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Date issued	Title
June 1, 2023	Eight Arrested in Multi-Million Dollar Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme
June 1, 2023	Physician Sentenced for Stealing Approximately $250K from COVID-19 Relief Programs \| OPA \| Department of Justice
June 1, 2023	Former KC Bank Manager Indicted for Facilitating Covid Fraud Scheme, Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme
June 1, 2023	Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge in Connection with Scheme to Obtain More Than $550,000 In Fraudulent COVID-19 Cares Act Loans
May 31, 2023	Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $360,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funding
May 25, 2023	Small Business Administration Employee Sentenced in Covid Relief Fraud
May 25, 2023	Willoughby Hills Man Sentenced for His Part in $7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme Fraud
May 24, 2023	Tax Preparer and Client Charged With $13 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
May 16, 2023	North Las Vegas Resident Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Relief Fraud
May 15, 2023	Spokane Resident Sentenced to 6 Months for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
May 10, 2023	Former IRS Revenue Officer, Along With Five Others, Charged In Alleged Multi-Million Dollar COVID-Fraud Scheme
May 4, 2023	Buffalo Man Going To Prison For COVID Relief Fraud
May 4, 2023	Defense Contractor and Chief Executive Officer Resolve False Claims Act and FIRREA Allegations for Misusing Pandemic-Relief Funds
May 3, 2023	Tallahassee Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Money Laundering Conspiracy, And Making False Statements Relating To COVID-19 Relief Programs
April 28, 2023	Houston Man sent to Prison for $3M PPP Loan Fraud Scheme
April 20, 2023	Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat COVID-19 Health Care Fraud
April 14, 2023	Two South Florida Residents Indicted for Stealing Millions in COVID-19 Relief Funds
April 14, 2023	Brothers Charged for Stealing Millions of Dollars in COVID-19 Relief Funds
April 13, 2023	Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud
April 12, 2023	South Florida Resident Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
April 5, 2023	Former City of Miami Police Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
April 3, 2023	Morris County Company Settles Matter Alleging it Received Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
March 30, 2023	Georgia man convicted of fraud in seeking millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funding
March 29, 2023	United States Inspector Generals Commit To Fight Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Federal Funds in the Virgin Islands
March 29, 2023	Former State Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
March 23, 2023	Broward County Man Sentenced to 108 Months’ Imprisonment for Ponzi Scheme & COVID-19 Fraud
March 23, 2023	CEO Of Paycheck Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Pleads Guilty In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications
March 21, 2023	Former Florida State Representative Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And Making False Statements In Connection With Covid-19 Relief Fraud
March 21, 2023	Florida Resorts Agree to Pay $325,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to False Certifications on a Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application
March 20, 2023	Stakeholders of the China Super Buffett in Mobile sentenced and forfeit over $1.5 Million in Assets for Harboring Aliens
March 14, 2023	Former South Florida Regional Bank Manager Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
March 13, 2023	Michigan Nonprofit Organizations Agree to Pay $225,887 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program Loans
March 10, 2023	Charleston County Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Small Business Association
March 9, 2023	Federal Grand Jury Indicts Urbana, Illinois, Women for Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds
March 6, 2023	Ashburn Woman Convicted of $2.5 Million Pandemic Fraud
March 3, 2023	Couple Sentenced For Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, And Major Fraud Against The United States
March 3, 2023	St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 5+ Years for $777,000 Pandemic Fraud
February 28, 2023	Co-Leader of COVID-19 Loan Fraud Ring Extradited from Montenegro to Begin Serving Prison Sentence
February 27, 2023	Man Sentenced to Four Years for Committing COVID-19 Relief Fraud While on Home Confinement for Similar Financial Crimes
February 24, 2023	Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty To Committing COVID Relief Fraud While On Federal Probation
February 21, 2023	Broken Arrow Man Pleads Guilty After Illegally Applying For and Receiving a $20,665 Paycheck Protection Program Loan
February 17, 2023	Irvine Man Sentenced to 4½ Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $5 Million in COVID Loans He Spent on Sports Cars
February 17, 2023	Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty To A Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy To Obtain Over $1 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Loans And Unemployment Insurance Benefits
February 16, 2023	Former Oregon Dentist Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Millions in COVID-Relief Funds and Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances
February 10, 2023	Federal Grand Jury Indicts Champaign, Illinois, Woman for Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds
February 10, 2023	Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
February 10, 2023	Arkansas, Washington Business Owners Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud COVID-19 Relief Programs
February 9, 2023	Houston-Area Man Convicted for Role in $35M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
February 8, 2023	Man Convicted for Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Fraud
February 8, 2023	Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty of Procuring U.S. Citizenship Illegally During Execution of Multi-Million Dollar Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
February 7, 2023	Kingdom City Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $673,000 CARES Act Fraud
February 4, 2023	Former Yarmouth Resident Sentenced for Identity Theft and SBA Loan Fraud Charges
February 1, 2023	Three California Companies Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loans
January 31, 2023	North-Central Florida Blimp Company Executive Sentenced To Over Five Years In Federal Prison For COVID-19 Relief Fraud
January 30, 2023	Coronavirus Fraud Task Force Getting Results
January 27, 2023	New York Woman Sentenced for $9.2 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud
January 23, 2023	Atlanta promoter and entrepreneur indicted for Paycheck Protection Program fraud
January 19, 2023	Owner of Two Northeast Ohio Businesses Sentenced to Prison for PPP Loan Fraud
January 19, 2023	Eleven sentenced in connection with a $3 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme
January 19, 2023	Augusta man admits to COVID-19 scheme that netted more than $4 million in loans and grants
January 18, 2023	Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Fraud in Securing Millions of Dollars in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
January 17, 2023	Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud
January 17, 2023	Physician Convicted for Misappropriating Approximately $250,000 from COVID-19 Relief Programs
January 9, 2023	Fort Stewart soldier sentenced to prison for prolific fraud scheme targeting COVID-19 relief programs, student loans
January 9, 2023	California Agricultural Companies and Their Owner Agree to Pay $600,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improperly Inflated Paycheck Protection Program Loans
January 5, 2023	Acton Man Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Identities to Obtain COVID Relief Funds
December 22, 2022	COVID-19 Strike Force Announces Indictment of Former Wenatchee Man, Who Is Now At-Large in the Bay Area
December 19, 2022	Former Portland Area Non-Profit Director Pleads Guilty to Stealing Covid Relief Funds
December 15, 2022	Four Individuals Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Government Contracts Intended For Disadvantaged Small Business Owners
