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Georgia Man Sentenced for Misuse of a Social Security Number and for Stealing the Identity of a Syracuse University Graduate

Indira PatelDecember 13, 20230

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Gregory William Hill, age 39, of Georgia, whose many aliases include Gregory Allen Davis, Gregory William Davis, Gregory Davis Dutton, and John Martin Hill, was sentenced today to 45 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to misuse of a social security number and aggravated identity theft. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement. Hill previously pled guilty and admitted that in 2018 he impersonated a graduate of Syracuse University and fraudulently attempted to

Clearlake Oaks County Water District to Pay $1.6 Million in Settlement Over Federal Grant Misuse

Indira PatelSeptember 30, 20230

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Clearlake Oaks County Water District in Lake County, California, has agreed to a $1.6 million settlement for failing to return overpaid federal and state disaster relief grants. In 2017, California experienced severe weather events, leading the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to offer reimbursement grants. The District received such funds but failed to return the amount it had already been reimbursed by its insurer, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA). The United States alleged that the District knowingly retained these overpayments and made false statements

French far-right leader Le Pen should stand trial for alleged misuse of EU funds – Prosecutor

ReutersSeptember 22, 20230

By Juliette Jabkhiro and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Friday that far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 23 other members of her party should stand trial over alleged misuse of EU funds, escalating a seven-year-old probe. The Paris prosecutor’s office opened the investigation in December 2016, saying it aimed to ascertain whether the then National Front had used money destined for EU parliamentary assistants to pay staff who were working for the party. EU lawmakers are allocated funds to cover expenses, including their assistants, but are not meant to use them for party expenses. The

US, partner countries call for controls to counter misuse of spyware

ReutersMarch 31, 20230

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and some of its partner countries on Thursday called for strict domestic and international controls to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware. The joint statement was issued by the governments of Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The countries said they were committed to preventing the export of technology and equipment to end-users who are likely to use them for “malicious cyber activity.” The joint statement also said the countries would share information with each other on

U.S. Treasury probing misuse of federal funds for DeSantis’s migrant flights

ReutersOctober 12, 20220

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury is investigating whether Florida Governor Ron DeSantis improperly used federal funds to pay for flights transporting migrants from Texas to Massachusetts, the department confirmed in a letter to U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday. The Republican governor took credit for flying about 50 migrants last month to the island of Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts, in a move intended to draw more attention to the rise in crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Democrats and migrant rights advocates decried the move, as well as a

Georgia Man Indicted for Misuse of Social Security Number and Aggravated Identity Theft

DOJ PressSeptember 13, 20220

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Gregory William Hill, whose aliases include Gregory Allen Davis, Gregory William Davis, and John Martin Hill, age 37, of Georgia, has been charged by indictment with two counts of misuse of a social security number and two counts of aggravated identity theft. The indictment was announced by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The indictment alleges that Hill impersonated a former graduate of Syracuse University and used that victim’s name and a false social security number for

Man Sentenced for Misuse of Social Security Number

DOJ PressSeptember 12, 20220

You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 12, 2022 COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Eric Jimenez Del Carmen, age 39, a Mexican citizen who resided in Denison, was sentenced on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, to 21 months in prison following his plea to a charge of misuse of social security number. In November 2019, Del Carmen applied for employment with Monogram Foods, located in Harlan, by knowingly using a social security number that had not been assigned to him. Del Carmen was able to obtain employment at Monogram Foods as a result of misuse of social security number. United States

Lawrence Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security Misuse

DOJ PressSeptember 8, 20220

BOSTON – A Lawrence woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with fraudulently using someone else’s Social Security number. Mariana Rosmely Aguasviva, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of false representation of a Social Security number. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock scheduled sentencing for Jan. 9, 2023. Aguasviva was arrested and charged in February 2021. Aguasviva fraudulently used a Social Security number that was assigned to someone else in an application at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles in Boston in 2016. The application was to change information on Aguasviva’s driver’s license, which

Denver Public Schools Pays Over $2.1 Million to Settle Allegations Relating to Misuse of AmeriCorps Funds

DOJ PressAugust 2, 20220

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced today that Denver Public Schools (“DPS”) has paid $2,123,811 to the United States to resolve a civil False Claims Act investigation into the operation of its AmeriCorps program and its misuse of AmeriCorps funds. DPS also agreed to pay for any outstanding AmeriCorps education awards yet to be distributed, up to approximately $614,000. AmeriCorps is a federally funded network of national service programs that address critical community needs like increasing academic achievement, mentoring youth, fighting poverty, sustaining national parks, preparing for disasters, and more. AmeriCorps volunteers—who are referred

Woman Accused of Murder in Texas Charged with Misuse of Passport while Leaving the United States

