pandemic fraud

BOSTON — Helcio Sperandio, 52, owner of Aquarelle Painting & Services in Chelsea, has been arrested and charged in a five-year scheme to evade over $2.3 million in federal taxes …

EDINA, Minn. — A 49-year-old man from Edina, Mark Erjavec, is facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding COVID-19 relief programs out of nearly $975,000 intended to support small businesses during …

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania inmate is facing federal charges after allegedly orchestrating a pandemic-related unemployment fraud scheme worth over $200,000 — all from behind bars. Authorities say Alexander Daravina, 33 …

VISALIA — Joey Wayne Mackey, CEO of a Visalia-based construction company, was arrested Friday on a federal complaint alleging he fraudulently obtained more than $4 million in COVID-19 relief funds …

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 …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City woman was arrested following a federal indictment for fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief funds, officials announced. Tiffanie Foster, 48, is charged with two counts …

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Three women from the Phoenix Valley have been sentenced for their roles in a COVID-19 unemployment fraud scheme that involved filing fake benefit claims using stolen identities, …

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 …

LOS ANGELES — Multiple residents of the San Fernando Valley and Glendale are among more than a dozen defendants federally charged with defrauding over $25 million in COVID-19 relief funds …

MASON CITY, Iowa — Yovany Ciero, a 48-year-old Cuban immigrant and former army sergeant, has been convicted in federal court for his leading role in a multi-million-dollar COVID-19 loan fraud …