South Carolina man convicted of COVID-19 Relief fraud in first Atlanta PPP trial

ATLANTA – A federal jury in Atlanta convicted a South Carolina man of fraudulently obtaining a $300,000 forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the…

September 23, 2022

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Moses Lake Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds

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Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Dondre Charles Jackson, age 29, of Moses Lake, Washington, pled guilty to fraudulently…

September 21, 2022

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National Guard Prepares To Lose 14,000 Troops Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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National Guard Prepares To Lose 14,000 Troops Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Micaela Burrow on September 21, 2022 The Army National Guard could discharge up to 14,000 troops over the next two years…

September 21, 2022

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Iowa Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Related Benefit Fraud and Money Laundering

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A Rockford, Iowa woman who received unemployment benefits in other people’s names, and laundered most of those funds through cryptocurrency transactions, was sentenced September 20, 2022, to more than a year in…

September 20, 2022

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Fauci Attempts Damage Control After Biden Declares End of COVID-19 Pandemic

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WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. President Joe Biden declared the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying while COVID-19 remains a real health issue going forward, the pandemic stage of the virus…

September 20, 2022

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Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today the Justice Department announced the establishment of three strike force teams created to enhance the department’s existing efforts to combat and prevent COVID-19 related fraud. The strike force…

September 14, 2022

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Midlothian Woman Sentenced for $1.8 M COVID-19 Fraud Using Information Obtained from Her State Employment

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RICHMOND, Va. – A Midlothian woman was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for defrauding the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and the Economic Injury Disaster…

September 13, 2022

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U.S. Attorney’s Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force Announces Indictment of Two West Richland Residents

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Indictments Allege that Defendants Collectively Received More Than $800,000 in Fraudulently-Obtained COVID-19 Relief Funding, Seek Forfeiture of West Richland Residence Purchased with Fraudulently-Obtained Funds Richland, Washington – Today, Vanessa R. Waldref,…

September 9, 2022

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Nigerian Man Indicted and Wanted for Defrauding New York State Out of More than $30 Million by Posing as Ventilator Seller During Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Chidozie Collins Obasi, 29, of Nigeria, was charged by Indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, six…

September 9, 2022

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Niagara Falls Man Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud

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CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Leo Benevento, 57, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to wire fraud before U.S. District…

August 31, 2022

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Telfair County woman sentenced to federal prison for scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funding

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SAVANNAH, GA: A Telfair County woman has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she participated in a scheme to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds. Shakeena Hamilton, 34,…

August 30, 2022

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Five additional defendants charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding

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SAVANNAH, GA: The number of defendants charged with illegally obtaining pandemic relief funds continues to rise in the Southern District of Georgia as investigators identify those who used fraud to receive government…

August 30, 2022

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Pentagon Ignores Biden Admin Order To Stop Testing Unvaccinated For COVID-19

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Pentagon Ignores Biden Admin Order To Stop Testing Unvaccinated For COVID-19 Micaela Burrow on August 25, 2022 The Department of Defense (DOD) is continuing to test unvaccinated troops for COVID-19 despite the…

August 27, 2022

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Cheektowaga Woman Gets 3 Years Probation for Selling Counterfeit COVID-19 Cards

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by John Flynn, Erie County D.A. CHEEKTOWAGA, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 24-year-old Kaiyah S. Heinrich of the Town of Cheektowaga was sentenced this morning before…

August 27, 2022

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Moderna Suing Pfizer For COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement

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Moderna Suing Pfizer For COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement Trevor Schakohl on August 26, 2022 Moderna is filing patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech in U.S. district court and German regional court…

August 26, 2022

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Detroit Man Stole $2.2 Million in COVID-19 Pandemic Funds

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DETROIT – The Department of Justice is continuing its crackdown against COVID-19 relief funds during the pandemic. The DOJ issued the following statement today: A Detroit resident pleaded guilty today to conspiracy…

August 25, 2022

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Florida Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $1 Million in Unemployment Benefits and COVID-19 Loan

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man was arrested for allegedly obtaining more than $1 million in government benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Michael Blanc, 33, of Miami, Florida, appeared…

August 25, 2022

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Shameful: Phil Murphy Failed to Deliver His Promised COVID-19 Pandemic Postmortem

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TRENTON, NJ – Phil Murphy promised New Jersey his administration would conduct a COVID-19 postmortem to discuss the success and of course, the failures of his policies during the pandemic. So far,…

August 24, 2022

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Phil Murphy’s Touted COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program Failed, Republicans Claim

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By Senator Michael Testa, NJ Senate TRENTON, NJ – Senator Michael Testa slammed the Murphy Administration’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) after a report revealed that it failed to provide payments…

August 24, 2022

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Former JetBlue Employee Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Loan Fraud

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Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Keily Nunez, a former JetBlue Airways employee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with false statements Nunez made to obtain loans…

August 23, 2022

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