Paycheck Protection Program

Richard Hebert Jr., 57, of Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for making false statements to a bank as part of a fraudulent scheme to obtain funds …

Yasir G. Hamed, a 59-year-old accountant from Woodbridge, Connecticut, has been charged with defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $700,000. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District …

RALEIGH, NC – Earl Lamont Taylor, a 52-year-old business owner from Raleigh, has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent scheme that secured nearly …

An indictment unsealed Thursday charges Nathan Reis, 45, and Stephanie Hockridge, 41, with orchestrating a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The two, …

INDIAN TRAIL, NC (U.S. Attorney’s Office) — Roger Trent Melchor, 56, of Indian Trail, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining $32,000 in COVID-19 disaster relief loans. …

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. …

Miami, FL — Lazaro Verdecia Hernandez, 37, and Yadier Rodriguez Arteaga, 41, both from Miami, Florida, were convicted by a federal jury on November 8 for their roles in a …

Irfan Gill, a Portage man involved in an international telemarketing scam, has been sentenced to eight years in prison following his convictions for mail fraud and money laundering. Gill was …