You are viewing a preview of a new SBA.gov. Some features will be limited. You can also visit the current SBA.gov.

Small Business Administration seal

U.S. Small Business Administration

Login
Search

Home » About SBA » Oversight and Advocacy » Office of Inspector General » Congressional affairs and media

Congressional affairs and media

Get congressional affairs and media information for the Office of Inspector General.

Congressional or media inquiries

For Congressional or Media inquiries, please contact Andre Harris, Senior Congressional and Public Affairs Officer, at (202) 893-5308 or Deaundre.Harris@sba.gov. 

Congressional testimony

The Office of Inspector General testifies periodically before the U.S. Congress.

See all OIG Congressional Testimonies.

Press releases

Press releases, issued by the Department of Justice and other investigative entities, provide information on significant investigative activity of the Office of Inspector General.

Date issuedTitle
December 23, 2025Utah Ringleader of COVID-19 Scheme Sentenced to Prison
December 22, 2025Nigerian Man Convicted On Multiple Charges Including Wire Fraud, Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering, And Aggravated Identity Theft
December 19, 2025$8.39 Million Settlement With College Relating To Improper Receipt Of Paycheck Protection Program Loan
December 18, 2025Co-Founder of Paycheck Protection Program Lender Service Provider Sentenced for $65M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
December 17, 2025Members Of A Local Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court
December 16, 2025Three Chinese-Owned Companies to Pay More Than $7.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loans
December 12, 2025Eleven Individuals Indicted For Stealing More Than Two Million Dollars In COVID Relief Funds
December 10, 2025South Carolina Businessman who Operated Bowling Entertainment Business in Massachusetts Charged with $1.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud
December 5, 2025Former Cuban Military Sergeant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Pandemic Benefits Fraud Conspiracy
December 3, 2025Two Virginia Men Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases
November 26, 2025El Cajon Company and its and Human Resources Manager Plead Guilty to Engaging in Practice of Employing Aliens; Company to Forfeit More than $200,000
November 25, 2025Utah Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Out of $437,230
November 21, 2025Co-Founder of Paycheck Protection Program Lender Service Provider Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $63M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
November 17, 2025Spokane Valley Couple Sentenced on Fraud Convictions in Connection to COVID-19 Relief Loan
November 14, 2025Odessa Man Indicted for Stealing More Than $250,000 In PPP Funds
November 14, 2025Defense Contractor Executive Sentenced in Bribery Scheme
November 13, 2025Education for Just Peace in the Middle East d/b/a US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Settles PPP Loan Case for $353,000
November 13, 2025Miami Influencer Sentenced to More than 2 Years in Prison for COVID Relief Loan Fraud and Fake Check Scheme
November 5, 2025Ringleader Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Operation which Saddled Victims with Crushing Debt
November 3, 2025Four Individuals Charged in COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme
September 30, 2025Maryland Accountant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection With $24-Million COVID Relief Fraud Scheme
September 24, 2025Santa Clara Woman Sentenced To 18 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $2.8 Million In Pandemic Relief Funds
September 24, 2025Owner of Local Restaurant Pleads Guilty to Laundering COVID Funds
September 24, 2025Judge Convicts Great Falls Man of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering for Fraudulent Use of COVID Funds
September 22, 2025Bergen County Company Settles Matter Alleging Receipt of Improper CARES Act Loans
September 16, 2025Olive Branch Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Program of Over $5,000,000
September 5, 2025Construction Company CEO Arrested for Amassing Real Estate Empire Through $4 Million in Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Relief Loans
August 28, 2025Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $500,000 In COVID Relief Funds
