Nigerian Pastor Edward Abiodun Oluwasanmi has been arrested by the FBI for conspiring with Oba Joseph Oloyede, an Osun monarch, to defraud the U.S. government out of $4.2 million in …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Joe Lewis Jefferson, 50, of Nashville, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in defrauding the emergency rental assistance program created to support …
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A former Huntsville family practice doctor, Francene Aretha Gayle, and her wife, Schara Monique Davis, were sentenced Wednesday for their roles in drug crimes, healthcare fraud, …
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Lawrence Man Charged for COVID-19 Relief Fraud and Social Security Theft
A Lawrence man, Randolph Dominguez, 57, has been charged with wire fraud and theft of government money by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. According to prosecutors, …
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Matthew Dispensa, 58, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for stealing $342,650 in COVID-19 relief funds through fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) …
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WHEATLAND, Calif. (U.S. Attorney’s Office) — Jason Toland, 44, of Wheatland, has been sentenced to two years and 11 months in prison for attempting to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds. …
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Fort Lauderdale, FL — Conrad Brandon Bernard, 24, has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and identity theft for his role in a scheme that fraudulently obtained over $1 million in …
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Former Bay Area Restaurateur David Leung Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Loan Fraud
By Susana Guerrero, Food Reporter David Tai Leung, a former owner of multiple Bay Area Japanese buffets, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for misusing over $3 …
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Rhode Island Mortgage Broker Joseph Giuttari Admits to $1.5M Investor Fraud
Joseph Giuttari, a Rhode Island mortgage broker and owner of Hybrid Capital Group, LLC; THE FENS CO., LLC; and Realty Funding Advisors, LLC, pleaded guilty today to defrauding investors of …
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced that Steven Andiloro, 53, of Mooresville, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and wire fraud. Andiloro admitted to …