IT Group Agrees to Repay $7 Million in CARES Act Funding
A civil settlement was unsealed showing that a group of IT companies agreed to pay $7 million after receiving funding from the CARES Act…
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Aquatherm. L.P. Agrees to Pay $1.35 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Wilmington, Del. – Aquatherm, L.P. (“Aquatherm”), a Delaware limited partnership based in Lindon, Utah, has agreed to pay $1,351,575.84 to resolve allegations that it…
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 ReadingCoordinated Law Enforcement Actions Results in Arrests of Seven Men in Connection with Fraudulent COVID-19 Relief Loan Applications
LAS VEGAS – As a result of coordinated law enforcement actions in three states, seven men have been arrested and indicted in connection with submitting…
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 ReadingFormer MPD Officer Found Guilty in Scheme that Defrauded More than $18,000 from Taxpayers
Roberto Adams, 39, a former Metropolitan Police Department officer residing in Hyattsville, Maryland, was found guilty today in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $18,000 in taxpayer-funded Covid-era disaster relief funds, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine…
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 ReadingFlorida Resident Sentenced To 5 Years For Obtaining Fraudulent COVID Loans, Scams Targeting Investors, And Stealing Government Property
SAN FRANCISCO – Thomas Aaron Signorelli was sentenced today to more than 5 years in federal prison for crimes including bank fraud, wire fraud,…
Continue ReadingLouisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Relief Scheme
BOSTON – A Louisiana woman pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to her involvement in a multi-state scheme to obtain millions of dollars…
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 ReadingSussex 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…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney’s Office Reaches $7.9M in Settlements Connected to PPP Fraud Enforcement Initiative
COLUMBIA, S.C. — United States Attorney Bryan P. Stirling announced today that the District of South Carolina entered multiple settlements with defendants for more than…
Continue ReadingCulver City Restauranteur Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $4 Million in COVID Business Loans
A Culver City restauranteur who owns a hospitality company that has developed restaurants and hotels in California, Tennessee, and Kentucky was sentenced today to…
Continue ReadingFederal 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 ReadingFormer Senior Vice President of Atlanta Housing Authority Sentenced to Prison for Housing Assistance Fraud and Pandemic Relief Fraud
Tracy Jones, a former Senior Vice President at the Atlanta Housing Authority, has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution for a scheme…
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 ReadingFraud Division Announces Massive Crackdown for Second Straight Week — Over $1 BILLION in Nationwide Fraud Enforcement Actions
The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division announced numerous enforcement actions in the past week, as prosecutors across the country pursued the criminals stealing…
Continue ReadingLancaster Medical LLC agrees to pay $500,000 to resolve allegations related to Paycheck Protection Program eligibility
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that Lancaster Medical LLC, a former medical practice located in Depew, NY, has agreed to pay $500,000 to…
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 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 ReadingIn One Week, DOJ’s New Fraud Division Secures $300M in Funding for Prosecutorial Support While Announcing More Indictments, Convictions, and Sentences Representing Millions In Taxpayer Fraud
The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted or succeeded in…
Continue ReadingRaleigh County Man Sentenced and Ordered to Pay More than $1.5 Million for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Ross Jay Bailey, 50, of Cool Ridge, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation, including two years on home…
Continue ReadingSouthern Indiana Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Nearly $600,000 through Multiple Fraud Schemes
NEW ALBANY- Joseph M. Merk, 38, of Crandall, Indiana, has been sentenced to 4.5 years in federal prison, followed by 2 years of supervised…
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 ReadingIn One Week, National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces More Arrests, Convictions and Sentences Representing Over $340 Million In Taxpayer Fraud
The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted or…
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