August 27, 2025Man Sentenced to a Year and a Half in Federal Prison for COVID-Relief Fraud
August 22, 2025Alaska Resident Found Guilty of Wire Fraud
August 22, 2025California Man Pleads Guilty for Role in $15.9M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
August 21, 2025Nevada Man Sentenced for Over $11M COVID-19 Relief Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
August 21, 2025Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for COVID-Relief Fraud
August 20, 2025Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Four Individuals for Alleged COVID-Relief Fraud
August 15, 2025Ryan R. Wear; Water Station Management LLC; Creative Technologies, Inc.; Refreshing USA, LLC; Ideal Property Investments LLC; Jordan Chirico
August 14, 2025Defendants Charged In Over $200 Million Water Vending Machine Ponzi Scheme and Related Investment Fraud
August 13, 2025U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement with Members-Only Social Club for COVID Relief Fraud
August 12, 2025Former Federal Employee and Two Other Women Plead Guilty in Pandemic Fraud Cases
August 11, 2025Founder of Lender Service Provider Pleads Guilty for Role in PPP Fraud Scheme
August 7, 2025California CEO Sentenced for Role in Covid-19 Relief Fraud Resulting in Millions of Stolen Funds
August 5, 2025Second Colorado Springs Funeral Home Operator Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Grieving Families and COVID-19 Relief Program
July 31, 2025Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Five Individuals for Alleged COVID-Relief Fraud
July 25, 2025Five People Indicted in Rockford for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1 Million in Federal Benefits
July 23, 2025More Than $2.5 Million Recovered from Vancouver Real Estate Developer Convicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Covid-Relief Funds
July 21, 2025Missouri City Resident Admits to Profiting $1.65 million from Fraudulent Pandemic Loan Applications
July 7, 2025Azumi Limited Restaurants Agree to Pay $3.6M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loans
July 3, 2025California Businessman Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Orchestrating $14 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
June 27, 2025Colorado Springs Funeral Home Operator Sentenced in Gruesome Fraud Scheme
June 25, 2025Utah Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Out of Over $628,000
June 23, 2025Founder of Lender Service Provider Convicted for Role in Multimillion-Dollar PPP Fraud Scheme
June 18, 2025Riverside County Woman Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Running $1.7 Million COVID-19 Benefits Fraud She Advertised on Instagram
June 18, 2025General Manager Pleads Guilty to Practice of Hiring Aliens
June 17, 2025Former SBA Employee from South Florida Headed to Federal Prison After Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs
June 16, 2025Business Owner Sentenced After Receiving More than $1.6 Million in Funds from the CARES Act
June 13, 2025Georgia Couple Arrested for Stealing More Than $1.7 Million Dollars in COVID Relief Funds
June 3, 2025Public Servants Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
May 30, 2025Spokane Dermatologist Agrees to Pay $1.4 Million to Resolve Claims of Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Funds
May 29, 2025Two People Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 Relief Money
May 28, 2025U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures Nearly $9 Million in Fraud and Money Laundering Proceeds from Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Program Loans
May 28, 202514 Arrested on Complaints Alleging More Than $25 Million in COVID-19 Relief and Small Business Loans Were Fraudulently Obtained
May 23, 2025Man Charged in Connection with CARES Act Loan Fraud
May 22, 2025Mooresville Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Investors and Stealing Millions in COVID Relief Funds
May 22, 2025Former Solon-based Manufacturer to Pay $6M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program
May 21, 2025City of Miami Police Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
May 19, 2025Man Charged in Connection with Fraudulent COVID-19 Relief Loan Applications Totaling More Than $3.39M
May 15, 2025California Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Nearly $2 Million in Two Separate Fraud Schemes
May 9, 2025Former Algona Meatpacking Plant Worker Convicted in Pandemic Benefits Fraud Conspiracy
