Brooklyn Contractors Bought Homes in New Jersey With Defrauded Paycheck Protection Funds
BROOKLYN, NY – Two Brooklyn contractors, a father and son, have been indicted for grand larceny for allegedly defrauding more than $1 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the Covid-19…
Owner of New Jersey Businesses Charged with $3.2 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – An owner of several New Jersey businesses was charged with fraudulently obtaining over $3.2 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.…
Victory Automotive Group Inc. Agrees to Pay $9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loan
Port Richey, Florida-based automotive management company Victory Automotive Group Inc. (VAG) has agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by knowingly providing false…
Florida Teachers Unions Suffer Financial Blow Thanks To New Paycheck Laws
Florida Teachers Unions Suffer Financial Blow Thanks To New Paycheck Laws Reagan Reese on July 25, 2023 Several teachers unions are seeing a decrease in their revenue due to a Florida law…
Bucco Warns that Murphy’s Energy Plan Will Be Financially Devastating as More Households Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Sen. Anthony Bucco warned that the extreme cost of Gov. Phil Murphy's green energy plan could be devastating for a growing number of New Jerseyans as a new report shows more households…
Central Regional Schools super still getting a paycheck even after resignation
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Central Regional School District has not formally accepted the resignation of disgraced Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides. Parlapandines resigned shortly after he was interviewed by UK tabloid, The Daily Mirror…
Congress Just Gave The Weapons Industry A Massive Paycheck. Here’s What That Means For US Defense
Congress Just Gave The Weapons Industry A Massive Paycheck. Here’s What That Means For US Defense Micaela Burrow on December 25, 2022 Congress authorized a massive increase in spending on weapons and…
Somerset County Man Admits $850,000 Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man admitted fraudulently obtaining over $850,000 in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, announced today. Butherde Darius, 50, of…
North Texas Couple Charged With $684,000 Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
A North Texas couple has been charged with defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program out of more than $684,000, announed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Patrick Kasong…
Waxahachie Woman Charged in $1.2 Million Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Fraud
A Waxahachie woman who allegedly defrauded pandemic-era financial programs out of more than $1.2 million has been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Annette…
Phoenix Woman Sentenced to Prison for Paycheck Protection Loan Fraud
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Celestine Coletta Strong, 46, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced October 31, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Susan M. Brnovich to five years in prison. The court also…
Florida Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program
MIAMI – Luke Joselin, 36, of Coral Springs, Fla., was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for seeking nearly $2 million in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the…
Former Bangor Business Owner Sentenced to 20 Months for Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) Loan Fraud
BANGOR, Maine: A Skowhegan man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for a bank fraud scheme arising from his applications for Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Darcie…
Upstate New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Settles False Claims Act Allegations Involving Inflated Paycheck Protection Program Loan
ALBANY, NEW YORK – The Rensselaerville Institute (TRI), a not-for-profit corporation located in Albany, New York, has agreed to pay the United States $86,676 in damages and civil penalties to resolve allegations…
Milwaukee Public Relations Firm to Pay $2.25 Million to Resolve Allegations It Wrongfully Received a Paycheck Protection Program Loan
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 13, 2022, BVK, Inc., agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a claim arising from its…
As Inflation Rages On, More Americans Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck
As Inflation Rages On, More Americans Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck John Hugh DeMastri on September 30, 2022 As inflation continues to batter consumers, the number of Americans living paycheck to…
Somerset County Woman Admits $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman today admitted fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), U.S. Attorney Philip…
Somerset County Woman Admits $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman today admitted fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), U.S. Attorney Philip…
First-Ever Paycheck Protection Program False Claims Act Whistleblower Case in Which the United States Intervened Against the Borrower Settles
MIAMI – Pan African Interchange LLC and Stanley Damas have agreed to pay $21,583.31 to resolve False Claims Act allegations arising from their false certifications that Pan African Interchange LLC would not…
First-ever False Claims Act settlement received from Paycheck Protection Program lender
HOUSTON – Prosperity Bank has agreed to pay $18,673.50 to resolve allegations it improperly processed a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan on behalf of an ineligible customer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…
Second Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
A Virginia man who laundered over $900,000 in fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program loan proceeds was sentenced on July 20, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison. Benjamin Sakyi, age…
Second Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
A Virginia man who laundered over $900,000 in fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program loan proceeds was sentenced on July 20, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison. Benjamin Sakyi, age…
Former mayoral candidate sentenced for stealing from the Paycheck Protection Program
ATLANTA – Olivia Ware, a former mayoral candidate for the City of Conyers, has been sentenced to prison for using a company she started to steal over $323,000 from the Paycheck Protection…
Former mayoral candidate sentenced for stealing from the Paycheck Protection Program
ATLANTA – Olivia Ware, a former mayoral candidate for the City of Conyers, has been sentenced to prison for using a company she started to steal over $323,000 from the Paycheck Protection…
Former Bangor Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) Loan Fraud
BANGOR, Maine: A Skowhegan man pleaded guilty today in federal court to a bank fraud scheme arising from his applications for Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.…
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for $1.9 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Leon Miles was sentenced by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan to 72 months in prison following his guilty plea to making false statements…
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