COVID-19 fraud

David Godin, 34, a Miami man, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a $2.3 million scheme to defraud state unemployment insurance programs during …

LOS ANGELES – Five individuals, including a California Highway Patrol dispatcher, have been taken into federal custody for allegedly defrauding the government of more than $3.3 million in COVID-19 unemployment …

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Three brothers from Georgia, who operated multiple restaurants in the Charleston area, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme related to …

Jerry Baptiste, 47, of Miami, was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to steal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds during …

A Mid-City Los Angeles woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $2 million in COVID-19 relief loans and attempting to claim nearly …

On February 18, 2025, Nathaniel Hopkins Jr., 48, of Louisiana, was sentenced to three years of probation for theft of government funds after pleading guilty to fraudulently receiving Social Security …

Ethel Cain, a Mound Bayou woman, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to submitting fraudulent COVID-19 grant applications to the Mississippi Back to Business Grant Program. Cain was convicted on …

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced on Friday that Brian H. Sperber, 48, of Plantation, Florida, has been sentenced to two years and two months …

Columbia, SC — A five-year investigation into a widespread scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 unemployment benefits has led to guilty pleas from 29 of 31 defendants, the U.S. Attorney’s Office …

Tracey Dotson, 49, of Detroit, was sentenced on Wednesday to over four years in federal prison for his involvement in a large-scale unemployment insurance fraud scheme. Dotson was also ordered …