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Four Maryland Residents Facing Federal Indictment for CARES Act COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme with More Than $3 Million in Losses

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four Maryland residents with federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges related to a CARES Act unemployment insurance fraud scheme with…

July 21, 2022

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Brother of Baltimore Business Owner Admits to Falsely Claiming His Brother’s Bank Balance and Activity as His Own in Order to Obtain a Federal Housing Administration Loan

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Baltimore, Maryland – Calvin Abramowitz, age 48, of Lakewood, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud. As part of his guilty plea, Abramowitz has been ordered to pay $209,036. The guilty…

July 21, 2022

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Romanian National Sentenced To Prison For ATM Skimming Fraud

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LAS VEGAS – A Romanian citizen — who entered the U.S. illegally — was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 42 months in prison followed by three years of…

July 20, 2022

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Camden County Man Admits Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs and Illegally Possessing Firearm

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CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds, fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits, and illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…

July 19, 2022

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Department of Justice Press Releases

A Southern California man was sentenced today to 135 months, the equivalent of 11 years and three months, in prison for submitting fraudulent applications seeking money from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP),…

July 19, 2022

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Sarasota Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For COVID-19 Related Fraud

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Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Randy Xavier Jones (34, Sarasota) to five years and one month in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.…

July 19, 2022

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Grafton Dentist Sentenced to 54 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay over $1 million in forfeiture

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Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 15, 2022, Scott Charmoli, formerly a licensed dentist, was sentenced to 54 months’ incarceration for committing…

July 19, 2022

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United States Attorney’s Office Seeks to Civilly Forfeit Assets in Nearly $6 Million Alleged Fraud Scheme

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Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced the filing of a civil complaint seeking forfeiture of assets acquired in an alleged fraud scheme involving almost $6 million. According to the civil complaint,…

July 15, 2022

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Leader of Illegal Pill Distribution Network Sentenced to 25 Years for Violating Federal Narcotics, Firearms and Fraud Laws

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PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 25 years imprisonment on his conviction of violating federal narcotics, firearms and health care fraud laws, United…

July 15, 2022

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Connecticut Ophthalmologist Pleads Guilty to Five-Year Health Care Fraud Scheme

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BOSTON – A Connecticut doctor pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. Dr. Donald Salzberg, 67, of Avon, Conn., pleaded…

July 14, 2022

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Nigerian National Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for an Elder Fraud Scheme and Unrelated Cares Act Covid-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme

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Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Oluwaseyi Akinyemi, a/k/a “Paddy Linkin”, a/k/a “Joseph Kadin”, age 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, yesterday to eight years in federal prison, followed by…

July 13, 2022

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Long Island Man Convicted of over $600 Million Health Care Fraud, Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme

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Earlier today, a federal jury in Central Islip returned a guilty verdict on all nine counts of a superseding indictment charging Mathew James with perpetrating an over $600 million health care fraud…

July 13, 2022

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North Providence Man Sentenced for Defrauding COVID-Relief Program

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PROVIDENCE – A North Providence man who was receiving COVID-relief unemployment benefits in Rhode Island, and fraudulently applied for and collected more than $20,000 in unemployment benefits from two other states, has…

July 12, 2022

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Polk County Man Sentenced For Role In Construction-Related Wire Fraud And Tax Fraud Conspiracy

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Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Guillermo Inamagua (57, Davenport) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy…

July 12, 2022

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

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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…

July 11, 2022

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Three Defendants sentenced for Roles in a $1.2 Million Check Kiting Scheme

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A trio of defendants who played various roles in defrauding First State Bank of Commerce, Oklahoma, have been sentenced in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The check kiting scheme was…

July 7, 2022

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Rapper Who Bragged About COVID-Related Jobless Benefits Scam Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud and Firearm Charges

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LOS ANGELES – A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich by committing pandemic-related unemployment benefits fraud has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud and firearms…

July 6, 2022

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Philadelphia Whistleblower Lawyers Announce Opening of The Whistleblower Advocates

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PHILADELPHIA, July 6, 2022 — Kang Haggerty LLC is pleased to announce the formation of The Whistleblower Advocates, a law office dedicated to representing clients with whistleblower (qui tam) claims in Philadelphia,…

July 6, 2022

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Charlotte Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Kaila Leaann Shanteau-Jackson, 30, of Charlotte, pleaded guilty to wire fraud today, for defrauding the State of Arizona’s COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit program of approximately $995,000, announced…

July 5, 2022

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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for $1.9 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud

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Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Leon Miles was sentenced by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan to 72 months in prison following his guilty plea to making false statements…

July 5, 2022

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