Stop the E-ZPass Betrayal: New Jersey’s Data Deserves American Protection
New Jersey drivers, buckle up—because your personal data, travel habits, and daily routines are on the verge of being handed over to a foreign company with troubling ties to the Chinese Communist…
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…
U.S. Attorney’s Office And FBI Present Child Protection Award To The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg and FBI Special Agent in Charge David Walker announce that the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office has been presented with a Child Protection Award…
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, And The Federal Bureau Of Investigation Present Child Protection Award To The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge John Condon, and FBI Special Agent in Charge David Walker announce that the Brevard County…
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…
U.S. Attorney’s Office For The Eastern District Of Tennessee Announces $564,767 In Department Of Justice Grant Funding To The Knoxville Police Department To Support The Protection Of Children
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — United States Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III of the Eastern District of Tennessee announced today $564,767 in Department of Justice grant funding to support the Knoxville Police Department, Internet…
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…
22-Year-Old Man Charged for Assaulting a Customs and Border Protection Helicopter Pilot
TUCSON, Ariz. –On October 13, 2022, United States Border Patrol (USBP) agents arrested Hugo Alexander Garcia-Sales, 22, of Guatemala, for Assault on a Federal Officer With a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon and…
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…
The Dickey Foundation Awards Grant to Apple Valley Fire Protection District
Grant will provide new air cushion and vehicle stabilization kits Dallas, TX (-) On Monday, February 21 at 11:30 a.m. at Apple Valley Fire Protection District Station 331 (22400 Headquarters Dr., Apple…
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…
Anchorage Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Pay $4,000 Fine for Violating Marine Mammal Protection Act
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man pleaded guilty to two counts of illegally trafficking in walrus ivory in U.S. District Court and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine and sentenced to two years…
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…
Former Customs and Border Protection officer sentenced for role in sham marriage immigration scheme
Seattle – A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle for immigration fraud, announced U.S. attorney Nick Brown. Burien resident Katherine De…
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.…
The Children Hid in a Closet: Newburgh Man Gets Nine Years in Prison for Violating Protection Order
NEWBURGH, NY – A Newburgh man has been sentenced to nine years in prison with five years of supervised release after he was convicted for terrorizing his former lover and her family…