December13, 2022	Monroe Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Connection with CARES Act Fraud Scheme
December 12, 2022	Sacramento Man Sentenced to More than 3 Years in Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Embezzlement, and Unemployment Benefit Fraud
December 12, 2022	Two Sentenced To Federal Prison In Separate Cases For Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funding
December 9, 2022	Former Government Official Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Defraud Government Program For Disadvantaged Small Business Owners
December 8, 2022	Gang member, purported rapper sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 relief fraud
December 7, 2022	Florida State Representative Indicted For Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And Making False Statements
December 6, 2022	Former Assistant Atlanta City Attorney and Police Officer Charged in $7 Million PPP Fraud Scheme
December 2, 2022	Former Government Official Charged In Conspiracy To Defraud Government Program For Disadvantaged Small Business Owners
December 1, 2022	Los Angeles Man Found Guilty of Stealing More Than $150,000 and Attempting to Steal Nearly $1.9 Million More in COVID Business Loans
December 1, 2022	U.S. Attorney’s Strike Force Secures Three More Felony Convictions for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
November 30, 2022	Portland Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Attempting to Defraud Covid Relief Programs While on Supervised Release
November 30, 2022	Seventeen New York City And State Public Employees Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Relief Loans
November 28, 2022	Liberty County Man and Woman Behind My Buddy Loans Sentenced for Fraud Related to COVID Relief
November 28, 2022	Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to a Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy to Obtain Over $750,000 in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
November 18, 2022	Fugitive Couple Extradited to the United States from Montenegro to Begin Prison Sentences for $20 Million Fraud
November 18, 2022	Former San Fernando Valley Couple Extradited to the United States from Montenegro to Begin Prison Sentences for $20 Million Fraud Scheme
November 14, 2022	Riverside County Man Sentenced to 8½ Years in Prison for Stealing Over $6.6 Million in COVID-19 Loans Intended for Small Businesses
November 10, 2022	Waxahachie Woman Charged in $1.2 Million Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Fraud
November 9, 2022	Indian National Charged in $8 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
November 9, 2022	Grand Jury Returns Indictments
November 4, 2022	Littleton Man Charged with Covid Fraud
October 25, 2022	Eight more defendants charged in COVID-19 relief fraud schemes
October 20, 2022	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Disaster Assistance Working Group Joint Review: Management Challenges of Federal Agencies in Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disasters
October 20, 2022	Seven Chicago-Area Residents Charged With $16 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
October 19, 2022	U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit Announces Launch of Idaho COVID-19 Fraud Task Force
October 18, 2022	U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19
October 18, 2022	Justice Department Announces New Charges, Convictions, and Sentencings in Ongoing Initiative Targeting Pandemic Relief Fraud
October 4, 2022	Five Current or Former IRS Employees Charged with Defrauding Federal COVID-19 Relief Programs
October 3, 2022	Baker Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Making False Statements in Connection with CARES Act COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance
September 26, 2022	Irvine Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Obtaining More Than $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Sham Businesses
September 26, 2022	Nigerian state official sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing U.S. disaster aid and taxpayer refunds
September 23, 2022	South Carolina man convicted of COVID-19 Relief fraud in first Atlanta PPP trial
September 22, 2022	Parkville Man Sentenced for $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations
September 22, 2022	First-Ever Paycheck Protection Program False Claims Act Whistleblower Case in Which the United States Intervened Against the Borrower Settles
September 21, 2022	Moses Lake Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
September 20, 2022	D.C. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Attempting to Steal More than $31 Million in COVID-19 Funds
September 15, 2022	South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office to Lead COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Team Against Pandemic Relief Fraud
September 15, 2022	Jefferson City Man Indicted in $27.1 Million Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme
September 14, 2022	Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams
September 9, 2022	U.S. Attorney’s Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force Announces Indictment of Two West Richland Residents
September 2, 2022	District Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs Relief Programs and the Archdiocese of Washington
August 30, 2022	Telfair County woman sentenced to federal prison for scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funding
August 30, 2022	Five additional defendants charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding
August 19, 2022	North Las Vegas Felon Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Possession Of Ammunition And COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
August 16, 2022	Spokane Man Sentenced to Probation for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
August 16, 2022	Stamford Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $4 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
August 12, 2022	Savannah rapper admits COVID-19 relief fraud, drug possession
August 10, 2022	Three Chicago-Area Residents Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
August 9, 2022	Three Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
August 4, 2022	Las Vegas Felon Sentenced To Prison For Unlawful Possession Of A Stolen Firearm And COVID Relief Fraud
August 4, 2022	Former Long-Term Employee of Miami-Dade Police Department Convicted of Covid-19 Relief Fraud Sentenced to Prison Time
August 2, 2022	Riverside County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining $6.6 Million in COVID-Relief Business Loans
July 29, 2022	U.S. Attorney’s Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force Announces Three More Indictments
July 28, 2022	Springfield, Illinois Man Sentenced to 5 months’ Imprisonment and 3 months Home Confinement for COVID-19 Related Wire Fraud
July 26, 2022	Second Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
July 25, 2022	Brockton Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1.5 Million in COVID-Relief Funds
July 22, 2022	Three Fugitives Arrested in Massive Multistate Fraud Scheme
July 22, 2022	Yakima Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $59,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
July 19, 2022	California Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for $27 Million PPP Fraud Scheme
July 15, 2022	Fort Stewart soldier admits guilt in prolific fraud scheme targeting COVID-19 relief programs, student loans
July 15, 2022	Tarzana Accountant Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge for Helping Client Fraudulently Obtain $1.2 Million COVID-Related Business Loan
July 15, 2022	Coweta Man who Fraudulently Obtained Almost $200,000 in Loans from the Small Business Administration Pleads Guilty
July 14, 2022	Owner of tax preparation business indicted for defrauding pandemic relief funding program
July 14, 2022	Georgia woman indicted for COVID-19 scheme that fraudulently netted more than $2 million
July 11, 2022	U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19
July 8, 2022	Member of $3M COVID-19 Loan Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced
July 5, 2022	U.S. Attorney Announces Two Additional Indictments as Part of COVID-19 Relief Fraud Strike Force
July 5, 2022	Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for $1.9 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
