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… (46, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to eight counts of wire fraud. Bradford faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in … Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web …

… 17, 2021, the Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the … to enhance efforts to combat and prevent pandemic-related fraud. The Task Force bolsters efforts to investigate and … tasked with administering relief programs to prevent fraud by, among other methods, augmenting and incorporating …

… 17, 2021, the Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the … to enhance efforts to combat and prevent pandemic-related fraud. The Task Force bolsters efforts to investigate and … tasked with administering relief programs to prevent fraud by, among other methods, augmenting and incorporating …

… Akhter is charged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and to destroy records, two counts of computer fraud, theft of U.S. government records, and two counts of … Akhter is charged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and to destroy records and computer fraud (password …

… Colorado, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Hallford, who owned and operated Return to Nature … the Penrose location. To carry out and execute the above fraud scheme, the defendant and her husband worked together … to obtain COVID-19 relief funds. As a result of this fraud, they received three separate disbursements from the …

… mind so you can protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud: Government employees don’t charge for recovery … owners should take steps to protect themselves and avoid fraud when hiring contractors to clean property, remove … sign a contract with blank spaces. The best way to avoid fraud is to arm yourself against it by having a checklist to …

… U.S. Attorney David V. Simunovich of the Health Care Fraud and Opioid Enforcement Unit in Newark. Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint …

… between the Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the … Anyone with information about allegations of CARES Act fraud may submit a report with the Justice Department’s National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or online at  …

… www.sba.gov/local-assistance . Application Process and Fraud Control Enhancements In addition to the policy … that need COVID EIDL funding most, the SBA increased fraud controls and is working in collaboration with the SBA …

… doubt. This effort is part of a California COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Strike Force operation, one of five interagency COVID-19 fraud strike force teams established by the U.S. Department … and focuses on large-scale, multistate pandemic relief fraud perpetrated by criminal organizations and transnational …

… flow to the intended recipients and help prevent waste, fraud and abuse. The rules were published today in The … firms, while also stepping up efforts to combat waste, fraud and abuse.” The rules cover a variety of areas of the …

… SBA made changes to allow certain loans to be reviewed for fraud and eligibility after they have been forgiven. We have … loan forgiveness applications are a potential indicator of fraud. Borrowers who fraudulently obtained a PPP loan are …

… return of funds, returning the funds to SBA, conducting a fraud review, reversing forgiveness when appropriate, and … regarding how to return PPP funds if there is suspected fraud or other issues that would warrant returning funds. …

… Accountability Office’s A Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs. However, 3,790 applications … which includes 110 RRF awards that were suspected of fraud and referred to the OIG Hotline. These awards were …

… an agency with a well-documented record of waste, criminal fraud, and bribery. Taxpayers will no longer foot the bill … independent 8(a) contracts based on findings of rampant fraud and abuse at the agency. Last month,  a …

… Manufacturer and Two Companies Charged in $275 Million Fraud Scheme On August 14, 2025, the Securities and Exchange …

… pleaded guilty on Jan. 15, 2025, to one count of bank fraud and one count of wire fraud arising out of two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) …

… $1.1 billion in 9/11 disaster loans. 9/11 Disaster Loan Fraud. In 2003, the OIG began a proactive review of defaulted 9/11 EIDLs to assess whether there was fraud involved in obtaining or using loan proceeds. … Inevitably, some of these disaster loans involved fraud due to loan transactions being expedited in order to …

… which significantly increased the risk of program fraud.  The unprecedented demand for COVID-19 EIDLs and the … for SBA to strengthen its controls to lower fraud risk and recover funds from ineligible businesses as it …

… internal controls helped safeguard taxpayer funds against fraud, waste, or abuse. SBA established the use of bank card … detail reports to monitor delinquency, potential fraud and misuse, performance metrics, and other …