May 9, 2025New York Tax Preparer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Submitting Fraudulent Pandemic Relief Applications
May 9, 2025Government Alleges San Diego County Brothers Obtained More Than $8 Million in Pandemic Loans by Lying on Applications
May 5, 2025Restaurant Chain to Pay $7.8 Million for Misrepresenting Eligibility for Pandemic-Relief Funds
May 2, 2025Ringleader of Payment Protection Program Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
May 1, 2025False Disaster Relief Applications and Other Fraud Lands Former Houstonian in Federal Prison
April 29, 2025Miami Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Leading Payment Protection Program Fraud Scheme
April 28, 2025Michigan Small Business, Slifco Electric, LLC, Pays Over $1.4 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations Regarding Paycheck Protection Program
April 24, 2025Federal Law Enforcement Officer Arrested for Allegedly Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Business-Relief Funds for Shell Companies
April 23, 2025Suburban Chicago Police Officer Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
April 17, 2025Three Nampa-Area Residents Plead Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
April 10, 2025Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Fraudulently Spending More Than $300,000 In COVID Relief Funds
April 7, 2025Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Large-Scale COVID-19 Pandemic Loan Scheme
April 4, 2025Tallassee, Alabama Woman Sentenced to Nine and a Half Years in Prison for Federal Program Fraud
April 3, 2025Colorado Travel Company Pays $3 Million to Settle Allegations That It Unlawfully Obtained a Loan from the Paycheck Protection Program
March 28, 2025Four Defendants Charged After Warrant Served in El Cajon
March 25, 2025Arizona Brothers Plead Guilty for Roles in Conspiracies to Fraudulently Obtain Nearly $109 Million in COVID-Relief Funds
March 20, 2025Indictment Charges St. Louis Man with COVID Fraud
March 20, 2025Defense Contractor President Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme Involving $16 Million in Small Business Government Contracts
March 19, 2025Maryland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pandemic Relief Loan Fraud and Commercial Loan Fraud
March 13, 2025Tampa Man Arrested for Stealing More Than Half a Million Dollars in COVID Relief Funds
March 6, 2025Public Servants Plead Guilty to Covid-19 Relief Fraud
March 6, 2025Former MPD Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID Emergency Loan Fraud
March 3, 2025Former D.C. Public Official Sentenced to 15 Months for Bank Fraud
February 27, 2025Columbus Man Sentenced for COVID Fraud
February 21, 2025Mississippi Woman Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud COVID-19 Relief Program of Over $5,000,000
February 20, 2025Former Baltimore Department of Finance Employee Sentenced to Four Years in Connection with Bribery and COVID-19 Cares Act Scheme
February 18, 2025Violations of the False Claims Act as the Result of Fraudulent Payment Protection Program Loans Settled in United States District Court
February 14, 2025Head of Consulting Firm Eclipse Capital Partners Agrees to Pay Over $3.2 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations Relating to Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
February 14, 2025Convicted Felon Admits to Defrauding COVID-19 Programs While on Supervised Release
February 14, 2025Florida Business Owner Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act
February 13, 2025Former Hawaii CEO Sentenced to 87 Months Imprisonment on Covid-Relief Fraud and Bank Fraud
February 3, 2025Delaware County Man Convicted at Trial of Defrauding Pandemic Relief Programs of $8.4 Million
January 29, 2025Two Cousins Sentenced for Pandemic-Related Fraud
January 17, 2025Windermere Woman Charged With COVID Relief Fraud
January 17, 2025Unified Care Services LLC Agrees to Pay $18M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loans
January 8, 2025U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington Highlights Key 2024 Prosecutions of COVID-19 Financial Fraud
January 8, 2025Businessman Sentenced for Theft of Pandemic Relief Funds
January 7, 2025Virginia Contractor to Pay Over $2.6M to Settle Allegations of Falsely Obtaining Small Business Contracts
January 6, 2025Phenix City Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Loan Scheme