June 30, 2022	Construction Company Owner Convicted of Fraud in Securing More Than $240 Million in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
June 30, 2022	Star Woman Sentenced to 14 Months for Making False Statements to Obtain $11 Million in Government Contracts Designated for Service-Disabled Veteran Businesses
June 29, 2022	Moriarty man found guilty in fraud scheme
June 23, 2022	Georgia man charged with fraud in seeking millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funding
June 22, 2022	Eight Charged in $7 Million Loan Fraud Scheme
June 22, 2022	Feds Charge 19 Defendants with Pandemic Fraud of over $24 Million
June 17, 2022	Couple who Fraudulently Obtained Almost $743,000 in Paycheck Protection Program Loan Scheme Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
June 16, 2022	St. Paul Man Sentenced to Prison for $841,000 COVID-Relief Scheme to Defraud the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program
June 13, 2022	Five people face federal charges for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding
June 9, 2022	Man Convicted for $4.1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud
June 9, 2022	Woman Sentenced for Leading a Paycheck Protection Program Loan Scheme
June 8, 2022	Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Committing COVID Relief Fraud While On Pretrial Release
June 6, 2022	Grand Jury Charges Memphis Woman Who Allegedly Bought Maserati Luxury Automobile and Other Personal Items with Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Loans
June 3, 2022	Orange County Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges for Obtaining More Than $5 Million in COVID Loans for Sham Companies
June 2, 2022	Los Angeles Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
May 31, 2022	Sixth Defendant in $3 Million COVID-19 Fraud Ring Pleads Guilty
May 27, 2022	Richmond Man Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
May 26, 2022	California Couple Charged with Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program
May 26, 2022	Bank CEO Convicted For Taking Bribes In Connection With Loans Guaranteed By The Small Business Administration
May 24, 2022	Yakima Woman Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud as part of U.S. Attorney’s COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
May 23, 2022	Owasso Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
May 23, 2022	Former Mont Vernon Attorney Sentenced to 48 Months for Engaging in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
May 20, 2022	Former Seattle resident indicted for bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from Paycheck Protection Program
May 19, 2022	Mastermind of $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme sentenced to fifteen years
May 18, 2022	Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
May 12, 2022	Weatherby Lake Man Sentenced for Fraud Scheme
May 11, 2022	Georgia Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Yakima Non-Profit
May 9, 2022	Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Embezzlement, and Unemployment Fraud
May 9, 2022	Orange County Man Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $1.5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans
May 9, 2022	Two Men Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
May 6, 2022	Two Florida Men Sentenced to Ten and Six and a Half Years in Prison for Roles in Massive COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
May 4, 2022	U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19
May 3, 2022	Nigerian citizen pleads guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraud on Washington and 17 other states
April 21, 2022	Chinese National Sentenced To 52 Months For $20 Million Covid-19 Pandemic Loan Fraud Scheme
April 19, 2022	Four more defendants charged in COVID-19 fraud schemes
April 19, 2022	Former Small Business Administration Employee Imprisoned For Identity Theft
April 15, 2022	California Man Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fraud
April 15, 2022	Riverside County Man Found Guilty of Fraud for Misusing COVID-Relief Business Loan on Personal Expenses, Including Luxury Cars
April 13, 2022	Star Woman Pleads Guilty to False Statement in Case Involving More Than $11 Million in Government Contracts
April 12, 2022	Judge sentences St. Louis man to more than 10 years in federal prison for bank fraud in conjunction with the Payment Protection Program (PPP)
April 12, 2022	Temple Terrace Woman Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Bank Fraud Involving COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program
April 8, 2022	D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Steal More than $31 Million in COVID-19 Funds
April 7, 2022	Woman Sentenced to Over Five Years for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
April 6, 2022	Fifth Defendant Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Over $30 Million In Covid-Relief Loans
March 31, 2022	Fort Drum Contractors Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Pay More Than $750,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
March 31, 2022	Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Submitting Fraudulent EIDL and PPP Applications in $865k Wire Fraud Scheme
March 30, 2022	Nigerian “Prince” Sentenced for Federal Fraud Violations
March 29, 2022	Man Convicted for $27 Million PPP Fraud Scheme
March 25, 2022	HPM Corporation and Owners Accept Responsibility, Agree to Pay Nearly $3 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraudulent Covid-19 Relief Loan
March 18, 2022	Two Downtown Los Angeles Residents Arrested on Complaint Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $300,000 in COVID-Relief Loans
March 17, 2022	U.S. Attorney Announces New COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
March 17, 2022	Business Owner Sentenced to Prison, Ordered to Pay Restitution, for CARES Act PPP Fraud
March 10, 2022	Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Committing COVID Relief Fraud While On Pretrial Release
March 7, 2022	Georgia Man Who Used COVID Relief Funds To Buy Pokemon Card Sentenced To Prison
March 2, 2022	District Man Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs and the Archdiocese of Washington
February 25, 2022	Miami-Dade Police Department Employee Pleads Guilty to COVID Relief Fraud
February 25, 2022	Massachusetts Man Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fraud
February 25, 2022	Irvine Man Arrested on Charge Alleging He Fraudulently Obtained More Than $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Sham Companies
February 24, 2022	Oakland Woman Sentenced To Three Years In Million Dollar Pandemic Relief Fraud
February 24, 2022	Former MTA Special Inspector Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
February 23, 2022	Government Contractor Agrees to Pay Record $48.5 Million to Resolve Claims Related to Fraudulent Procurement of Small Business Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veterans
February 22, 2022	Former Lake Oswego Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Covid-Relief Fraud
February 15, 2022	Three Men Sentenced for $2.7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
February 11, 2022	Northern Virginia Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
February 9, 2022	Arizona Man Sentenced to 32 Months in Federal Prison for Fraudulent Applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans
February 9, 2022	Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Paycheck Protection Program Money Laundering Scheme
February 3, 2022	Two Florida Residents Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
February 3, 2022	Georgia, Florida attorneys indicted for COVID-19 fraud scheme
February 2, 2022	Prolific Fraudster Pleads Guilty
January 31, 2022	St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to $841,000 COVID-Relief Scheme to Defraud the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program
January 26, 2022	Stamford Man Who Fraudulently Obtained More Than $4 Million in Covid-19 Relief Funds Pleads Guilty
January 21, 2022	Smyrna Man Charged In Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
January 20, 2022	Edmond Woman Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Main Street Lending Program Fraud
January 18, 2022	Palm Bay Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For COVID Relief Fraud And Tax Fraud
January 14, 2022	Georgia woman sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 fraud
