East Providence Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for COVID-Relief Business Loans
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An East Providence man who submitted eight fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $375,000 in COVID-19 relief business loans guaranteed by the federal Small Business Administration has been sentenced…
California Real Estate Developer Faces Federal Charges for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain COVID-Relief Program Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal indictment was unsealed today charging a California real estate developer with using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in loans intended to help small businesses during…
Starkville Man plead guilty to a scheme involving more than $6 million in COVID-Relief Fraud
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A Starkville man pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $6 million…
Orange County Man Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $1.5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID-relief loans…
Bowie County Man Guilty of $5 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
TEXARKANA, Texas– A Maud, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to COVID-relief fraud in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Samuel Yates, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts…
Former Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Tax Return and Covid-Relief Fraud Schemes
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Patrick Poux pleaded guilty to filing false applications for hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 emergency relief loans in 2020 under the Paycheck Protection…
Portland Housekeeper Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud after Stealing Covid-Relief Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland area housekeeper pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kimberly Aralene Wells, 40, a resident of Portland,…
Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Covid-Relief Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison today for perpetrating a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Benjamin Tifekchian, 48, was sentenced to…
Santa Clarita Man Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Loans
LOS ANGELES – A Santa Clarita man was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for attempting to steal millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID-relief loans for…
Riverside County Man Found Guilty of Fraud for Misusing COVID-Relief Business Loan on Personal Expenses, Including Luxury Cars
LOS ANGELES – A Riverside County man who purported to own a pothole-repair company was found guilty by a federal jury today of fraud charges for using hundreds of thousands of…
Fifth Defendant Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Over $30 Million In Covid-Relief Loans
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ALVIN MAXWELL pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with…
Owner Of Trucking Business Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For Covid-Relief Fraud Scheme
HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Keith McConnell, age 43, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months’ imprisonment by United States District…
Rhode Island Man Admits to Fraudulently Filing for COVID-Relief Unemployment Benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who filed fraudulent online COVID-relief unemployment insurance claims in five states pled guilty today in federal court to a charge of wire fraud, announced United States…
Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Covid-Relief Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—On March 30, 2022, a Portland man was sentenced to federal prison for perpetrating a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eric Wade Lysne,…
Connecticut Couple Pays $169K to Resolve Allegations of Covid-Relief Loan Fraud
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that…
East Providence Man Alleged to Have Fraudulently Applied for Eight COVID-Relief Business Loans
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An East Providence man made an initial appearance in federal court in Providence today on charges that he filed eight fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $337,000 in Small…
Michigan Man Charged With Using $1 million in Covid-Relief Loans To Purchase Seaview Condominium in Beirut, Lebanon
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…
Two Downtown Los Angeles Residents Arrested on Complaint Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $300,000 in COVID-Relief Loans
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…
Stoughton Man Arrested for $400,000 COVID-Relief Fraud
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.…
Winchester Man Convicted of COVID-Relief Fraud
BOSTON – A Winchester man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in connection with filing fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $13 million in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business…
Irvine Man Arrested on Charge Alleging He Fraudulently Obtained More Than $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Sham Companies
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man who fled after authorities searched his residence on Wednesday is in federal custody today after he was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border and charged…
Former Lake Oswego Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Covid-Relief Fraud
PORTLAND, Ore.—After fleeing federal prosecution and being re-arrested, a former Lake Oswego, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for stealing funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to $841,000 COVID-Relief Scheme to Defraud the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft in connection to a more than $840,000 covid-relief fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles…
Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud After Stealing Covid-Relief Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Benjamin Tifekchian, 47, pleaded guilty to bank fraud. According…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit Over $18 Million in Stock and Properties After Stealing Millions in Covid-Relief Funds
EUGENE, Ore.—An Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today after stealing millions of dollars in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Aaron Lloyd, 51, of Lebanon,…
Malden Man Sentenced for COVID-Relief Fraud and Identity Theft
BOSTON – A Malden man was sentenced today in connection with submitting fraudulent applications for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The federal PUA program provides unemployment-related benefits to individuals who have been impacted by…
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