Search
Showing 31 - 40 of 706 results
False Claims Act Lawsuits Filed Against Three Individuals for Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Relief Funds
As alleged in each of the complaints, the defendants either misrepresented the annual income and payroll costs of their businesses or misrepresented that they operated any business at all.
Florida Woman Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic-Related Fraud
ATLANTA - Calah Williams has been sentenced for stealing Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”), Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and unemployment insurance (“UI”) benefits made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Springfield Business Owner Sentenced for $14 Million Fraud Scheme
A Springfield, Mo., business owner was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a nearly $14 million wire fraud conspiracy that utilized his businesses, as well as fake businesses, to fraudulently receive loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Suburban Chicago Businessman Charged With Covid-Relief Fraud
FRANCESCO DISTEFANO and a co-defendant allegedly used fraud proceeds to purchase a Lamborghini Huracan, Maserati Ghibli, and Porsche 911.
Richmond County woman sentenced to federal prison for defrauding pandemic relief program
A Richmond County woman has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for defrauding a COVID-19 small business relief program.
Lawrence Man Charged with COVID Relief and Social Security Fraud
BOSTON – A Lawrence man was charged today in federal court in Boston with scheming to fraudulently obtain and misuse COVID-19 relief funds and stealing Social Security benefits.
Operator of Sober Homes Pleads Guilty to Fraud Schemes Involving Sober Home Client, Mortgage Fraud and Mass Save Program and COVID-19 Business Loans
BOSTON – The operator of numerous sober homes in Massachusetts, who also operated insulation companies receiving funds through the Mass Save Program, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his involvement in four different fraud schemes involving sober homes in the Greater Boston area, the Mass Save Program, mortgage lenders and a federal loan program that assisted businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19: Data Sharing Project Finds Billions Paid to Same Likely Fraudsters Under Both the Unemployment Insurance and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Programs
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this inspection report to determine whether data sharing between the Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) could mitigate the risk of fraudulent unemployment insurance benefit payments and SBA disaster program disbursements. In 2020, soon after Congress expanded the Unemployment Insurance and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Programs in response to the adverse economic effects caused by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor OIG and SBA OIG respectively began reporting...