U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results achieved to date by the Middle District of Florida’s efforts to combat fraud related to COVID-19. Those efforts have included…

Former Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Tax Return and Covid-Relief Fraud Schemes

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Patrick Poux pleaded guilty to filing false applications for hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 emergency relief loans in 2020 under the Paycheck Protection…

Nigerian citizen pleads guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraud on Washington and 17 other states

Tacoma – A 45-year-old resident of Lekki, Nigeria, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for using stolen identities to claim hundreds of…

Seminole County Man Extradited From Croatia To Face COVID Relief Fraud Charges

Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Don V. Cisternino (45, Chuluota) has been successfully extradited from Croatia to face charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and…

New York Couple Gets Lifetime Ban for Using Fake COVID-19 IDs to See Buffalo Bills Playoff Game

BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo Bills defeated the New England Patriots 47-17 on January 15th to advance to the AFC Divisional round against the Kansas City Chiefs. For one couple in attendance,…

‘COVID Will Look Like Chump Change’: Experts Lay Out What’s At Stake If China Invades Taiwan

‘COVID Will Look Like Chump Change’: Experts Lay Out What’s At Stake If China Invades Taiwan Samantha Renck on April 27, 2022 A potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be devastating to…

Bergen County Company Sentenced for Price Gouging KN95 Masks During COVID-19 Pandemic

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, company was fined $67,668 today and sentenced to one year of probation for its role in price gouging a chain of New Jersey grocery…

Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Covid-19 Related Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses In Connection With A Scheme To Unlawfully Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jorice Williams Dennard, age 25, of Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court Judge Robert…

Fully Vaccinated, Twice Boosted Kamala Harris Tests Positive for COVID-19

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has contracted the COVID-19 virus, officials said on Tuesday. Harris, who has had two booster shots and is fully vaccinated, tested positive after taking a PCR test…

Liberian National Sentenced to 10 Years for $23 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A Liberian national who orchestrated a fraudulent scheme to secure more than $23 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 10 years in federal prison, announced…

Henrico Man Charged in $1.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

RICHMOND, Va. – A Henrico man was arrested yesterday after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with fraudulently obtaining over $1.1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on…

Naples Felon Indicted For COVID Relief Fraud

Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Daniel Joseph Tisone (34, Naples) with wire fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, illegal monetary…

Former Claims Manager for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

DETROIT – Jermaine Rose, a former lead claims examiner for the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (MUIA), pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud arising out of his participation in a…

Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action To Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud

SAN FRANCISCO – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud…

Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud

NEWARK, N.J. –The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud schemes that…

Chinese National Sentenced To 52 Months For $20 Million Covid-19 Pandemic Loan Fraud Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MUGE MA, a/k/a “Hummer Mars,” was sentenced to 52 months in prison in connection with a…

Long Island Medical Doctor Charged as Part of COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

An indictment was returned yesterday in Central Islip charging Dr. Perry Frankel with three counts of health care fraud for an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of over $1.3 million…

Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud

Memphis, TN – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud…

Maryland Doctor Facing Federal Indictment for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme is Part of a Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud Announced by the Justice Department Today

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted Ron Elfenbein, M.D., age 47, of Arnold, Maryland, for three counts of healthcare fraud for submitting false and fraudulent claims to…

Portland Housekeeper Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud after Stealing Covid-Relief Funds

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland area housekeeper pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kimberly Aralene Wells, 40, a resident of Portland,…

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