January 12, 2022	Two Loan Brokers and One Bank Loan Officer Charged in Bank Fraud Scheme
January 5, 2022	Business Owner Sentenced for Fraud Scheme
December 27, 2021	Mont Vernon Attorney Convicted of Engaging in Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme
December 23, 2021	Fort Drum Contracting Officer Indicted for Accepting Gratuities from Contractor Boyfriend in Exchange for Taking Official Action on Contracts
December 23, 2021	Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced - December
December 21, 2021	Prairieville Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Program
December 20, 2021	Delray Beach Man Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison For Bank Fraud, False Statements, And Aggravated Identity Theft Involving COVID-19 Relief Programs
December 20, 2021	EDVA Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud in 2021
December 17, 2021	Four Executives Sentenced for SBA Fraud Scheme Spanning 13 Years
December 16, 2021	Two Florida Men Plead Guilty to $35 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
December 16, 2021	Taylorsville Woman Charged with Making False Statements to Obtain Millions of Dollars in PPP Loans
December 15, 2021	Oregon Dentist Faces Federal Charges for Stealing Nearly $8 Million in COVID-Relief Program Funds
December 15, 2021	Four more charged in $35M COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
December 13, 2021	Former NFL Player Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
December 8, 2021	Texas Woman Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fraud
December 8, 2021	Three Coconspirators in a Paycheck Protection Program Loan Scheme Plead Guilty
December 6, 2021	Nevada Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Scams Involving Election Fundraising and COVID Relief Loans
December 3, 2021	Nonprofit CEO Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Relation to COVID-19 Loan Fraud
December 3, 2021	U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement
December 2, 2021	Three South Florida Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Fraudulently Obtained Covid-19 Relief Money and Proceeds from Business Email Compromise Schemes
December 1, 2021	Cedar Rapids Man to Spend More than Seven Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud and Illegally Possessing a Gun
November 30, 2021	South Florida Federal Jury Convicts Woman of COVID-19 Relief Fraud
November 19, 2021	Owasso Man Convicted for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
November 17, 2021	Former Miami-Dade County Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
November 17, 2021	Tax Preparer Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
November 16, 2021	San Fernando Valley Family Members Sentenced to Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Tens of Millions of Dollars in COVID Relief
November 16, 2021	Seven Members of Los Angeles-Based Fraud Ring Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Scheme
November 9, 2021	Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to CARES Act PPP Fraud
November 3, 2021	Greer Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Involving Just Under $2 Million in Coronavirus Funds
October 29, 2021	Anchorage Businessman Agrees to Pay $397,990 for COVID-Relief Loan Fraud
October 29, 2021	Georgia man admits submitting false information to obtain COVID-19 disaster relief funding
October 28, 2021	Louisiana Man Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds and Money Laundering
October 25, 2021	Chief Financial Officer for Oklahoma Business Found Guilty of Employment Tax Fraud
October 15, 2021	Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- October
October 15, 2021	Former McKinney Man Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
October 14, 2021	Four Defendants Charged In $7.6 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
September 30, 2021	Yarmouth Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and SBA Loan Fraud Charges
September 27, 2021	Delray Beach Man Convicted Of Bank Fraud, False Statements, And Aggravated Identity Theft Involving COVID-19 Relief Programs
September 24, 2021	Two Former Employees at New York Branch Of Major Bank And An Accountant Charged With Cares Act Loan Fraud
September 24, 2021	Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment For Fraudulently Obtaining $3.5 Millions In COVID Relief Fund
September 24, 2021	Sunland Man Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Scheming to Fraudulently Obtain $650,600 COVID-Relief Loan
September 23, 2021	Nevada Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Over $1.9 Million In COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme And Failing To Pay Over Employee Tax Contributions To The IRS
September 16, 2021	Baker City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Covid-Relief Fund
September 16, 2021	Collin County Wedding Planner Sentenced for COVID Relief Fraud
September 16, 2021	Texas Wedding Planner Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
September 15, 2021	Reality TV star sentenced for PPP fraud and for operating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme
September 14, 2021	Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Approximately $9 Million in COVID-Relief Loans, Some of Which Was Gambled Away
September 13, 2021	Parkville Man Pleads Guilty to $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations
September 2, 2021	Three South Florida Men Guilty of Conspiring to Launder Fraudulently Obtained Covid-19 Relief Money and Proceeds from Business Email Compromise Schemes
August 31, 2021	Miami-Dade County Employee Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
August 10, 2021	Man Sentenced for Covid-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
August 10, 2021	Former USDA Official Sentenced in Bribery Case
August 6, 2021	Tulsa Man Sentenced for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
August 5, 2021	Jury Convicts Five Former Officers and Employees of Banc-Serv Partners in $5 Million Scheme to Defraud the Small Business Administration
August 4, 2021	Jury Convicts Former NASA Subcontractor of Fraud
July 23, 2021	Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- July
July 22, 2021	Twenty-Two Charged in Connection with a More than $11-Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
July 15, 2021	Former Banker Sentenced to Prison for Role in Movie Financing Fraud Scheme, Falsely Applying for COVID-19 Loans
July 15, 2021	Emanuel County woman sentenced after admitting to defrauding program for COVID-19 small business relief
July 14, 2021	Local Entrepreneur Faces Federal Charges for Covid-Relief Fraud
July 13, 2021	Detroit Resident Sentenced In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
July 12, 2021	Armstrong Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding the United States Out of More than $1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
July 12, 2021	Southwest Georgia Resident Criminally Charged with CARES Act PPP Fraud
July 9, 2021	California Man Arrested For $3.6 Million Paycheck Protection Program And Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud
July 8, 2021	FBI Springfield Organizes Paycheck Protection Program/Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Working Group
July 1, 2021	Oregon Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Covid-Relief Fraud Scheme
June 29, 2021	Four L.A. County Residents Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-Relief Programs
June 29, 2021	Former FEMA Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining the Proceeds of Covid-19 Paycheck Protection Program Loan
June 25, 2021	Level 3 Communications, LLC Agrees to Pay Over $12.7 Million to Settle Civil False Claims Act Allegations
June 17, 2021	Oregon Man Pleads Guilty After Pocketing Millions in Covid-Relief Funds
June 15, 2021	Augusta woman sentenced, ordered to pay restitution for CARES Act fraud
June 11, 2021	Two Charged as Co-Conspirators for Nearly $1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering
June 8, 2021	Baker City Man Pleads Guilty in Covid-Relief Fraud Scheme
June 2, 2021	Couple Who Falsely Claimed to be Farmers Sentenced in $1.1 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
June 1, 2021	Broken Arrow Man Sentenced to Federal Prison After Fraudulently Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Forgivable Loan
May 27, 2021	Oregon Man Faces Federal Charges for COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
