disaster relief fraud

Three individuals have been charged with fraudulently seeking federal disaster relief funds by falsely claiming their properties were damaged by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for …

Newton Ofioritse Jemide, a 47-year-old Nigerian national extradited from France, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal disaster and government …