COVID-19 fraud

Kameka Bausley, 43, of Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced today to 32 months in federal prison for defrauding a COVID-19 small business relief program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern …

Yasir G. Hamed, a 59-year-old accountant from Woodbridge, Connecticut, has been charged with defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $700,000. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District …

Ashley Nicole Cross, 42, a behavioral health services provider from Charlotte, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 135 months in prison for a series of criminal activities, including Medicaid fraud, …

SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal grand jury has indicted Taylor Jashaun Kendall, 26, of Spokane, and Michael Tyriq Allen, 26, of Gainesville, Georgia, on 12 counts of fraud related to …

INDIAN TRAIL, NC (U.S. Attorney’s Office) — Roger Trent Melchor, 56, of Indian Trail, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining $32,000 in COVID-19 disaster relief loans. …

FRESNO, CA – Henry Ellard Jr., 39, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to fraudulently obtaining $144,000 in COVID-19 relief funds from the Small Business Administration (SBA), the U.S. Attorney’s Office …

Yoel Weiss, 42, of Scranton, has been indicted on 41 federal charges, including wire fraud, false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA), identity theft, unlawful monetary transactions, and witness …

A Nigerian man, Yomi Jones Olayeye, also known as “Sabbie,” has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the U.S. government of at least $10 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits. Olayeye was …