Six People Indicted on Federal Charges Following Investigation of Fentanyl Distribution Operation

WASHINGTON – Six people have been indicted in the District of Columbia on federal charges accusing them of operating a Fentanyl pill distribution organization in Southeast…

DOJ Charged IRS Employees with $400k theft of COVID aid used to buy cars, fund Vegas trip

John Hugh DeMastri Five IRS employees allegedly received nearly $400,000 after fraudulently applying for more than $1.1 million in relief in government funding intended for small businesses damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Tri-Cities Rancher Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Pay $244 Million in Restitution for “Ghost Cattle” Fraud

Defendant Sentenced in the Largest-Ever Criminal Fraud Scheme in the Eastern District of Washington Yakima, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today…

Five Current or Former IRS Employees Charged with Defrauding Federal COVID-19 Relief Programs

Memphis, TN – Five current or former IRS employees have been charged with schemes to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program, federal stimulus programs authorized as part…

Former Adelanto Mayor Pro Tem Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribe and Attempting to Burn Down His Own Restaurant

RIVERSIDE, California – The former mayor pro tem of Adelanto was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for accepting a $10,000 cash bribe and hiring a man to burn…

Owner Of St. Cloud Press Bar Sentenced to 71 Months in Prison for Arson

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Andrew Charles Welsh has been sentenced to prison for intentionally setting fire to the Press Bar and Parlor as part of a scheme to obtain insurance money, announced…

Additional Defendant Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that LARRY PICOU (“PICOU”), age 56, of Gibson, La.; has agreed to plead guilty on September 28, 2022 to count…

Miami Resident Charged with Running $4.6 Million Ponzi Scheme, Spending Investor Money on Wedding and Vacations

MIAMI — South Florida federal prosecutors have charged Judith Dianne Paris-Pinder, 49, with defrauding people out of millions by lying about the nature of proposed investments (soon-to-be paid, lawyer-negotiated insurance company settlements)…

Nigerian state official sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing U.S. disaster aid and taxpayer refunds

Tacoma – A 45-year-old resident of Lekki, Nigeria, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 5 years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his attempt…

Somerset County Woman Admits $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman today admitted fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), U.S. Attorney Philip…

Somerset County Woman Admits $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman today admitted fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), U.S. Attorney Philip…

Fraudsters Stole $45 Billion In Unemployment Benefits Using Dead People, Prisoners: REPORT

The Department of Labor announced Thursday that 1,000 people have been charged for receiving $45.6 billion of fraudulent unemployment insurance (UI) payments since March 2020. The pandemic overwhelmed state offices responsible for…

Beverly Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Charge for Using Fake Companies in Scheme to Steal Millions of Dollars in COVID Small Business Loans

LOS ANGELES – A Beverly Hills man – whose sons pleaded guilty earlier this month to felonies for defrauding COVID-relief programs – pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for…

U.S. Attorney Urges the Public to Report Suspected Hurricane Fiona Relief Fraud and Cautions Those Who Would Seek to Illegally Profit from this Disaster

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to disaster relief operations and…

Slidell Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds

NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LINDA REED HILL (“HILL”), age 75, of Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty today to Theft of Government Funds in violation of Title…

Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Mail Fraud Conspiracy

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to three years and five months in prison followed by three years of supervised release…

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

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…

Jury returns guilty verdict in local deed fraud scheme

HOUSTON – A federal jury sitting in Houston has convicted a 61-year-old Dallas man for money laundering, conspiracy to commit and committing wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury…

Former Washington State Employment Security Department worker sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud, bribery, and aggravated identity theft

Tacoma – A former employee of Washington State’s Employment Security Department (ESD) was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to five years in prison for three federal felonies for his…

Florida Businessman Pleads Guilty in Three Cases Involving Conspiracies to Commit Health Care Fraud, Pay and Receive Unlawful Kickbacks, and Money Laundering

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of conspiracy related to the submission of fraudulent health care claims, United States Attorney Cindy…

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Six People Indicted on Federal Charges Following Investigation of Fentanyl Distribution Operation

DOJ Charged IRS Employees with $400k theft of COVID aid used to buy cars, fund Vegas trip

Tri-Cities Rancher Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Pay $244 Million in Restitution for “Ghost Cattle” Fraud

Five Current or Former IRS Employees Charged with Defrauding Federal COVID-19 Relief Programs

Former Adelanto Mayor Pro Tem Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribe and Attempting to Burn Down His Own Restaurant

Additional Defendant Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

Miami Resident Charged with Running $4.6 Million Ponzi Scheme, Spending Investor Money on Wedding and Vacations

Nigerian state official sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing U.S. disaster aid and taxpayer refunds

Somerset County Woman Admits $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme

Somerset County Woman Admits $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme

Fraudsters Stole $45 Billion In Unemployment Benefits Using Dead People, Prisoners: REPORT

Beverly Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Charge for Using Fake Companies in Scheme to Steal Millions of Dollars in COVID Small Business Loans

U.S. Attorney Urges the Public to Report Suspected Hurricane Fiona Relief Fraud and Cautions Those Who Would Seek to Illegally Profit from this Disaster

Slidell Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds

Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Mail Fraud Conspiracy

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

Jury returns guilty verdict in local deed fraud scheme

Former Washington State Employment Security Department worker sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud, bribery, and aggravated identity theft

Florida Businessman Pleads Guilty in Three Cases Involving Conspiracies to Commit Health Care Fraud, Pay and Receive Unlawful Kickbacks, and Money Laundering

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