DOJ PressJuly 7, 20220

NEWARK, N.J. – An Austin, Texas, woman was charged today for using a passport belonging to another individual when she flew out of Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Kaitlin Armstrong, 34, is charged by complaint with one count of misuse of a passport. Armstrong will make her initial appearance at a date to be determined. According to the complaint: The city of Austin, Texas, obtained an arrest warrant for Armstrong on May 17, 2022, for a murder that allegedly occurred on May 11, 2022, in Austin. The victim died after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. On

Man Pleads Guilty to Misuse of a Social Security Number

DOJ PressMay 27, 20220

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CESAR LOPEZ-MATA (LOPEZ-MATA), age 27, a citizen of Guatemala, pled guilty on May 26, 2022 before U.S. District Court Judge Barry W. Ashe to a one count bill of information charging him with misuse of a Social Security Number, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B). According to court documents, LOPEZ-MATA, a citizen of Guatemala, presented a false Social Security card when attending a pre-employment safety class at the Gulf Coast Safety Council in St. Rose, Louisiana. LOPEZ-MATA falsely represented that a social security number was assigned to him when in fact, the

Providence Man Sentenced, Faces Deportation for Misuse of a Passport, False Citizenship and False Social Security Number Claims, Health Care Fraud

DOJ PressMarch 18, 20220

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Dominican national who resided in Providence is facing deportation after being convicted and sentenced in federal court for falsely representing his citizenship and Social Security number, misusing a passport, and for health care fraud, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Diomedes Ramirez Rodriguez, 47, who has been detained in federal custody since his arrest on March 9, 2021, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy to time served – one year and eight days. He is further detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement awaiting deportation proceedings. Rodriguez pled guilty on December

Former Everett Man Indicted on Wire Fraud, Social Security Misuse and Identity Theft

DOJ PressJanuary 28, 20220

BOSTON – A former Everett man was indicted today on identity theft and fraud charges in connection with schemes to fraudulently obtain an apartment and pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Tedje Menard, 27, was indicted on two counts of wire fraud, one count of false representation of a social security number and one count of aggravated identity theft. Menard was initially charged and arrested in November 2021. According to the charging documents, in or around November 2020, Menard applied

Guatemalan Man Charged with Misuse of a Social Security Number

DOJ PressDecember 21, 20210

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CESAR LOPEZ-MATA (LOPEZ-MATA), age 27, a citizen of Guatemala, was charged on December 20, 2021 in federal court in a one-count Bill of Information with misuse of a Social Security Number. Help us combat disaster fraud. 650 Poydras Street, Suite 1600 – New Orleans, LA 70130

Dominican National Sentenced for Social Security Misuse and Making a False Statement

DOJ PressNovember 20, 20210

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Taunton was sentenced today for false representation of a Social Security number and making a false statement relating to health care matters. Reynold Pereyra Diaz, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to one year in prison and one year of supervised release. Pereyra Diaz will be subject to deportation proceedings upon completion of his sentence. On July 29, 2021, Pereyra Diaz pleaded guilty to one count of false representation of a Social Security number and one count of making a false statement relating to a federal health

Non-Profit Ceo Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty to Wire Fraud in Connection with the Misuse of Federal Funds Intended for the Treatment of Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

DOJ PressOctober 26, 20210

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Glenda Hodges, age 72, of Clinton, Maryland, yesterday to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after Hodges pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, in connection with the misuse of federal funds, and other fraud related to non-profit and for-profit entities that Hodges operated, and additional fraud committed while Hodges was on pretrial release for the wire fraud charges. Judge Xinis also ordered Hodges to forfeit $268,573.41 through a money judgment and to pay restitution in the full amount of the victims’ losses, which

Dominican National Sentenced for Social Security Misuse and Theft of Government Money

DOJ PressOctober 7, 20210

BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for false representation of a Social Security number and theft of government money. Ramon Hiciano, 64, a Dominican national previously residing in Roxbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Hiciano was also ordered to pay restitution of $84,610 and will be subject to deportation proceedings upon completion of his sentence. Hiciano used the identity of a Puerto Rican citizen to apply for and receive federally funded MassHealth benefits, Section 8 housing assistance

Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Social Security Misuse and Stealing Government Benefits

Press ReleaseSeptember 20, 20210

BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield in connection with using another individual’s identity to fraudulently obtain government benefits. Andrea Perez, 48, pleaded guilty to false representation of a Social Security number and theft of government money. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for Dec. 21, 2021. Perez was indicted in February 2021. Perez used the identity of a Puerto Rican citizen to apply for and obtain Housing Choice Voucher Program, commonly known as Section 8, housing assistance benefits as well as to receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration.