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Department of Justice
Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Five Individuals for Alleged Covid-Relief Fraud
The defendants allegedly obtained millions of dollars in Covid-relief loans and other benefits.
Department of Justice
Five People Indicted in Rockford for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1 Million in Federal Benefits
The defendants allegedly schemed to fraudulently obtain Covid-relief benefits.
Department of Justice
Two Illinois Businessmen Charged in $7.8 Million Covid-Relief Fraud
SHARHABEEL SHREITEH, an accountant in Palos Hills, Ill., and TRACY MITCHELL, the owner of a business in Joliet, Ill., allegedly engaged in fraud related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Department of Justice
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 19 Central Illinois United States Postal Service Workers for Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A federal grand jury has returned indictments against 19 United States Postal Service employees and former employees, charging them with fraud related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Department of Justice
Owner of Area Restaurant Sentenced to the Bureau of Prisons and Ordered to Pay Restitution for Crimes Related to COVID-Relief Funds
PEORIA, Ill. – A Saint Augustine, Illinois man, Michael Lewis Patch, 66, of the 100 block of West Third Street, has been sentenced to 90 days in the Bureau of Prisons, five years of Supervised Release, and to pay more than $64,000 in restitution.
Department of Justice
Chicago Man Convicted of $2.7 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
In 2020, QUAMDEEN AMUWO, 41, participated in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.