COVID-19 relief fraud

HONOLULU — A federal grand jury has indicted Justin Likout on allegations of stealing more than $450,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Likout faces 24 federal counts, including bank and wire …

ATLANTA — Tracy Denise Jones, 61, a senior vice president at the Atlanta Housing Authority, has been charged with fraud for allegedly collecting housing assistance payments, pandemic relief funds, and …

A Worcester man is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he used stolen identities — including the name of a deceased individual — to fraudulently obtain more than $137,000 in …

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 …