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Michigan Man Charged With Using $1 million in Covid-Relief Loans To Purchase Seaview Condominium in Beirut, Lebanon

Department of Justice Press Releases

DETROIT, MI – A Dearborn Heights man was arrested today in connection with a wire fraud and money laundering scheme involving more than $1 million Economic Injury Disaster Loans. United States Attorney Dawn…

March 23, 2022

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New Jersey Governor Murphy Won’t Completely Rule Out Return to Masking as New COVID Variant Spreads

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TRENTON, NJ – As COVID-19 cases statewide drop to lows not seen since last spring, Governor Phil Murphy this week warned of a new strain of omicron that appears to be affecting…

March 22, 2022

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Alcohol-Related Deaths Skyrocketed During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds

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Alcohol-Related Deaths Skyrocketed During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds Laurel Duggan on March 22, 2022 The number of Americans who died due to alcohol-related causes skyrocketed in the first year of the COVID-19…

March 22, 2022

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Catawba Co. Man Faces COVID-19 Relief Fraud And Bank Roberry Charges

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte has returned a criminal indictment against Spenc’r Denard Rickerson, 35, of Claremont, N.C., charging him with wire fraud and bank robbery offenses,…

March 22, 2022

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Two Downtown Los Angeles Residents Arrested on Complaint Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $300,000 in COVID-Relief Loans

Department of Justice Press Releases

LOS ANGELES – Two downtown Los Angeles residents were arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $300,000 – and attempted to obtain an additional $1…

March 18, 2022

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Long Island Physician Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Covid-19 Loan Fraud

Department of Justice Press Releases

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Konstantinos Zarkadas, a Glen Cove-based medical doctor, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 51 months’ imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining…

March 18, 2022

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BioNJ’s Annual Dinner Meeting & Innovation Celebration to Honor New Jersey’s Innovators, COVID-19 Heroes and the Patients Who Inspire Them

TRENTON, N.J., March 17, 2022 — Considered the meeting place for the life sciences industry in New Jersey, BioNJ’s 29th Annual Dinner Meeting & Innovation Celebration will take place on Thursday, June 9, 2022…

March 18, 2022

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Father And Son Convicted Of $1.7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Charlotte convicted two men today for the submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.7 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed…

March 17, 2022

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Stoughton Man Arrested for $400,000 COVID-Relief Fraud

Department of Justice Press Releases

BOSTON – A Stoughton man was arrested and charged today in connection with allegedly filing a fraudulent loan application in order to obtain over $400,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds.…

March 17, 2022

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Charlotte Woman On Federal Supervised Release Indicted For COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury has returned a criminal indictment charging Nkhenge Shropshire, 48, of Charlotte, with wire fraud conspiracy, for allegedly submitting fraudulent loan applications to the U.S. Small…

March 17, 2022

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U.S. Attorney Announces New COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force

Department of Justice Press Releases

Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today the creation of a new, interagency COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force to combat fraud arising from…

March 17, 2022

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Lehigh Acres Couple Pleads Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud

Department of Justice Press Releases

Fort Myers, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Amber Rewis Bruey (35, Lehigh Acres) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money…

March 16, 2022

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Garner Man Sentenced for $1.7 Million COVID-19 Fraud

Department of Justice Press Releases

RALEIGH – A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration…

March 16, 2022

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New York Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

BOSTON – A New York Man pleaded guilty today to charges arising from a scheme to fraudulently obtain business loans and unemployment pandemic relief funds made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,…

March 15, 2022

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Phil Murphy just released 852 more prisoners Under COVID-19 early release program

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TRENTON, NJ – The COVID-19 pandemic is over, according to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. Instead, the governor says New Jersey is moving to an “endemic” period as cases of COVID-19 have…

March 15, 2022

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Hollywood Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges for Stealing Money from COVID Relief Program

Department of Justice Press Releases

LOS ANGELES – The former chief executive of Aviron Pictures has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges, admitting that he applied for and received $1.7 million…

March 10, 2022

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Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Committing COVID Relief Fraud While On Pretrial Release

Department of Justice Press Releases

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration and a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lender while he was on…

March 10, 2022

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Charlotte Man Convicted Of Using Stolen Identities To Defraud Government-Funded COVID-19 Relief Programs Is Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Keon Taylor, 31, of Charlotte, was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release for using stolen…

March 10, 2022

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Maple Grove Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $9.6 Million Scheme to Defraud the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program

Department of Justice Press Releases

MINNEAPOLIS – A Maple Grove man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for fraudulently applying for $9,619,046.46 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s…

March 9, 2022

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Maryland Man Admits to Coordinating Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes

Department of Justice Press Releases

Baltimore, Maryland – Idowu Raji, age 40, of Baltimore County, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit access device fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft in relation to multiple…

March 9, 2022

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