Retired Navy Captain presides over final graduation for Atlantic County veterans diversion program
Mays Landing, NJ – It was a proud yet emotional moment Tuesday as three military veterans stood before a retired Navy Captain and Superior Court Judge to officially graduate from the Atlantic…
ICE announces use of body worn camera in new pilot program
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a pilot program in select cities where ICE law enforcement officers will begin to wear body worn cameras for pre-planned operations. The…
Nine Indicted for Payment Protection Program Fraud
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Last week, Jason Coleman, 40, and Kimberly Coleman, 38, of Mesa, Arizona, made their initial appearance in federal court on a 62-count indictment charging them with Conspiracy, Bank Fraud,…
Three Middlesex County Individuals Charged with $2.1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Schemes
NEWARK, N.J. – Three Middlesex County, New Jersey, residents were arrested today for their roles in fraudulently obtaining over $2.1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster…
Are you behind on your energy bills in New Jersey? Assistance program expires December 31st
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday reminded New Jerseyeans still struggling to recover from his 2020 and 2021 pandemic lockdown that assistance is available for a few more…
Prison Consultant Sentenced to 6 Years for Defrauding BOP Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TONY TUAN PHAM, also known as “Anh Nguyen,” 52, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced today by U.S.…
Former Program Coordinator for the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts Sentenced for Bribery Scheme
LOUISVILLE, KY – A Louisville man was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison, payment of a $10,000 fine, and an order of restitution in the amount of $71,407, for his solicitation…
Canton Woman Charged with Defrauding HUD Section 8 Housing Program
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Christina D. Scaringi, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
Middlesex Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme and Obtaining Funds from Stolen and Altered U.S. Treasury Check
TRENTON, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for fraudulently receiving Payment Protection Program (PPP) funds and depositing a stolen and altered U.S.…
Three Coconspirators in a Paycheck Protection Program Loan Scheme Plead Guilty
In the last week, three women who were alleged to have applied for and received almost $800,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the CARES Act…
Jersey Democrat bill to expand NJ Workability Program passes vote
Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senator Fred Madden and Senate President Steve Sweeney that would revise the eligibility requirements for the NJ Workability Program and the Personal Assistance Services Program was passed by…
Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain Pleads Guilty to Soliciting and Receiving Bribes Involving Contract for Privatization of Work Release Program in St. Tammany Parish
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former long-time St. Tammany Parish Sheriff RODNEY J. STRAIN (a/k/a Jack Strain), age 56, from Abita Springs, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before…
Human trafficking, forced labor charges are first under ICE’s new labor exploitation program focusing on abusive employers
WASHINGTON – A newly unsealed indictment charging 24 individuals with labor trafficking of Mexican and Central American workers under brutal conditions on South Georgia farms is the first investigation by U.S. Immigration…
Shepherd restaurant owner admits theft in COVID-19 relief loan program
BILLINGS – A Shepherd man who owns the Feedlot Steakhouse in Shepherd admitted to allegations today that he received approximately $75,000 in a COVID-19 relief loan from the Small Business Administration (SBA)…
Owasso Man Convicted for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
An Owasso man who fraudulently applied for Paycheck Protection Program loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was convicted Thursday by a…
Officials Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary of Program that Gives Veterans a Second Chance
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 18, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Federal judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, court personnel and veterans’ advocates gathered in U.S. District Court today to celebrate the five-year anniversary of…
New Jersey rental assistance program window closes on December 15th
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today announced that the second Phase of the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) and Eviction Protection Program application period will…
Taxpayers May Have To Pay For Apple’s Digital ID Program
U.S. states may have to provide funding for Apple’s plan to store government-issued identification credentials in its devices. The company first announced partnerships with several states in September to develop a digital driver’s…
Owners of Several Chicago-Area Convenience Stores Charged With Defrauding Low-Income Food Program for Women and Children
CHICAGO — The owners of several Chicago-area convenience stores have been charged in federal court with scheming to defraud a low-income food program for women and children. A 16-count indictment returned in…
Grand Jury indicts two individuals accused of fraud involving Paycheck Protection Program and the Small Business Grant Program
ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Dionneshae Forland with four counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, and one count of theft of government property and five counts…
Attorney General James’ Statement After NYC Agrees to Supplement Taxi Medallion Relief Program
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after the City of New York announced an agreement between the city, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA),…
Los Angeles casino agrees to pay $500,000 settlement and submit to increased review of anti-money laundering compliance program
LOS ANGELES – To resolve an investigation into alleged violations of the anti-money laundering provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the partnership that operates the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell…
Immigration Attorneys Refuse To Be ‘Complicit’ In Biden’s Restarted Trump-Era Migrant Removal Program
Some immigration attorneys are refusing to be “complicit” in former President Donald Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols that were reinstated by the Biden administration and expected to go into effect as early as mid-November,…
Bicycle Casino Agrees to Pay $500,000 Settlement and Submit to Increased Review of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program
LOS ANGELES – To resolve an investigation into alleged violations of the anti-money laundering provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the partnership that operates the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in…
Past President of Broward County Democratic Black Caucus Guilty of Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Program
Miami, Florida – Today, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before the Honorable Judge Rodolfo Ruiz, 28-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Florida resident Damara Holness pled guilty to a one-count information charging her with lying on…
U.S. SETTLES DISPUTE WITH LESSIE BATES DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OVER ITS AMERICORPS PROGRAM
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Non-profit Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House (“LBDNH”) has agreed to pay the United States $100,000 and enter into a compliance agreement to resolve a civil False Claims Act investigation…
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