America Has Sent a Clear Message to Hollywood Elites: Nobody Cares What You Think
We’ve all thought it. Many have said it out loud. Shut up and act, sing, dance, or whatever you do that made you a celebrity. You’re not the political influencer you think…
LANDER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEVEN COUNTS OF WIRE FRAUD RELATING TO CARES ACT STIMULUS FUNDING
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that PAUL MCCOWN, 33, of Lander, Wyoming pleaded guilty on March 29, 2022, before Chief United States District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl, to four…
South Georgia pastor, tax preparer admits CARES Act fraud
BRUNSWICK, GA: A South Georgia man holding himself out as a pastor, mortician, restaurateur, and tax preparer has admitted lying to receive COVID-19 small business assistance. Mack Devon Knight, 45, of Kingsland,…
Georgia Man with Past Fraud Conviction Sentenced in CARES Act Fraud Case
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Georgia man with a prior federal conviction for fraud was sentenced to federal prison for a scheme he orchestrated to claim government pandemic funds using identity theft and…
Georgia Man Sentenced For Committing CARES Act PPP Fraud
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Georgia man convicted for money laundering after he fraudulently filed for $2.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…
Amtrak Employee Charged with Cares Act Fraud and Theft of Government Funds
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that STACEY V. SANTEMORE, SR., age 46, formerly of New Orleans but now a resident of Houston, Texas, was charged on March 3,…
Newark Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with CARES Act Fraud
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a Newark woman pleaded guilty February 24, 2022, to fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
Hull Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Submitting CARES Act Small Business Loans
BOSTON – A Hull man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with submitting fraudulent documentation in order to receive CARES Act small business loans. Shane Spierdowis, 31, was…
Former Executive Director of the Hawaii Commission Sentenced To 46 Months in Prison for Embezzling from AmeriCorps And Offering a Bribe in Return for CARES Act Grants
WASHINGTON – Stacy Higa, 58, a former public official from Hilo, Hawaii, was sentenced in federal court today to 46 months in prison for embezzling from…
Green County Woman Pleads Guilty to CARES Act Fraud
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Virginia Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud CARES Act Unemployment Fund
ABINGDON, Va. – A Pound, Virginia man, who admitted to conspiring with others to defraud the government of nearly $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, was sentenced today to 102 months in federal…
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to CARES Act PPP Fraud
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Georgia man pleaded guilty to money laundering after he filed for PPP loans amounting to more than $2.6 million under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…
Hull Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge Arising from Fraudulent CARES Act Small Business Loans
BOSTON – A Hull man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with submitting fraudulent documentation in order to receive CARES Act small business loans. Shane Spierdowis, 31,…
South Georgia pastor, tax preparer indicted for CARES Act fraud
BRUNSWICK, GA: A South Georgia man holding himself out as a pastor, mortician, restaurateur, and tax preparer has been indicted on COVID-19 recovery assistance fraud by a federal grand jury in the…
Former Hawaii Public Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from AmeriCorps and Offering a Bribe in Return for CARES Act Grants
WASHINGTON – Stacy Higa, 58, a former public official from Hilo, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $38,000 from AmeriCorps and also to offering…
Rhode Island Man Who Sought $4.7 Million in COVID Relief Loans Sentenced for Defrauding CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program
PROVIDENCE – For the second time in one week, a defendant has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence, RI, to a significant term of incarceration in federal prison for defrauding…
Two Former Employees at New York Branch Of Major Bank And An Accountant Charged With Cares Act Loan Fraud
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a criminal complaint was unsealed and two criminal informations were filed yesterday charging Anuli Okeke, Charlene Wint and Hashim Campbell, respectively, for their participation in…