In June 2025, U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne announced criminal charges against 37 defendants, including 41-year-old Jacquez Dion Tullis of Tamarac, Florida, in a wide-ranging scheme to unlawfully distribute controlled …
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(FOX 2) — A federal jury has convicted Southfield-based physician Dr. Reginald Eburuche of bank fraud after he illegally obtained a $1.7 million loan under the federal Paycheck Protection Program …
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SPARTA TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Sparta Township couple has been sentenced to one year in federal prison after being found guilty of fraudulently obtaining nearly $800,000 in federal pandemic relief …
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Sarkis Sarkisyan, Others Charged in $25M COVID Relief Fraud Case
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 …
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DETROIT, MICH. — A Metro Detroit business owner has been federally indicted on charges of fraud, identity theft, and money laundering in connection with COVID-19 relief programs, according to an …
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A 46-year-old El Paso woman, Araceli Benitez, has been arrested and charged with multiple federal fraud offenses related to an alleged scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a …
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Ex-Detective Ramirez Ivy Sentenced to 18 Months for SBA Loan Fraud
A former police detective from Columbus, Ramirez Ivy, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Thursday for fraudulently obtaining a $200,000 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) from the Small Business …
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Stavros Papantoniadis Pleads Guilty to SBA Loan Fraud and Forced Labor
Stavros Papantoniadis, 49, the owner and operator of Stash’s Pizza, a chain of pizzerias in the greater Boston area, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to submitting false information to the U.S. …
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that Stephen L. Gurba, 68, of Belleair, faces charges of wire fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, …