Government scam

In a March welfare fraud investigation, the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office arrested nearly a dozen residents accused of fraudulently obtaining public assistance benefits. Sheriff Timothy Thompson reported that investigators worked …

An arrest has been made in connection with a criminal investigation by HMRC into a controversial £25 million Covid PPE contract awarded during the pandemic. The company at the center …

A Mississippi couple has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison for leading a multimillion-dollar Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern …

A federal grand jury has indicted a Virginia man, Omini Tete Riman, on charges of obstructing the IRS and willfully failing to file tax returns, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. …

Two more defendants involved in a scheme to defraud the United States by filing false claims for pandemic unemployment benefits have been sentenced, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western …

A 72-year-old business owner was sentenced to two years in federal prison for failing to pay over $1 million in employment taxes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District …

A 56-year-old Fox Island man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to a years-long scheme to defraud a former client of more than $920,000, the …

A Georgia man was arrested Tuesday on federal charges alleging he fraudulently redirected two companies’ IRS refund checks, including one for more than $32 million, to himself, the U.S. Attorney’s …

S.B. Ahmed Basha, a prominent YSRCP leader and younger brother of former Deputy Chief Minister S.B. Amzath Basha, was arrested by Kadapa police on Sunday. He was detained at Mumbai …

In a significant development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested B K Nagarajappa, the former general manager of the Karnataka Bhovi Development Corporation (KBDC), in connection with an ongoing investigation …