New York man charged with wire fraud and identity theft in $150K loan scheme
NEWARK, N.J. — A New York City man has been charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly using stolen personal information to obtain fraudulent business loans totaling $150,000, federal…
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…
HPM Corporation and Owners Accept Responsibility, Agree to Pay Nearly $3 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraudulent Covid-19 Relief Loan
Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that HPM Corporation (HPMC) and its owners have agreed to pay $2,939,400 in restitution…
Long Island Physician Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Covid-19 Loan Fraud
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Konstantinos Zarkadas, a Glen Cove-based medical doctor, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 51 months’ imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining…
Former AgGeorgia Loan Officer Sentenced for Committing Fraud
MACON, Ga. – A former loan officer convicted of defrauding two agriculture-based financial institutions was sentenced to prison for his crime. William Spigener, III, 33, of Columbus, was sentenced to serve 40 months…
Middlesex County Man Admits $1.6 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud lenders and the Small Business Administration (SBA) by fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.6 million in…
Camden County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Paycheck Protection Program Loan
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of $237,500, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Cornell McCoy, 49, of…
Texas Build-for-Rent Community Receives Construction Loan via Walker & Dunlop
Keaton Merrell and Shannon Hersker of Walker & Dunlop’s BFR & SFR Practice Group arranged the financing on behalf of their client, Mill Creek Residential. The team leveraged their broad range of capital sources…
Two Men Sentenced For Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that David Kurbanov of Wyoming, Michigan, and James Williams of Dacula, Georgia, were sentenced to 36 months’ and…
Berwick Bank Officer Charged With False Loan Applications
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Matthew W. Mensinger, age 48, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information with aiding…
Repeat Fraudster Sentenced For Fraudulent Loan And Bank Bribery Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADEDAYO ILORI, a recidivist fraudster with multiple prior fraud convictions and who continued to engage in fraudulent…
Rye Ophthalmologist Sentenced To 96 Months In Prison For Prolific Seven-Year Healthcare Fraud Scheme And Covid-19 Loan Fraud
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that AMEET GOYAL, M.D., (“GOYAL”) an ophthalmologist in Rye, New York, was sentenced today to 96 months in…
CEO Of Payment Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Arrested In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), Amaleka…
United Kingdom Citizens Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court for Multi-Million Dollar Loan Scheme
An indictment was filed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Stephen Burton and James Wellesley, both citizens of the United Kingdom, with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy…
Biden Admin To Cancel $415 Million In Student Loan Debt For Roughly 16,000 People
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will cancel $415 million in student debt for nearly 16,000 borrowers who claim they were misled by for-profit colleges. The loans for almost 16,000 former students…
Northern Virginia Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Zen Solutions Inc., located in Arlington, Virginia, has agreed to pay approximately $31,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
Business Loan Company Sues NYC Man On Life Support From COVID-19
Marissa Amara on February 7, 2022 A man from the Bronx, New York, who is on life support due to COVID-19, was sued by a lending company after contracting COVID-19 and being…
Atlantic County Company and its Owner Admit Taking Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
NEWARK, N.J. – An Atlantic County, New Jersey, construction company and one of its owners entered into a settlement agreement with the United States in which they admitted violating the False Claims…
Multi-millionaire pandemic profiteer Anthony Fauci’s Swank San Francisco Trattoria Received A $112,000 COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Loan
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – When President Joe Biden’s top doctor, Dr. Anthony Fauci picked a fight with Kansas Senator Roger Marshall he didn’t realize that in just a few days, his personal…
Former AgGeorgia Loan Officer, Co-Conspirators, Plead Guilty to Fraud
MACON, Ga. – Co-defendants engaged in a scheme to defraud two agriculture-based financial institutions orchestrated by a former loan officer have pleaded guilty to their crimes. Johnnie Farrow, 66, of Macon, pleaded guilty…
Somerset County Woman Charged with $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman was charged for her role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans…