeff Flake said they suspected that the foot-dragging was the result of a lack of cooperation by agencies involved in the solar tax programs. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) | Reed Saxon

The Treasury Department failed to meet a Republican-set deadline Friday for issuing the results of an investigation into rampant fraud under federal tax subsidy programs for solar energy.

Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Jeff Flake of Arizona pressed Treasury inspectors to release the long-overdue report by April 22 in a letter the lawmakers sent earlier in the month.

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