Date issuedTitle
December 20, 2024United States Joins Lawsuit Against Former Executives of Kabbage Inc. Alleging False Claims Act Violations in Connection with Paycheck Protection Program Lending
December 20, 2024East Bay Man Who Claimed His Marijuana Distribution Business Was A “Nonprofit” Sentenced To Over Three Years For Pandemic Relief Loan Fraud
December 13, 2024Spokane Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act and Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funds
December 11, 2024Suburban Chicago Businessman Charged With Covid-Relief Fraud
December 11, 2024U.S. Attorney Reaches $1.47 Million Civil Fraud Settlement With Owner Of Footwear Business For Submitting False Information To Obtain Paycheck Protection Program Loans
December 9, 2024Theodore Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Schemes and Aggravated Identity Theft
December 5, 2024Arkansas Man Sentenced to More than 16 Years in Federal Prison for a Scheme to Obtain More Than $16 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
November 26, 2024Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Multi-Million-Dollar Investment Fraud Schemes and Conspiracy to Launder Money
November 22, 2024Co-Founders of Paycheck Protection Program Lender Service Provider Charged for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
November 22, 2024Federal Judge Sentences Charlotte Licensed Clinical Social Worker To 11+ Years In Prison For Medicaid Fraud, COVID-19 Fraud, And Money Laundering
November 18, 2024Jury Convicts Two Miami Residents for Involvement in Multi-Defendant PPP Scheme
November 18, 2024Mead Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing over $750,000 From COVID Relief Programs
November 15, 2024Jury convicts Lenexa man of federal loan fraud
November 14, 2024Former D.C. Public Official Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
November 7, 2024Mooresville Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges For Multimillion-Dollar Investment Scheme And COVID-19 Fraud
November 1, 2024Former Miami-Dade Corrections Officer Pled Guilty to $150,000 COVID-19 Fraud
October 30, 2024Defense Contractor, Former Executive Indicted for Bribing Government Employee
October 24, 2024Florida Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act
October 24, 2024Return to Nature Funeral Homeowners Plead Guilty in Federal Court
October 22, 2024Hanford Site Subcontractor Pleads Guilty to Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funding, Owner Agrees to Pay $1.1 Million in Restitution and Penalties
October 22, 2024Former Montgomery County Restaurant Owner Sentenced to 21 Months’ Imprisonment for PPP and RRF Loan Fraud
October 21, 2024Spokane Dermatologist Indicted for Using Approximately $1.5 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds to Buy Arizona Home, Sports Cars, and Other Properties
October 18, 2024Lancaster Man Sentenced for COVID Relief Fraud
October 17, 2024Jefferson City Man Sentenced for $26 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
October 11, 2024Iowa Farmer Sentenced to More Than Fifteen Years in Cattle Theft and Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme
September 30, 2024Five Former IRS Employees Sentenced in Connection with COVID-19 Fraud
September 30, 2024South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges an Attorney, Former SBA Employee, Tax Preparer, and others with COVID-19 Fraud Schemes
September 25, 2024Former SBA Employee Convicted of Conspiracy, Bribery, And Wire Fraud
September 25, 2024Over 100 Defendants Federally Charged with Fraud Related to The COVID-19 Pandemic
September 19, 2024Businessman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Pandemic Relief Funds
September 17, 2024Woman Admits to Submitting False Disaster Relief Applications Resulting in $620,000 Loss
September 12, 2024California Businessman and His Companies Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loans
September 12, 2024Atlanta Promoter, Entrepreneur, and Former NFL Player Sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
September 11, 2024Lehi Man Sentenced for Stealing More than $300,000 in COVID Relief Funds
September 11, 2024Mississippi Residents Convicted of Fraud Related to COVID-19 Loans
September 10, 2024Arizona Man and Co-Defendants Facing Federal Charges for Roles in $178 Million COVID-19 Fraud Conspiracy
September 9, 2024Maryland Man Sentenced To A Year And A Day In Connection With COVID Fraud Scheme
September 6, 2024Nevada Man Convicted of $11.2M COVID-19 Fraud
August 30, 2024Madison Man Sentenced to 28 Months for Stealing Paycheck Protection Program Funds
August 30, 2024Former Baltimore City Department of Finance Employee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Bribery Scheme
August 29, 2024Owner of San Diego-based Shammas Funding Inc. Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining $5 Million in Pandemic-Related Loans
