Georgia Woman Charged in Alleged Tax Fraud Targeting Truck Drivers
MACON, Ga. – U.S. Attorney William R. “Will” Keyes today announced a 54-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury this week charging a…
Continue ReadingFederal Prison Experts
Prison Law Firm: payroll
Louisville Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for CARES Act Fraud
Louisville, KY – A Louisville woman pled guilty on August 11, 2026, to knowingly making false statements to a Federally Insured Financial Institution and…
Continue ReadingFormer Sweetwater Commissioner Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $950,000 in PPP Loans
A former City of Sweetwater commissioner was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly $950,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
Continue ReadingCuban National Pleads Guilty for His Role in an International Alien Smuggling and Money Laundering Conspiracy
A Cuban national pleaded guilty today to alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingCuban National Pleads Guilty for His Role in an International Alien Smuggling and Money Laundering Conspiracy
Tampa, FL — A Cuban national pleaded guilty today to alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingFormer New York City Real Estate Developer Sentenced To Four Years For Defrauding Investors
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced today that Joshua Schuster was sentenced to four years in prison for…
Continue ReadingIllinois Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 30, 2026, United States District Judge…
Continue ReadingFour Georgia Men Sentenced for $17 Million Pandemic-Relief Fraud
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Four Georgia men who conspired to defraud taxpayers by unlawfully claiming millions in pandemic relief funds designed to help small businesses…
Continue ReadingFayetteville Resident Charged in Nearly $1 Million Pandemic Relief Scam
RALEIGH, N.C. – United States Attorney Ellis Boyle announced criminal charges against Ronald Ray Brock II, 50, of Fayetteville, North Carolina. A federal grand…
Continue ReadingRetired Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Sentenced for PPP Fraud
BOSTON – A retired Sergeant for the Massachusetts State Police was sentenced on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program…
Continue ReadingMost Wanted COVID-19 Fraud Fugitive Returned from Jamaica to Face Charges in $32 Million Scheme
A fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List was returned Saturday to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges for her…
Continue ReadingMost Wanted COVID-19 Fraud Fugitive Returned from Jamaica to Face Charges in $32 Million Scheme
A fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List has been returned to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges for her…
Continue ReadingFormer executive director of Hinesville Housing Authority indicted for defrauding housing agency
The former executive director of the Hinesville Housing Authority (HHA) and another individual have been indicted on multiple counts of Wire Fraud and Conspiracy…
Continue ReadingFormer Pinckneyville Correctional Center employee pleads guilty to falsifying husband’s timesheets causing $124,000 loss to the State of Illinois
A former account technician at Pinckneyville Correctional Center, which is a part of the Illinois Department of Corrections, appeared in district court to plead…
Continue ReadingFederal Judge Sentences Man to Four Years in Prison for $2 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
JAMES TOWNSEND schemed to fraudulently obtain more than $2 million in small business loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).…
Continue ReadingFormer Boston Housing Secretary Sentenced for Falsifying Overtime Forms
BOSTON – A former executive secretary at the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) was sentenced on July 1, 2026 in federal court in Boston for…
Continue ReadingPlacer County Man Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $1.5 million in COVID-Relief Loans to Fund Lavish Lifestyle
Jedrek Upton, 45, of Lincoln, was sentenced today to one year in prison to be followed by 36 months supervised release, of which 12…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien from Honduras Sentenced for $89 Million Off-the-Books Payroll Tax Fraud Scheme Employing Illegal Aliens
An illegal alien from Honduras was sentenced yesterday to 96 months in prison for his role in operating a years-long off-the-books cash payroll scheme…
Continue ReadingTexas Man Sentenced for Pandemic Fraud Conspiracy
Currin Caridine, 39, was sentenced to 41 months in prison to be followed by three years supervised release Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingFormer CFO Charged in Embezzlement Scheme and Immigration Fraud
Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced, today, that a former Maryland-based chief financial officer (CFO), who worked…
Continue ReadingColumbia, Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Lakeysha Day, 45, of Columbia, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today for her involvement in a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. Source:…
Continue ReadingNew York Educational Technology Company Agrees to Settle Federal Grant Fraud Claims for $274,634
Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today a settlement agreement with New York Educational Technology Company,…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Sentenced in Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Mexican Workers
An illegal alien was sentenced today to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a federal racketeering…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Sentenced in Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Mexican Workers
Tampa, FL — An illegal alien was sentenced today to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in…
Continue ReadingOrlando Man Sentenced to Prison for Construction Payroll Scheme that Defrauded the IRS and Workers’ Compensation Insurers
Jacksonville, Florida – Santiago Humberto Erazo-Zelaya (32, Orlando) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard to one year and two months in…
Continue ReadingGovernment Contractor and Executives to Pay $21.3M to Resolve Fraud Scheme Involving Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracts
Broadway Electric Inc. (Broadway), Cornerstone Contracting Inc. (Cornerstone), Chief Executive Officer John Oehler, and President Christian Blake agreed to pay $21.3 million to resolve…
Continue ReadingOrlando Resident Charged with Mortgage and COVID Relief Fraud
Tampa, Florida — Yan Daniel Inclan Hernandez, 32, of Orlando, has been indicted on one count of making a false statement to a financial…
Continue ReadingLowell Father and Daughter Arrested for Tax Fraud
BOSTON – A Lowell man and woman who allegedly operated temporary employment agencies without collecting and paying over employment taxes have been arrested on…
Continue ReadingKanawha County Woman Pleads Guilty to $83,332 COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – McCayla Myers, 27, of Cabin Creek, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting theft of government money. Myers admitted to a…
Continue ReadingFather and Son Contractors Admit Tax Evasion, Payroll Tax Fraud, and Fraudulently Obtaining a Loan Meant to Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Offenses
An Elmer, New Jersey, businessman yesterday admitted to income tax evasion, failing to pay payroll taxes to the IRS, and fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck…
Continue Reading