Charles Lacona Jr. Sentenced for Defrauding PPP Program
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Charles Lacona Jr., 67, of Colorado Springs, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and laundering the funds.…
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Christopher and Erin Mazzei Sentenced for $1.3M PPP Loan Fraud
Christopher A. Mazzei, 46, and Erin V. Mazzei, 43, of Arroyo Grande, California, were sentenced for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), receiving sentences of 36 and 27 months in…
Robert Baines Sentenced for Fraudulent $41K PPP Loan Scheme
Robert Baines, 44, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining $41,484 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. District Judge John A. Ross also ordered Baines…
Richard Hebert Jr. Sentenced to 84 Months for PPP Fraud
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 Charged in $700,000 PPP Loan Fraud Scheme
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 Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent PPP Loan Scheme
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…
Puerto Rico Residents Charged with PPP Loan Fraud Scheme
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,…
Roger Trent Melchor Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
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.…
Jason Toland Sentenced for Fraudulent COVID-19 Relief Claims
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.…
Lazaro Verdecia Hernandez and Yadier Rodriguez Arteaga Convicted of $14.5M PPP Loan Fraud
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…
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