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Murrieta Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Misusing COVID-Relief Business Loans on Personal Expenses Such as Luxury Cars

DOJ PressNovember 22, 20220

LOS ANGELES – A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for personal expenses such as luxury cars after he obtained a COVID-business relief loan for more than $7 million on behalf of his pothole-repair company. Oumar Sissoko, 59, of Murrieta, was sentenced by United States District Judge John F. Walter, who also ordered him to pay $499,827 in restitution. On April 15, at the conclusion of a three-day trial, a jury found Sissoko guilty of four counts of

Biden says Shell is misusing its profits by not cutting gas prices

ReutersOctober 27, 20220

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden blasted Shell plc on Thursday for funneling profits to shareholders rather than lowering gas prices, after the British oil giant said it would boost its dividend and buy back shares. Shell earlier on Thursday said its third-quarter profit was a near-record $9.45 billion, as it sharply boosted its dividend by 15% and announced plans to buy $4 billion more of stock over the next three months. (Reporting by Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Mark Porter)

Idaho Man Sentenced for Misusing National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Funds

DOJ PressJuly 26, 20220

POCATELLO – Steven L. Young, an Idaho man already incarcerated in Utah on unrelated charges, was ordered to repay $63,192.96 and sentenced to 15 months (which he has already served), and three years of supervised release for theft of government funds. Young also settled a parallel civil matter after admitting to violating the False Claims Act. According to court records, Young was licensed as a physician assistant in Utah. He applied for and received a $50,000 payment as part of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSCLR), a program intended to recruit and retain healthcare professionals in eligible

Jury Convicts Tioga County Man of Misusing a Social Security Number and Aggravated Identity Theft

DOJ PressMay 19, 20220

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – “John Doe,” formerly of Owego, New York, was convicted today, after a four-day jury trial, of two counts of Aggravated Identity Theft and one count of Misuse of a Social Security Number. The charges relate to Doe’s use of the name, Social Security number, and date of birth of another person to obtain Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to which he was not entitled. Doe’s true identity has yet to be confirmed. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Sharon B. MacDermott, Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration,

Riverside County Man Found Guilty of Fraud for Misusing COVID-Relief Business Loan on Personal Expenses, Including Luxury Cars

DOJ PressApril 15, 20220

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 dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for personal expenses such as luxury cars after he obtained a PPP loan for more than $7 million on behalf of his business. Oumar Sissoko, 59, of Temecula, was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud. According to evidence presented at his three-day trial, Sissoko obtained a $7.25 million loan for his downtown Los Angeles-based company, Road Doctor

Private Equity Fund Backed By Coors Family Under Investigation For Allegedly Misusing Funds

The Daily CallerDecember 13, 20210

Harry Wilmerding on December 13, 2021 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating a private equity firm backed by several wealthy families, including the Coors family, after it was reported that the firm’s owner was using company funds for personal expenses, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Denver-based private equity firm, One Thousand & One Voices, and a unit that controls one of the firm’s funds received subpoenas three months ago from the SEC, the WSJ reported. The fund is owned and operated by Hendrik Jordaan, and it started to invest in sub-Saharan Africa eight years ago after Jordaan received

Roanoke Woman Sentenced for Misusing Official Government Seal

DOJ PressDecember 2, 20210

ROANOKE, Va., – A Roanoke woman was sentenced this week to two years’ probation, the first 90 days of which must be spent on home detention, for creating a document misusing the official seal of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. According to court documents, Lisa Rachelle Spangler, 50, obtained new employment with Medi Home Health in 2020. As part of her employment, a background check was conducted on Spangler, which revealed Spangler was previously convicted of a federal crime in the Western District of Virginia, a fact she hid from her new employers. Spangler

Saratoga Springs Man Sentenced for Misusing a Social Security Number to Obtain Unemployment Insurance Benefits

DOJ PressNovember 13, 20210

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Markhwan Berning, age 37, of Saratoga Springs, New York, was sentenced today to a year of probation for misusing a social security number. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent in Charge, New York Region, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (USDOL-OIG). As part of his previously entered guilty plea, Berning admitted that between May and July 2020, he obtained unemployment insurance benefits, including federal pandemic-related benefits, by falsely presenting to the New York State Department of Labor a fake social security number as his

Cincinnati woman sentenced to prison for misusing SSN, lying to court about military service & address before failing to appear

DOJ PressNovember 10, 20210

CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati woman who applied for and was denied bankruptcy seven times was sentenced in federal court to 17 months in prison for misusing another person’s Social Security number. After pleading guilty to using another person’s SSN to apply an eighth time for bankruptcy, the defendant lied to the probation office about being a veteran and provided a false address before failing to appear at her originally scheduled sentencing hearing. Nicole Ball, 49, was arrested in October 2021 by United States Marshals after failing to appear in court. According to court documents, from 2013 to 2016,