August 28, 2024Spokane Resident Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining More than $360,000 in COVID- 19 Relief Funding
August 28, 2024Maryland Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $3.5 Million in COVID-19 Cares Act Loans
August 22, 2024SBA Employee Indicted in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
August 15, 2024Georgia Trucker Sentenced for PPP Fraud
August 15, 2024Utah Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID Fraud
August 14, 2024Atlantic County Health System Settles Matter Alleging it Received Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
August 14, 2024Georgia Man Indicted for Pandemic-Related Fraud and Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud
August 12, 2024Dolton, Ill. Police Officer Charged in Federal Court with Bankruptcy Fraud
August 8, 2024Memphis Man Sentenced for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Fund of More Than $2,000,000
August 8, 2024Southern California Dental Offices and Former Owners Pay $6.3M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loans
August 1, 2024Mead Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs
July 22, 2024Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud
July 10, 2024Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Fraud Scheme
July 10, 2024Former SBA Employee Charged with Wire and Bank Fraud in Connection with Filing False Applications for PPP and EIDL Loans and Covid-19 Rental Assistance
June 25, 2024Baltimore Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Connection With A Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Almost $18 Million In Fraudulent COVID-19 Loans
June 20, 2024U.S. Attorney Announces $4.6 Million False Claims Act Settlement With Restaurants, Fur Apparel Companies, And Their Owners And Managers For Submitting False Information To Obtain Paycheck Protection Program Loans
June 19, 2024Former Vice President and Branch Manager of Popular Bank Convicted of Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
June 18, 2024Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Pandemic Loan Scheme
June 17, 2024Owner of ‘Agriculture’ Business Charged with Defrauding SBA of $150,000 in COVID-Relief Funds
June 17, 2024Fredericksburg Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Program
June 14, 2024Five Lowcountry Individuals Sentenced for Role in COVID-19 Loan Fraud
June 13, 2024Virgin Island Government Officials Charged in $4 Million Dollar H.U.D. Fraud Scheme
June 13, 2024Jury Convicts Madison Man of Covid-Relief Fraud, False Statements, and Money Laundering
June 12, 2024Nonprofit Organizations Pay Over $5.8 Million to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic-Related Loans
June 11, 2024Former Navy Civilian Employee Pleads Guilty to Bribery Involving Government Contracts Worth Hundreds of Millions
June 10, 2024Georgia Siblings Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Unemployment, COVID-19 Relief Programs
June 7, 2024Former Assistant City Attorney and Police Officer Sentenced in an Approximately $15M PPP Fraud Scheme
June 6, 2024Pair Arrested for Extensive CARES Act Fraud Conspiracy
May 29, 2024Former Seattle man who used fraud to obtain more than $500,000 in COVID benefits sentenced to 3+ years in prison
May 24, 2024El Sobrante Resident Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.1 Million In Pandemic-Relief Funds In 2020 and 2021
May 17, 2024Former Construction Contractor Sentenced for Crimes Involving Fort Drum Contracts
May 17, 2024Charlotte Licensed Clinical Social Worker Convicted Of Medicaid Fraud, COVID-19 Relief Fraud, And Money Laundering
May 17, 2024Former IRS Revenue Officer and His Brother Among Six Defendants Sentenced to Prison in Multi-Million-Dollar Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
May 17, 2024Former Montgomery County Restaurant Owner Charged with PPP and RRF Loan Fraud
May 16, 2024Two Men Indicted for Scheme to Tamper with Pollution Control Systems in Violation of the Clean Air Act
May 13, 2024Kabbage Agrees to Pay up to $120 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Defrauded the Paycheck Protection Program
May 8, 2024Omaha Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud
May 7, 2024Illinois Businessman Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Fraud and Tax Evasion
May 3, 2024Baton Rouge Woman Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Programs
May 2, 2024Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs and Commercial Equipment Lenders
May 1, 2024Chicago Woman Sentenced to Prison for Participating in $16 Million Covid-Relief Fraud
April 30, 2024Former Atlantic City Housing Authority Coordinator Charged with Fraud in Connection With COVID-19 Relief Funds
April 17, 2024Florida Attorney Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
April 16, 2024Virginia-Based Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy Involving Government Contracts Worth More Than $100 Million
