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I reached out to news stations all over the country.

And sometimes I did 80 a night,

and I did this usually every two to three days,

even if I was pestering the same news station.

Because, like, somebody's going to grab this story.

Somebody's going to put the pressure on the AG to do something.

Welcome to The Knife.

I'm Hannah Smith. I'm Pasha Eaton. Today we're speaking with Rebecca

Paluso. In 2018, Rebecca set out to find a service dog for her young daughter who has a high

needs autism. And when Rebecca came across a nonprofit called Ricon service dogs, it seemed like

the perfect fit. So she and her daughters made the 13-hour trip to North Carolina to see for themselves.

What unraveled was one of the largest scale service dog frauds to be prosecuted in U.S. history.

And we do want to say that since we are discussing a fraud involving animals, there is

brief mention of animal mistreatment.

Let's get into the interview.

Thanks for being here today. Would you mind just introducing yourself?

Thank you for having me. I'm Rebecca Poliso.

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