May 26, 2021	Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit COVID-19 Relief Fraud
May 20, 2021	Virginia Beach Businessman Sentenced for COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
May 20, 2021	Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- May
May 19, 2021	Two North Bay Brothers Plead Guilty To Separate But Similar Pandemic Relief Fraud Schemes Netting Over $2 Million
May 17, 2021	Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Micah Greenberg Pleads Guilty To Multiple Federal Offenses
May 12, 2021	U.S. Secret Service Helps Recover $2B Through Investigations into COVID-19-Related Financial Fraud
May 12, 2021	Florida Man Sentenced After Fraudulently Obtaining $3.9 Million in PPP Loans
May 7, 2021	Stamford Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $2.9 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
May 7, 2021	Irvine Man Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging He Fraudulently Obtained $5 Million in COVID-Relief PPP Loans
May 6, 2021	Man Pleads Guilty to Applying for a Paycheck Protection Program Loan under False Pretenses
April 29, 2021	New Jersey Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for $3.5 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
April 28, 2021	Manhattan Man Arrested For $5.8 Million Scheme To Defraud Loan Program Intended To Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 21, 2021	California Man Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
April 20, 2021	Construction Firm Pays $2.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Exploiting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
April 16, 2021	Virginia Beach Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Nearly 1,700 Victims in $1 Million Small Business Loan Scam
April 13, 2021	San Diego Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Almost $600,000 from Department of Defense Bribery Scheme
April 12, 2021	Tulsa Couple Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud After Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
April 12, 2021	Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief Fraud
April 9, 2021	Man Sentenced for Defrauding Nearly 1,700 Victims in $1 Million Small Business Loan Scam
April 8, 2021	Colorado Physician Charged for Misappropriating Thousands from Three Different COVID Relief Programs
April 8, 2021	CARES Act Fraud Investigations Identify Twenty-Three Individuals Targeting Thirty-One Million Dollars
April 6, 2021	Suburban Chicago Tax Preparer Charged With COVID-Relief Fraud
April 5, 2021	Maryland Man Facing Federal Charge for Fraudulently Obtaining a $1.5 Million Paycheck Protection Program Loan and Attempting to Obtain at Least Two Additional Fraudulent Covid-19 Relief Loans
March 26, 2021	Justice Department Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud
March 23, 2021	Delray Beach Man Indicted For COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Allegedly By Using Identities Of Elderly Victims Residing At Senior Living Facilities
March 23, 2021	Three Defendants Charged In $1.6 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
March 23, 2021	Queens Man Indicted for $1.7 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
March 23, 2021	Swainsboro, Ga., woman admits defrauding government program designed to provide COVID-19 small business relief
March 17, 2021	Hialeah Tax Preparer Charged with COVID-19 Loan Fraud
March 17, 2021	Tax Preparer Charged with COVID-19 Loan Fraud
March 16, 2021	Dayton ‘investigation & security’ business owner sentenced to prison for COVID-relief fraud
March 12, 2021	Little Rock Woman Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison For COVID Relief Fraud
March 12, 2021	3 Additional Members of Alleged Fraud Ring Based in San Fernando Valley Arrested on Charges of Exploiting COVID-Relief Programs
March 12, 2021	Four Additional Members of Los Angeles-Based Fraud Ring Indicted for Exploiting COVID-Relief Programs
March 11, 2021	Repeat Fraudster Sentenced for COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme
March 8, 2021	Couple Pleads Guilty to $1.1 Million COVID-Relief Fraud After Falsely Claiming to Be Farmers
March 5, 2021	Construction Company Owners Pleaded Guilty to Defrauding Federal Program Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
March 2, 2021	Broken Arrow Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Forgivable Loan
February 23, 2021	Pewaukee Man Pleads Guilty To Directing COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
February 23, 2021	Man Pleads Guilty to Directing COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
February 19, 2021	Buffalo Man Charged With COVID Relief Fraud
February 16, 2021	Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the United States in Paycheck Protection Program Scheme
February 11, 2021	Couple Behind “My Buddy Loans” Indicted for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
February 10, 2021	Man Purchased Lamborghini After Receiving $3.9 Million in PPP Loans
February 10, 2021	Jefferson County Engineer Guilty of more than $10 Million Covid Relief Fraud
February 10, 2021	Brooklyn Man Charged with Conspiring to Commit COVID-19 Relief Fraud
February 4, 2021	Springfield Woman Indicted on Charges of Fraud Related to Small Business Administration COVID-19 Disaster Loan Program
January 28, 2021	Man Pleads Guilty to $2.5 Million Coronavirus Fraud
January 26, 2021	Santa Clarita Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1 Million in COVID-19 Relief PPP Loans for His Sham Companies
January 21, 2021	Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
January 20, 2021	Laplace Man Sentenced to Four Years Probation for Falsifying Documentation Related to SBA Disaster Loan
January 13, 2021	Texas man and woman behind My Buddy Loans charged with filing hundreds of fraudulent applications for COVID relief
January 12, 2021	Eastern District of California Obtains Nation’s First Civil Settlement for Fraud on Cares Act Paycheck Protection Program
January 7, 2021	Suburban Chicago Businessman Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
December 21, 2020	Nevada Man Charged With Covid-Relief Fraud
December 21, 2020	Brooklyn Man Arrested for $1.9 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
December 18, 2020	Two Men Charged After Fraudulently Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans
December 17, 2020	Kansas Man Pleads Guilty In Government Contract Fraud Scheme
December 10, 2020	Little Rock Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID Relief Fraud
December 10, 2020	3 Defendants Arrested For Over $13 Million Fraud Scheme To Obtain Loans Intended To Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic
December 10, 2020	“Diamond Enterprise” Members And Associates Indicted For Racketeering, Gambling, Extortion, Fraud, Money Laundering, And Obstruction Offenses
December 9, 2020	Businessman Pleads Guilty to Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
December 7, 2020	Arkansas Project Manager Sentenced in Connection with COVID-Relief Fraud
December 7, 2020	San Fernando Valley Man Admits to Fraudulently Obtaining $655,000 in COVID-19 Relief PPP Loans
December 7, 2020	Two Central Illinois Men Indicted on Charges of Fraud Related to Small Business Administration COVID-19 Disaster Loan Program
December 4, 2020	Defense Contractor and Employees Plead Guilty to Fraud Scheme
November 23, 2020	Macomb Township Resident Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Bank Fraud Scheme
November 18, 2020	4 San Fernando Valley Residents Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Fake Businesses
November 17, 2020	Seven Charged in Connection with a COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme Involving more than 80 Fraudulent Loan Applications Worth Approximately $16 Million
November 16, 2020	Dayton business owner pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud
November 13, 2020	Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Fraud Involving Paycheck Protection Program
November 12, 2020	Major COVID-19 fraud investigation results in charges in Augusta area
November 10, 2020	USDA Contractor Admits To Giving Gifts To USDA Officials to Influence Award of Contracts and Obstructing Federal Grand Jury Investigation
November 6, 2020	Former President and CEO of Cecil Bank Sentenced in Maryland to Two Years in Federal Prison for a Bank Fraud Conspiracy, Receiving a Bribe, and Making False Statements in Bank Records
