Sussex County Man Convicted for $2.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
A New Jersey man was found guilty by a jury for fraudulently obtaining more than $2.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds and…
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Federal Jury Convicts Two Out-of-State Residents in Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme
WILMINGTON, Del. – On May 21, 2026, a federal jury convicted a South Carolina man and an Oregon woman for their roles in a…
Continue ReadingRegions Bank to Pay $4. 9 Million to Resolve Civil Liability in Connection with Ineligible Paycheck Protection Program Loan
Regions Bank, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, has agreed to pay the United States $4,919,631 to resolve allegations that Regions received payments it should not have…
Continue ReadingBozeman woman sentenced to prison for bank fraud and money laundering
MISSOULA – A Bozeman woman who obtained federal COVID relief funds through fraud was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison to be followed…
Continue ReadingRhode Island Bookkeeper Charged with Failure to Report Employment Taxes
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island woman who served as the bookkeeper and administrator for a family-owned landscaping business has been charged in federal court…
Continue ReadingKansas City Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Covid-19 Fraud
Jarrell Curne, 37, of Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a wire fraud case that resulted in…
Continue ReadingApopka Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud
Orlando, FL – Emmet Bowens (57, Apopka) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dalton to 63 months in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering. As part…
Continue ReadingArcadia Professional Tax Preparer Indicted for Filing False Tax Forms
Fort Myers, Florida – Janie Martinez Castillo has been charged by federal indictment with 20 counts of willfully failing to account for and pay employment…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Businessman Guilty of Covid-19 Relief Fraud totaling approximately $712,212.84 in loses
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that ARTHUR ALLEN (“ALLEN”), age 53, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on April 22, 2026, before U.S.…
Continue ReadingGovernor Of Sinaloa And Nine Other Current And Former Mexican Officials Charged With Drug Trafficking And Weapons Offenses
u.s._v._ruben_rocha_moya_et_al._indictment_english_version.pdf United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Terrance C.…
Continue ReadingFelon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Laundering Pandemic Loan Money
A Cedar Rapids man who laundered over $20,000 in fraudulently obtained government loan moneys during the COVID-19 pandemic was sentenced on April 23, 2026,…
Continue ReadingSix St. Louis Area Residents Accused of $8.3 Million Pandemic Fraud
The indictment accuses the conspirators of submitting at least 40 fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans that yielded…
Continue ReadingFive Arrested in Kentucky and Colorado for Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.6 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
Louisville, KY – Five people were arrested today in Kentucky, Indiana, and Colorado on federal charges for their role in a scheme to fraudulently…
Continue ReadingMiddlesex County Woman Sentenced to 20 Months for Defrauding Multiple COVID-19 Relief Programs
A Middlesex County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced to 20 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”), Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”),…
Continue ReadingFormer Boston Housing Secretary Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Overtime Forms
BOSTON – A former executive secretary at the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to falsifying overtime forms.…
Continue ReadingSudbury Man Pleads Guilty to Carrying Out $7.8 Million Embezzlement Scheme
BOSTON – A Sudbury man, formerly of Hudson (Mass.), pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to carrying out a scheme from at…
Continue ReadingFederal Judge Sentences Suburban Chicago Man to Six and a Half Years in Prison for $3.3 Million Covid-Relief Fraud
U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros is taking a fresh look at Covid-19 fraud. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingAshburn man pleads guilty to fraud involving relief programs and securities trades
Ravindar Reddy Palla, 59, of Ashburn, pled guilty to making false statements relating to his scheme to defraud federal programs and trade securities. Source:…
Continue ReadingApollo Beach Businessman Charged with COVID-19 Fraud
Tampa, FL – Caleb Walsh (36, Apollo Beach) has been charged by federal indictment with bank fraud, wire fraud, and illegal monetary transactions. If…
Continue ReadingFormer USPS employees plead guilty to stealing mail and committing PPP loan fraud
Former mail recovery clerk Daniqua Clark has pleaded guilty to stealing cash, gift cards, and other items from the mail while working at the…
Continue ReadingSlidell Man Charged with Cares Act Fraud
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On February 27, 2026, MARCEL GROSS, age 51, of Slidell, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney David…
Continue ReadingFORMER NEW YORK CITY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING INVESTORS
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that JOSHUA SCHUSTER pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Valerie E.…
Continue ReadingFormer CEO of Non-Profit Nursing Home Pleads Guilty to Misapplication of Property
BOSTON – The former CEO of the non-profit Edgar P. Benjamin Health Center (“EPBHC”) pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to charges arising…
Continue ReadingFormer United States Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Attempted Bank Fraud
Shawneasha L. Watson, 30, Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty to attempted bank fraud yesterday for altering and depositing stolen checks into her bank account.…
Continue ReadingFormer Employee of South Lake Tahoe Construction Company Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Fraud and Identity Theft
Kami Elois Power, 55, of Gardnerville, Nevada, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dena M. Coggins to 12 years and five months in…
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