SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three individuals have been arrested in connection with a COVID-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme targeting the California Employment Development Department (EDD). The arrests, coordinated by multiple law …
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CALIFORNIA – Former Amtrak service attendant Lizette Berrios Lathon, 48, of Moreno Valley, has been sentenced to 25 months in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded nearly $1 …
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HOUSTON, TX — A Houston man is facing 18 federal charges after allegedly running illegal trucking operations under fake names, defrauding COVID relief programs, and defying federal safety shutdowns. According …
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SCHENECTADY — Frederick Hollingshed, a 58-year-old resident of Schenectady, was convicted this week in connection with a COVID-related fraud case, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office. Hollingshed was …
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JACKSON, Miss. (VDN) — Mississippi State Auditor Shad White announced the arrest of Benjamin Coleman on Wednesday in connection with an ongoing investigation into unemployment fraud, dubbed Operation Payback. Coleman …
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Schenectady, N.Y. — A Schenectady businessman already serving federal prison time for his role in a mafia-linked cocaine trafficking operation was sentenced Friday in a separate fraud case alongside his …
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Fort Myers, FL – A Fort Myers couple has been sentenced to federal prison for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme targeting COVID-19 relief programs, stealing more than $3.4 million, according …
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Robert Maxwell Pleads Guilty to $12.5 Million COVID Fraud Scheme
A California man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting he defrauded investors out of $12.5 million through a series of COVID-era scams, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern …
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Jeannetta Blackmon Sentenced to 30 Months for Defrauding COVID Relief Funds
Charlotte, NC — Jeannetta Blackmon, also known as Jeannetta Regan, 50, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.5 million in Paycheck Protection …
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Darmani Hawkins, a 21-year-old from Aurora, Ohio, was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in wire and mail fraud, bank fraud, and mail theft schemes. These crimes, …
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