October 29, 2020	Northridge Man Arrested on Charges that Business Partner and He Fraudulently Obtained Nearly $2 Million in COVID-Relief PPP Loans
October 29, 2020	Attorney General Grewal Recognizes Groundbreaking Anti-Fraud Efforts of Sandy Fraud Task Force on Eighth Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy
October 27, 2020	Washington Man Charged With COVID-Relief Fraud
October 23, 2020	Fraudster Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme
October 22, 2020	Seattle Software Developer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
October 22, 2020	Clarkston Business Owner and Federal Government Contracting Officer Indicted for Bribery Scheme
October 20, 2020	Leesburg Man Arrested for $2.5M CARES Act Loan Fraud
October 19, 2020	U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges 3 with COVID-19 Relief Fraud
October 16, 2020	Former Aurora Business Owner Sentenced For $30 Million Fraud Schemes
October 6, 2020	Florida Recording Artist and Pennsylvania Man Charged for Role in $24 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
October 2, 2020	East Bay Man Charged With Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Payroll Protection Program Fraud
September 30, 2020	Hawaii CEO Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
September 29, 2020	Garner Man Charged With Fraudulently Seeking Over $6 Million in Covid Relief Funds
September 17, 2020	Ulster County Man Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud
September 17, 2020	Texas Man Charged in Miami Federal Court with Using False Payroll Documents To Obtain $1.2 Million in Covid Relief
September 14, 2020	Federal Grand Jury Hands Down More Than 60 Indictments in September
September 11, 2020	Detroit Resident Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
September 10, 2020	Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt Delivers Remarks at the PPP Criminal Fraud Enforcement Action Press Conference
September 10, 2020	Seven Charged in Connection with a $2.1 Million Money Laundering Scheme that Involved Money from the Paycheck Protection Program
September 10, 2020	NFL Player Charged for Role in $24 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
September 10, 2020	Two Brothers Charged With COVID Relief Fraud
September 2, 2020	San Diego Woman Created Fake “Employees” to Swindle CARES Act Funds; Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges
August 31, 2020	North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Schemes
August 31, 2020	Two Men Who Allegedly Used Synthetic Identities, Existing Shell Companies, and Prior Fraud Experience to Exploit Covid-19 Relief Programs Charged in Miami Federal Court
August 26, 2020	Nevada Man Charged with Using COVID-Relief Funds to Buy House
August 25, 2020	Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud Involving Paycheck Protection Program
August 21, 2020	St. Paul Man Charged With COVID-Relief Fraud, Money Laundering
August 13, 2020	Two Individuals Sentenced For Bribery, Theft And/Or Embezzlement Of Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
August 13, 2020	Nevada Woman Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
August 12, 2020	San Fernando Valley Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Loans for His Sham Sewing Company
August 11, 2020	District Man Charged with Over $2 Million in Paycheck Protection Program and Related Loan Fraud
August 10, 2020	Middleton Man Sentenced for Perjury During Bankruptcy Proceeding
July 31, 2020	Former President of Cecil Bank Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Maryland of Bank Fraud Conspiracy, Receiving a Bribe, and Making False Statements in Bank Records
July 27, 2020	Florida Man who Used COVID-Relief Funds to Purchase Lamborghini Sports Car Charged in Miami Federal Court
July 21, 2020	Former deputy director of Signal Network Enterprise Center at Fort Gordon sentenced to federal prison
July 13, 2020	Washington, D.C. General Contractor Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
June 24, 2020	Virginia Married Couple Arrested for COVID-Relief Loan Fraud
June 23, 2020	Collin County Man Charged with Covid-Relief Fraud, False Statements and Money Laundering
June 16, 2020	Illinois Business Owner Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
June 5, 2020	Bay Area Hospitality And Automotive Executive Charged With Fraud
June 2, 2020	Oklahoma Contractors to Pay $2.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Fraudulently Obtained Small Business Contracts
May 29, 2020	Man Indicted for COVID-19 Related Loan Fraud
May 22, 2020	Software Engineer Charged in Washington with COVID-Relief Fraud
May 22, 2020	Hollywood Executive Arrested on Federal Fraud Charges that Allege He Pocketed Money from COVID-19 Relief Program
May 21, 2020	Chinese National Arrested For $20 Million Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Loans Intended To Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 15, 2020	U.S. Attorney McAllister Announces Kansas Covid-19 Fraud Task Force
May 13, 2020	Reality TV personality charged with bank fraud
May 13, 2020	Engineer Charged in Texas with COVID-Relief Fraud
May 13, 2020	Beware Of SBA Loan Scams, Government Officials Warn
May 5, 2020	First in the Nation to be Charged with Fraudulently Seeking CARES Act SBA Paycheck Protection Loans
April 24, 2020	Warning: Potential Fraud Scams Surrounding SBA Loans
November 8, 2019	Florida man convicted of fraudulently exploiting programs designed to protect service-disabled veteran-owned businesses and small disadvantaged businesses
August 20, 2019	Former CEO of Virginia-Based Defense Contractor Agrees to Pay $20 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Fraudulent Procurement of Small Business Contracts
August 14, 2019	Massachusetts Construction Management Company, Owner, Pay $1.3M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
July 31, 2019	Civil Settlement Reached with New Jersey Company
July 18, 2019	Parkville, Topeka Men Indicted for $346 Million Fraud Scheme
Jun 10, 2019	Marina Owner Admits Lying to the SBA to Receive Disaster Loan in Connection with Hurricane Sandy
April 26, 2019	New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for $3.5 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
March 25, 2019	Former Officers and Employees of Indiana Loan Packager and Servicer Charged in Alleged $10 Million Scheme to Defraud the Small Business Administration
March 20, 2019	Former State Delegate Pleads Guilty to Defrauding United States
March 15, 2019	Fugitive Loan Broker Extradited from South Korea Pleads Guilty to Federal Bank Fraud Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Over $100 Million in SBA-Backed Business Loans
February 6, 2019	$3.6 Million Settlement Resolves Procurement Fraud Investigation Against Colorado and Maryland Construction Companies Involved With SBA's Minority Disadvantaged Business Development Program
December 19, 2018	Michigan Corrugated Manufacturer Agrees to Pay $400,000 to Settle False Claims Act Violations
September 19, 2018	Veterans Affairs Official Charged With Taking Bribes To Help Business Associates Rig Federal Contracting Process
September 12, 2018	Nicholas Rivecca, Sr., and Sonag Ready Mix, LLC to Pay $629,732 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Regarding Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
September 12, 2018	Another Texas Businessman Pleads Guilty to Participating in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme that Exploited Big Crow Program Office at Kirtland Air Force Base
September 7, 2018	Five Charged in Fraud Schemes Linked to Hurricane Harvey
May 16, 2018	Republic Man Sentenced for SBA Loan Fraud, Failure to Pay Employment Taxes
May 8, 2018	Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud In Obtaining Government Contracts
April 27, 2018	Attorney General's Office Charges Three More Individuals with Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
April 18, 2018	Phoenix Men Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the Small Business Administration
April 18, 2018	Phoenix Men Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the Small Business Administration
April 2, 2018	Utah Construction Contractors Reach Civil Settlement In False Claims Act Case
March 22, 2018	Chalmette Woman Pleads Guilty to Disaster Fraud
March 15, 2018	Nigerian Man Using False Identification Charged with Disaster Fraud
March 1, 2018	Fugitive In Bank Fraud Scheme Apprehended
