COVID-19 relief fraud

BALTIMORE — Lakeisha Parker, 33, was sentenced to three years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, including six months of home detention, and ordered to pay …

Ottawa, Illinois — One of six people accused of filing false government aid claims during the COVID-19 pandemic has pleaded guilty in La Salle County Circuit Court. Amanda K. Rogers, …

Boston community activist Monica Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty Monday to 18 counts related to a scheme involving the misuse of donations to her nonprofit, Violence in Boston. Federal prosecutors revealed that …

BRISTOL, Conn. – A 31-year-old Bristol man, Terry Collins, was sentenced Tuesday to six years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and defrauding the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during …

DETROIT, MI — Marc Andrew Martin, 46, of Detroit, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving COVID-19 relief …

NEW JERSEY – Morton Chirnomas, a 62-year-old attorney from Clifton, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $300,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. The sentencing …

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Four residents of Broward County have been arrested for their alleged roles in a coordinated scheme to defraud federal COVID-19 relief programs out of hundreds of …

DETROIT, MICH. — A Metro Detroit business owner has been federally indicted on charges of fraud, identity theft, and money laundering in connection with COVID-19 relief programs, according to an …

MACON, Ga. — Jessica Crawford, a 34-year-old tax preparer from Athens, Georgia, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for orchestrating a $3.5 million tax fraud scheme involving …

Two men from California have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a complex money laundering conspiracy that defrauded a Bergen County resident and misused funds from the …