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…
Maple Grove Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $9.6 Million Scheme to Defraud the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program
MINNEAPOLIS – A Maple Grove man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for fraudulently applying for $9,619,046.46 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Kicks Off National Consumer Protection Week
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is joining an array of government, non-profit and private organizations to raise public awareness about widespread and…
Two Men Sentenced For Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that David Kurbanov of Wyoming, Michigan, and James Williams of Dacula, Georgia, were sentenced to 36 months’ and…
Former Monmouth County Residents Charged with $3.3 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – Two former residents of Monmouth County, New Jersey, now residing in Frisco, Texas, were arrested today for their roles in fraudulently obtaining over $3 million in federal Paycheck Protection…
United States Attorney Breon Peace Announces Formation of Consumer Protection Team in the Office’s Civil Division
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today the creation of a Consumer Protection Team in the Office’s Civil Division. The Consumer Protection Team, comprised of…
CEO Of Payment Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Arrested In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), Amaleka…
Newark woman pleads guilty to paycheck protection program fraud
NEWARK, DE – A Newark, Delaware woman is heading to prison after admitting her guilt in defrauding the U.S. Government through the pandemic paycheck protection program. Meant to help small businesses pay…
Lackawanna Man Pleads Guilty for Breaking into Home, Assaulting Victim in Violation of Order of Protection
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 41-year-old Raymond P. Acker of Lackawanna pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges to one count of Burglary…
Toms River Awarded $200,000 recycling grant from Department of Environmental Protection
Toms River, NJ – Toms River is among several Ocean County towns that received large funding amounts under a program to enhance recycling services in the community by the New Jersey Department…
Former Deputy Sheriff Charged with Making False Statement While Seeking Paycheck Protection Program Benefits
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA— U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TIANNA HART, age 32, of LaPlace was charged with making a false statement via a bill of information filed on February 15,…
Northern Virginia Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Zen Solutions Inc., located in Arlington, Virginia, has agreed to pay approximately $31,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Paycheck Protection Program Money Laundering Scheme
A Virginia man who laundered over $900,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds pled guilty on February 8, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Benjamin Sakyi, age 31, from Dumfries, Virginia,…
ST. THOMAS BUSINESS OWNER SENTENCED ON PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (“PPP”) WIRE FRAUD CONVICTION
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Atlantic County Company and its Owner Admit Taking Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
NEWARK, N.J. – An Atlantic County, New Jersey, construction company and one of its owners entered into a settlement agreement with the United States in which they admitted violating the False Claims…
Multi-millionaire pandemic profiteer Anthony Fauci’s Swank San Francisco Trattoria Received A $112,000 COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Loan
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – When President Joe Biden’s top doctor, Dr. Anthony Fauci picked a fight with Kansas Senator Roger Marshall he didn’t realize that in just a few days, his personal…
De Pere Man Indicted for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on February 1, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Chad M. Schampers (age: 38) of…
22 people charged in connection with a multi-million dollar Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme
ATLANTA – Twenty-two individuals, residing across the United States, have been charged with wire fraud conspiracy and other related charges in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $3,899,377 in Paycheck…
St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to $841,000 COVID-Relief Scheme to Defraud the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft in connection to a more than $840,000 covid-relief fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles…
Somerset County Woman Charged with $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman was charged for her role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans…
Smyrna Man Charged In Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
NASHVILLE – A Smyrna, Tennessee man was charged today with money laundering in relation to a fraudulent scheme in which he obtained a small business loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP),…