December 8, 2017	Attorney General's Office Charges Four More Individuals With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
December 1, 2017	Indictment: Veteran Charged In $40 Million Government Contract Fraud Scheme
October 10, 2017	Owner of Hanford Subcontractor to Pay $235,000 to Settle Small Business Fraud Allegations
October 3, 2017	Western New York Contractors and Two Owners to Pay More Than $3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
September 22, 2017	Hanford DOE Subcontractor Agrees to Pay $2.0 Million to Settle Allegations of Small Business Fraud
August 11, 2017	Academy Medical, LLC and its Owners to Pay $335,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
August 10, 2017	Defense Contractor ADS Inc. Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
June 8, 2017	Army Colonel and Others Indicted In $20 Million Bribery and Fraud Scheme Arising Out Of Fort Gordon, Georgia
May 10, 2017	Bank Officers and Bank Customer Charged with Wire Fraud and Making a False Loan Application
April 28, 2017	Defense Contractor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for $53 Million Procurement Fraud and Illegal Gratuities Scheme
April 25, 2017	Construction Company Officer Sentenced to Prison For Conspiring to Defraud Governnment
April 19, 2017	Republic Man Pleads Guilty to SBA Loan Fraud, Failure to Pay Employment Taxes
April 13, 2017	Indian National Pleads Guilty for Role in Multi-Million Dollar India-Based Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims
December 28, 2016	DEFENSE CONTRACTOR AGREES TO $4.535 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR ALLEGED FALSE CLAIM ACT VIOLATIONS
November 15, 2016	Construction Company Officer Pleads Guilty To Conspiring to Defraud Government
November 7, 2016	Denver Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Sophisticated Fraud Scheme
October 27, 2016	Dozens of Individuals Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Indian Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims
October 13, 2016	CFO of Berlin, New Hampshire Business Sentenced in Multi-million Dollar Bank Fraud Case
September 27, 2016	Owner of Sham 'Veteran-Owned' Company Sentenced for $100 Million Fraud
August 23, 2016	Former MCC Construction Company Officer and Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Government
August 16, 2016	PNC Bank to Pay $9.5 Million for Failing to Engage in Prudent Underwriting Practices for Loans Guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration
August 2, 2016	Federal Grand Jury Indictments
July 6, 2016	Information Technology Companies to Pay $5.8 Million for Misrepresentations Relating to Small Business Status and Contract Fee Payments
July 5, 2016	Virginia Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison For Conspiring to Illegally Obtain Federal Contracts
June 22, 2016	Former MCC Construction Company Officer and Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Obstruct Government Proceeding
March 14, 2016	The Hayner Hoyt Corporation to Pay $5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
March 3, 2016	Former Tifton Banking Company CEO And President Sentenced
February 17, 2016	Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Prison for $1.6 Million SBA Fraud Scheme
February 2, 2016	MCC Construction Company Agrees to Pay Nearly $1.8 Million For Conspiring to Illegally Obtain Federal Contracts Meant for Small, Disadvantaged Businesses
January 27, 2016	Virginia Businessman Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison
January 11, 2016	Treasure Valley Contractor Pleads Guilty and is Resentenced
December 17, 2015	Federal Jury Convicts North Carolina Couple Of Fraud
December 4, 2015	Former Tifton Banking Company CEO and President Enters Plea To Fraud
December 3, 2015	DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR PROCUREMENT FRAUD, EMBEZZLING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND EVADING TAXES
November 24, 2015	Maryland Owner of Loan Brokerage Firms Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraud and Obstruction of Justice
November 16, 2015	Silver Spring Contractor Indicted For Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain SBA 8(a) Contract
November 12, 2015	Co-owner of Construction Company Sentenced for Defrauding Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
October 22, 2015	Former Government Employee and Government Contractor Indicted in $53 Million Procurement Fraud and Illegal Gratuities Scheme
October 20, 2015	Missouri Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
October 9, 2015	Virginia Businessman Sentenced to 88 Months in Prison For Role in Bribery Scheme Involving Government Contracts
October 9, 2015	U.S. Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Strock Contracting, Inc., Two Owners And An Employee
October 8, 2015	Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files And Settles Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against UFC Aerospace And Douglas B. Davis For Engaging In Fraudulent Conduct In Violation Of The Small Business Act
September 25, 2015	La Jolla Bank Manager Conspired with Senior Bank Officials to Issue Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bad Loans
August 28, 2015	EDF Resources Capital Inc. and CEO Pay $6 Million for Alleged Violations Related to Small Business Administration Loan Program
August 13, 2015	Maryland Owner of Loan Brokerage Firms Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Obstruction of Justice Charges
August 7, 2015	San Diego Loan Broker Indicted for Bribing Bank Vice President
August 3, 2015	Business Owner Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining More than $2.6 Million in Government Contracts
July 27, 2015	Husband and Wife Admit to Procurement Fraud Scheme and to Embezzling Employee Benefits
July 24, 2015	Attorney Sentenced For $4 Million Fraud
June 25, 2015	Attorney and Senior Employee of Quantell, Inc. and Intaset Technologies Corporation Pleads Guilty in Fraud Conspiracy
June 23, 2015	Ohio, West Virginia residents charged with deriving unlawful profits from federal grants
June 16, 2015	Business Owner Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $2.8 Million in Government Contracts
April 23, 2015	Spokane Man Sentenced to Thirty Months' Prison and Five Years' Court Supervision for Bank and Wire Fraud Conspiracy
April 21, 2015	Vancouver, WA Laser Technology Firm Settles Civil Claims it Improperly Received Government Grants
April 21, 2015	EAST GRAND FORKS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PAYS $1.85 MILLION TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS
April 8, 2015	Florida Company And Owner Agree To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations Regarding Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program
March 19, 2015	Gilbane Building Company To Pay $1.1 Million To Resolve False Claims Allegations
March 12, 2015	Owner of Virginia-Based Company Sentenced For Providing Gratuities to Federal Contracting Official Company Earlier Agreed to Pay $300,000 Criminal Penalty for Its Conduct
March 11, 2015	Gaithersburg Man Sentenced To Over 4 Years In Prison In Bank Fraud Scheme
February 25, 2015	Silver Spring Man Pleads Guilty To $1.6 Million SBA Fraud Scheme
January 20, 2015	Civil Settlement Reached With Construction Company Falsely Claiming To Be Owned By A Service Disabled Veteran
December 15, 2014	DOJ Press Release: Forrester Construction Company Agrees to Pay $2.15 Million, Admits Abuse of Certified Business Enterprise Program
December 15, 2014	Federal Contractors Eyak Technology LLC and Eyak Services LLC Resolve False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act Allegations
December 1, 2014	United States Files Suit Against Air Ideal and its Owner for Allegedly Submitting False Claims Under Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program
November 25, 2014	Owner of Virginia-Based Company Pleads Guilty To Providing Gratuities to Federal Contracting Official: Company Agrees to Pay $300,000 Criminal Penalty for Its Conduct
November 24, 2014	Two Area Men Head to Prison in Million Dollar SBA Loan Fraud
November 19, 2014	Washington Gas Energy Systems Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million in Fines and Penalties for Conspiring to Obtain Federal Contracts Federal Contracts
November 19, 2014	Maryland U. S. Attorney's Office Collects Over $27 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions For U.S. Taxpayers In FY2014
