Nude beachgoers in New Jersey raise funds for body positivity causes
SANDY HOOK, NJ – Under clear skies and summer heat, visitors to Gunnison Beach shed more than just their clothes on July 12, joining International Skinny Dip Day to raise money for…
Baltimore To Spend $90 Million In Federal Funds On Hotels For Homeless And Other Homeless Programs
Baltimore plans to spend $90.4 million of federal funds to buy hotels to replace existing homeless shelters and support other homelessness programs, The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday. The city has not yet…
Waverly Man Convicted for Theft of Government Funds
United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that James Nieman, 45, of Waverly, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for theft of government funds. Nieman…
Federal Special Agent Pleads Guilty To Gambling With Government Funds
LAS VEGAS – An FBI Special Agent pleaded guilty yesterday to misusing government money to gamble at a Las Vegas casino. Scott F. Carpenter (40), of New York, pleaded guilty to one…
Evans City Fiduciary Indicted for Misappropriating Funds from a Disabled Veteran’s Account
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Evans City, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of misappropriation by a fiduciary, United States Attorney Cindy K.…
Covington Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Social Security Funds
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that HAYDEE ARMAS SANTANA (“SANTANA”), age 58, of Covington, Louisiana, pled guilty on February 17, 2022 to Theft of Government Funds, in…
Indictment Charges Former State Rep, 3 Others, with Stealing West Haven’s COVID Relief Funds
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Christina D. Scaringi,…
Florida woman used COVID-19 relief funds to hire hitman to kill ex-boyfriend
MIAMI, FL – A Miami woman used COVID-19 relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program to hire a hitman who murdered her ex-boyfriend and injured her 3-year-old daughter outside her home in…
Grosse Pointe Park Man Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud and Steal Funds from Religious Charity
DETROIT – A Grosse Pointe Park resident was sentenced today to one year in prison and six months at a halfway house on wire fraud charges in connection with obtaining by fraud,…
Chicago Attorney Convicted on False Statement and Tax Offenses in Connection With Funds Received From Failed Bank
CHICAGO — A federal jury today convicted a Chicago attorney on false statement and tax offenses in connection with funds he received from the failed Washington Federal Bank for Savings. PATRICK D.…
Mayor of Stonecrest and bookkeeper plead guilty to theft of COVID-19 relief funds
ATLANTA – Jason Lary, the former mayor of Stonecrest, and Lania Boone, a bookkeeper for the entity that administered COVID-19 relief funds awarded to Stonecrest, have pleaded guilty to charges related to…
Former Brownsville Ambulance Service Treasurer Pleads Embezzled Funds
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Newell, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft and embezzlement from a program receiving federal funds, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced…
Naughty nun who spent $835k in Catholic school funds gambling facing 40 years in prison
LOS ANGELES – Federal prosecutors today filed charges against a now-retired nun who was the principal of a Catholic elementary school in Torrance and who has agreed to plead guilty to fraud and…
One-Time EDD Employee Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $4.3 Million in COVID Relief Funds
RIVERSIDE, California – A former California Employment Development Department (EDD) employee was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for causing nearly 200 fraudulent COVID-related unemployment relief claims to be…
Richmond Community College Director Charged with Stealing Student Financial Aid Funds
RICHMOND, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Richmond woman with orchestrating a nearly decade-long scheme to defraud the United States Department of Education and the Commonwealth…
Nearly Two Dozen Democrats Demand Biden Keep Climate Funds In Build Back Better
Thomas Catenacci on February 1, 2022 A group of 23 House Democrats demanded that President Joe Biden push for the same amount of funds for combating climate change that he previously backed.…
Stamford Man Who Fraudulently Obtained More Than $4 Million in Covid-19 Relief Funds Pleads Guilty
Moustapha Diakhate, 46, of Stamford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today via video conference before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea to offenses related to his receipt of…
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…
Federal Grand Jury Charges Former Chief Financial Officer of the City of Bardstown with Embezzling City Funds
LOUISVILLE, Ky – A federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment last week charging a former city official with embezzling over three-quarters of a million dollars from the City of Bardstown…
‘Substantial Reason’ To Believe GOP Lawmaker Misused Funds, Berated Staff, Ethics Panel Finds
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) said Monday that it had “substantial reason” to believe that Republican Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn misused official resources and solicited and accepted inappropriate gifts from his…
Woman Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Stealing Millions in Federal Funds from Huntington Children’s Charity
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Chesapeake, Ohio, woman was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for stealing federal funds from River Valley Child Development Services (“RVCDS”), a non-profit organization located in Huntington.…