Taunton Man Charged with Pandemic Unemployment and Mortgage Fraud

BOSTON – A Taunton man was arrested today in connection with making alleged fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims and for making false statements in support of a residential mortgage application. Clark…

October 19, 2021

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Liberian National Pleads Guilty to $23 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Government News

A Liberian national who orchestrated a fraudulent scheme to secure more than $23 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans pleaded guilty today to a federal financial crime, announced Acting U.S.…

October 19, 2021

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Biden Admin Now Says It Will Get Around To Flying Americans Out Of Afghanistan By The End Of The Year

US and World News

State Department evacuation flights out of Afghanistan will resume by the end of the year, a senior State Department official told The Wall Street Journal. The operation to retrieve U.S. citizens and…

October 16, 2021

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Top Prosecutors Seek Leads on Hurricane Ida Fraud Cases

Government News

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry are urging suspected Hurricane Ida fraud victims to file complaints with the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) via…

October 15, 2021

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Anheuser-Busch In-Bev employee pleads guilty in health care fraud scheme

Government News

ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey accepted a plea of guilty from Shannon Nenninger on October 12, 2021 for the crimes of conspiracy involving health care fraud,…

October 14, 2021

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New York and Florida Resident Admits to $6.8 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme

Government News

NEWARK, N.J. – A dual New York and Florida resident today admitted his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling over $6.8 million, Acting U.S.…

October 13, 2021

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Former Northeast Missouri City Clerk Sentenced to Prison

Breaking News

ST. LOUIS – Tracey Ray, 48, of Center, Missouri, was sentenced today to eighteen months in federal prison and ordered to make restitution to the City of Center, Missouri in the amount of…

October 13, 2021

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Delhi Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scheme to Defraud the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program

Government News

Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that U.S. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Corey Roshel Powell, age 43, of Delhi, Louisiana, to 29 months in federal prison following his…

October 9, 2021

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Former Nantucket Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Role in Two Fraud Schemes

Government News

BOSTON – A former Nantucket Bank employee pleaded guilty today to her role in two fraud conspiracies. Rushell Harris, 32, of Nantucket, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire…

October 9, 2021

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Former Rogers Company Executive Pleads Guilty To Role In Workers’ Comp Billing Fraud/Kickback Conspiracy

Government News

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—A former executive with a Rogers medical supply and billing company pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, health care fraud, fraud to obtain…

October 6, 2021

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Buffalo Man Charged With International Email Scam Targeting Businesses And Defrauding Victims Out Of Hundreds of Thousands Of Dollars

Breaking News

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric Iwu aka James, 32, a Nigerian citizen currently residing in Buffalo, NY,…

October 6, 2021

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Pharmacist Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Compounded Medicine Scam that Defrauded Health Care Plans

Breaking News

LOS ANGELES – An Orange County pharmacist has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for submitting more than $13 million in claims for medically unnecessary compounded medication prescriptions, the…

October 6, 2021

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Four Defendants Charged With COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Government News

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Margaret Garnett, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), and Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent-in-Charge of…

October 6, 2021

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New York City sidewalk contractors busted for million dollar fraud

New York News·Police Blotter

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”) Commissioner Margaret Garnett today announced the indictment of DRAGONETTI BROTHERS LANDSCAPING, NURSERY, & FLORIST (“DBLNF”), and D.B. DEMOLITION,…

October 3, 2021

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Two Men Charged With Fraud Involving More Than $1 Million in Unemployment Compensation and the CARES Act

Breaking News

ROCKFORD — A superseding indictment returned Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Rockford charged two individuals with wire fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft involving unemployment compensation claims and the…

October 1, 2021

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Grand Jury indicts two men accused of bank fraud involving Paycheck Protection Program

Breaking News

ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Chris Carroll and George Reed today with three counts of bank fraud and six counts of money laundering. The indictment charges Chris Carroll and…

September 30, 2021

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6 Physical Therapists And 2 Acupuncturists Charged In Over $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Breaking News

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Health and…

September 28, 2021

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Jury Convicts Clarksville Doctor Of 36 Counts Related To Pill Mill Operation

Breaking News

NASHVILLE – A federal jury on Friday, completed its deliberations in the case of Dr. Samson Orusa, 59, of Clarksville, Tennessee, who was convicted last month of federal drug charges, healthcare fraud,…

September 27, 2021

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Former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union Charged with Stealing Over $220,000 in Union Funds

Breaking News

DETROIT – The former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union (DFFA) has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with embezzling over $220,000 in union funds, announced Acting United States Attorney…

September 27, 2021

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EDTX Indicts Two Dozen Defendants in International Multi-Scheme Fraud Conspiracy

Breaking News

SHERMAN, Texas – A federal grand jury in Sherman has returned a two-count indictment charging 23 individuals in a fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas…

September 25, 2021

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