November 13, 2014	Los Altos Investment Manager Indicted for Securities and Mail Fraud
October 29, 2014	North Florida Shipyards to Pay $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations
October 27, 2014	Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Conspiracy To Fraudulently Obtain More Than $2.8 Million In Government Contracts Under The SBA 8(a) Program
October 24, 2014	Former Army Contracting Official Sentenced to Four Years in Prison In Bribery and Kickback Scheme
October 10, 2014	OWNER OF MOUNTAIN PURE WATER FOUND GUILTY OF WIRE FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING VIOLATIONS
September 24, 2014	COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES SIX FAMILY MEMBERS INDICTED FOR MORTGAGE-FRAUD SCHEME
September 23, 2014	Gaithersburg Man Pleads Guilty In Bank Fraud Scheme
August 25, 2014	Omaha Contractor and Companies Plead Guilty to Fraud Scheme
July 31, 2014	Six Defendants Charged in Separate Fraud Schemes to Obtain $2.7 Million in Mortgages, Student Aid, Bank and Small Business Loans
July 31, 2014	Former Army Contracting Official Pleads Guilty In Bribery and Kickback Scheme
July 29, 2014	Tuscaloosa County Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Defrauding SBA and Financial Institutions
July 29, 2014	Government Contractor in Huntsville Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for $14 Million Fraud Scheme
July 25, 2014	"GODFATHER" OF CAMP PENDLETON SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS FOR BRIBERY
July 22, 2014	Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Banks and S.B.A. by Illegally Obtaining Commercial Loans Worth More Than $10 Million
July 2, 2014	Edgewater, Maryland Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Defrauding SBA And IRS Of More Than $7 Million
June 27, 2014	Prison Sentences and over $500,000 in fines for Contractor who bribed the "Godfather" of camp Pendleton
May 13, 2014	Summary: Former Army Contracting Official Indicted on Federal Charges In Bribery and Kickback Scheme
May 1, 2014	Summary: Woman Guilty of Obstructing Investigation of $1.8 Million Fraud Against Failed La Jolla Bank
May 1, 2014	Summary: Two Business Owners Indicted In Alleged Wire Fraud Conspiracy To Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million In Government Contracts Under The SBA's 8(A) Program
April 30, 2014	SUMMARY: Maryland Owner Of Loan Brokerage Firms Indicted On Fraud Charges
April 9, 2014	Summary: Edgewater, Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Defraud The IRS
April 8, 2014	Summary: Purchaser and Seller in Loan Fraud Scheme are Sentenced
April 7, 2014	Summary: Two More Homeowners Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
March 28, 2014	Summary: Edgewater, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding SBA Disadvantaged Small Business Program and IRS
March 21, 2014	Summary: Utah Construction Company to Pay Government to Settle Alleged False Claims in Connection with Program for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses
March 20, 2014	Co-Defendant Sentenced In MarCon Case
March 13, 2014	Burlingame Business Owner Pleads Guilty To $1.96 Million Loan Fraud
March 13, 2014	Criminal Charges Filed Against Four Homeowners Who Allegedly Collected Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds Through Fraud
March 11, 2014	Conway Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion
February 28, 2014	Summary: Former NASA Contractor Sentenced to 60 Months for Illegally Obtaining More Than $4.4 Million Intended for Disadvantaged Small Businesses
February 27, 2014	Summary: Treasure Valley Contractor Sentenced for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Tax Fraud
February 21, 2014	Summary: Leesburg Man Sentenced for Role in Procurement Fraud Scheme Affecting over $33 Million in Federal Contracts
February 20, 2014	Summary: Wichita Man Indicted On Charge of Attempting to Rob Dollar General
January 31, 2014	Summary: Seven Plead Guilty in Widening Bribery and Kickback Case
December 6, 2013	United States Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Washington Closure Hanford LLC, Federal Engineers And Constructors Inc, And Laura Shikashio
December 5, 2013	SUMMARY: Government Files Suit Against Canton, Ohio-based Tab Construction and Its Owner for Allegedly Defrauding the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program
December 3, 2013	Owner of Mountain Pure Water Indicted on Multiple Counts of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
December 2, 2013	Summary: Former Employee of Two Government Contractors Pleads Guilty to Role in Procurement Fraud Scheme Involving Over $33 Million in Federal Contracts
November 1, 2013	Summary: Houston Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for SBA Loan Fraud
October 31, 2013	Summary: Four Defendants Indicted in Alleged $10 Million Bank Fraud Scheme Involving the Sale of 26 Gas Stations in Four States
October 30, 2013	Summary: Orange County Residents Indicted in New Scheme to Defraud Banks and the Small Business Association in Obtaining Loans to Purchase Gas Stations.
September 30, 2013	Summary: Modesto Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Small Business Loan Application
September 27, 2013	Summary: U.S. Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit against Pinnacle Bank
September 19, 2013	Federal Jury Finds Idaho Contractors Guilty - Treasure Valley Residents Convicted of Conspiracy, Obstruction of Justice, Wire and Tax Fraud
July 11, 2013	Summary: Former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manager Sentenced To More Than 19 Years in Prison For $30 Million Bribery and Kickback Scheme
July 9, 2013	Summary: VIRGINIA SETTLEMENT ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO PRISON IN CONSPIRACY TO FRAUDULENTLY OBTAIN OVER $100 MILLION IN SBA-BACKED LOANS
June 28, 2013	Summary: Security Contractor Sentenced To 48 Months for Role as Figurehead Owner in $31 Million Disadvantaged Small Business Fraud Scheme
June 21, 2013	Former Security Contractor CEO Sentenced For Masterminding $31 Million Disadvantaged Small Business Fraud Scheme
June 20, 2013	Summary: Loan Broker Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison in Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Over $100 Million in SBA-Backed Loans
June 20, 2013	Summary: Coweta County Man Sentenced for Illegally Obtaining Federal Contracts Reserved for Military Veterans
June 20, 2013	Summary: Plea of Guilty Entered to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
June 19, 2013	Edgewater, Maryland Couple Indicted in Scheme to Defraud the SBA Small Disadvantaged Small Business Program and for Filing False Tax Returns.
June 18, 2013	Former Bank President Charged with 18 Counts of Bank Fraud
June 14, 2013	Summary: Former Security Contractor Executives Sentenced for Illegally Obtaining More Than $31 Million Intended for Disadvantaged Small Businesses
June 11, 2013	Summary: Andover Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Obstruction
May 23, 2013	Summary: President of San Francisco Based DAJA International Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in a Loan Application
May 23, 2013	Summary: Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Major Government Fraud
May 21, 2013	Summary: Idaho Contractor Indicted on Federal Charges of Conspiracy, Money Laundering, Obstruction of Justice, Wire, and Tax Fraud
April 23, 2013	Summary: Andover Business Owner is Charged with Obstruction
April 11, 2013	Summary: Nova Datacom, LLC and Its Former President Plead Guilty in Bribery Scheme Involving Government Contracts
April 5, 2013	Virginia Settlement Attorney Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Over $100 Million in SBA-Backed Loans
April 1, 2013	Camp Pendleton Contracting Official Arrested on Federal Bribery Charges
March 19, 2013	LOAN BROKER PLEADS GUILTY IN CONSPIRACY TO FRAUDULENTLY OBTAIN OVER $100 MILLION IN SBA-BACKED LOANS
February 8, 2013	Jury Convicts Owner of Tire Recycling Company of Defrauding Small Business Administration
January 31, 2013	Virginia Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Role in Bribery and Kickback Scheme Involving Government Contracts—Defendant and His Father Laundered $401,000 in Payments to Relative.
January 25, 2013	Pittsburgh-based Bank to Pay U.S. for Failing to Engage in Prudent Underwriting Practices on SBA Loan Guarantees
January 9, 2013	Treasure Valley Building Contractor Sentenced for Wire Fraud