Boulder Man Pleads Guilty to Covid Fraud
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Russell Bryant Lester, age 41, of Boulder, has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for taking money…
‘Did Joe Blow It?’: ‘The Five’ Attacks Biden For Seemingly ‘Leaving Out’ Fentanyl, COVID Origins In Meeting With Xi
‘Did Joe Blow It?’: ‘The Five’ Attacks Biden For Seemingly ‘Leaving Out’ Fentanyl, COVID Origins In Meeting With Xi Harold Hutchison on November 14, 2022 Panelists on “The Five” attacked President Joe…
Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Nearly $5.5 Million in COVID Jobless Relief and for Drug Trafficking
SANTA ANA, California – A downtown Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to federal drug trafficking and fraud charges, admitting, among other things, that he fraudulently obtained nearly $5.5 million in…
Riverside County Man Sentenced to 8½ Years in Prison for Stealing Over $6.6 Million in COVID-19 Loans Intended for Small Businesses
LOS ANGELES – A Corona man was sentenced today to 102 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $6.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster…
Former BOP Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Committing COVID-Relief Fraud
Jackson, Miss. – A Flora woman pleaded guilty today to carrying out a scheme to defraud the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in…
Providence Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who filed a fraudulent application for unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, and…
South Florida Man Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud Allegedly Spends Loan Money on Exotic Sport Cars
MIAMI — Andre Lorquet, 38, of Miami made his first appearance today in federal magistrate court and was charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans and grants under the Paycheck Protection Program,…
Albany Woman Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Debra Hackstadt, age 68, of Albany, was sentenced today to 16 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining 32 government-backed loans meant for businesses struggling with the financial effects…
Stoughton Man Sentenced for $400,000 COVID Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Stoughton man was sentenced on Nov. 4, 2022 in federal court in Boston in connection with filing a fraudulent loan application in order to obtain over $400,000 in Paycheck…
Doctors Sue Newsom, California Medical Board For Law Regulating COVID-19 Advice
Doctors Sue Newsom, California Medical Board For Law Regulating COVID-19 Advice Trevor Schakohl on November 4, 2022 A group of California physicians filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s…
Littleton Man Charged with Covid Fraud
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Lawrence Phillip Hernandez, age 58, of Littleton, was charged by information with wire fraud for taking money, which he…
Waterbury Woman Who Created False COVID-19 Vaccine Records is Sentenced
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Phillip M. Coyne, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced that ZAYA POWELL,…
Former Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Mohammad Fares, 28, formerly of Buffalo, now of Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer Calls For COVID-19 ‘Propagandist’, Leaves Panel Speechless In Shock
CNBC’s Jim Cramer Calls For COVID-19 ‘Propagandist’, Leaves Panel Speechless In Shock Harold Hutchison on November 1, 2022 CNBC host Jim Cramer left “Squawk on the Street” panelists shocked Tuesday when he…
Recidivist Fraudster Convicted At Trial Of Over $10 Million COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that earlier today a federal jury found ADEDAYO ILORI guilty of all six counts of an Indictment for…
Former West Haven Employee and State Representative Admits Stealing COVID Relief and Other City Funds
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Christina D. Scaringi,…
Bill introduced to ban Phil Murphy from forcing COVID-19 vaccines for school children
Trenton Republicans are banding together against Governor Phil Murphy in an attempt to preemptively stop the governor from mandating COVID-19 shots to children as young as six months old in New Jersey.…
Jury Convicts Catawba Co. Man Of Bank Robbery, COVID-19 Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft
STATESVILLE, N.C. – A federal grand jury sitting in Statesville has convicted Spenc’r Denard Rickerson, 35, of Claremont, N.C., of bank robbery, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, announced Dena J. King,…
Tuscaloosa Man Sentenced to Seven Years on COVID-19 Program Fraud Charges
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal judge today sentenced a Tuscaloosa man for defrauding the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation …
Woodward Man Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Fraud Offenses
DES MOINES, IA – A Woodward man was sentenced on Thursday, October 20, 2022, to 12 months and one day in prison for wire fraud and false statements to the United States…