April 15, 2024Return to Nature Funeral Home Owners Charged for Defrauding Clients, Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program
April 10, 2024Brockton Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.5 Million in COVID-Relief Funds
March 29, 2024Jefferson City Man Pleads Guilty to $12 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
March 28, 2024Utah Residents Accused of Running a COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme Face Federal Charges
March 25, 2024Utah County Businessman Accused of Scamming $1.8M in COVID-19 Relief Funds is Arrested and Charged Federally
March 22, 2024Las Vegas Resident Sentenced To Prison For COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
March 14, 2024Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For COVID-19 Relief Loan Scheme Committed While On Supervised Release
March 13, 2024Seattle woman sentenced to intermittent custody for defrauding COVID assistance program
March 13, 2024Four South Florida Residents Charged with PPP and Mortgage Fraud
March 12, 2024Two Former City of Miami Police Department Employees Plead Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
March 11, 2024Company that Improperly Took COVID 19 PPP Loan Agrees to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case
March 8, 2024U.S. Attorney’s Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force Announces Indictment of Trio for COVID Relief Fraud, including Two Tri-Cities Residents
March 7, 2024Former Navy Civilian Employee and Former Executive Indicted in Bribery Scheme Involving Over $100 Million in Government Contracts
March 7, 2024Man Charged for $10M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
March 5, 2024Leader of $6.8 Million Pandemic Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
February 28, 2024Two Men Sentenced for Government Loan Program Fraud
February 23, 2024Former Postal Employee Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Theft of a Postal Service Key
February 19, 2024U.S. Attorney’s Office announces priority to prosecute white-collar, financial crimes in Alaska
February 19, 2024Anchorage business owner charged with wire fraud related to applications for Covid-19 recovery funds
February 19, 2024U.S. to collect over $350,000 in damages after judgement ordered in False Claims Act case
February 19, 2024Matanuska Valley Woman charged with healthcare fraud, false statements
February 19, 2024Anchorage businesswoman charged with fraudulently obtaining and laundering roughly $1M in Covid-19 relief funds
February 16, 2024Two Individuals Convicted for $11M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
February 12, 2024Six Men Sentenced for Roles in $20M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Ring
February 9, 2024Vancouver Real Estate Developer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Covid-Relief Funds, Laundering Proceeds
February 9, 2024Former Wenatchee Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud Involving More than $117,000 in Pandemic Relief Funding
February 8, 2024United States Attorney’s Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force Announces Additional Indictments, Arrests
February 7, 2024Federal Grand Jury Indicts 19 Individuals for Roles in a Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain COVID-19 Relief Funds
February 7, 2024Miami Woman Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison After Using COVID-19 Funds to Gamble and Launder Money
February 1, 2024Windsor Mill Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Obtain More Than $3.5 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans
January 31, 2024Las Vegas Resident Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Relief Loan Scheme Committed While on Supervised Release
January 29, 2024Owner of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Pandemic Relief Funding Programs
January 26, 2024Monterey Caterer Charged with Defrauding the Government Out of $4 Million in COVID-Relief Funds
January 17, 2024AmeriHealth Clinics Consent to a $2 Million Judgment to Resolve Healthcare Fraud Allegations
January 17, 2024Middle District of Florida Task Force Continues to Combat COVID-19 Fraud
January 12, 2024Baltimore County Man and Woman Plead Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $300,000 in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans
January 11, 2024Former Seattle Resident Convicted of Bank Fraud for False COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Filings
January 10, 2024Baltimore Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program Loans
January 9, 2024North Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For $1.1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud
January 8, 2024Former Iowa Businessman Sentenced to Federal Prison in Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme

Date issuedTitle
December 20, 2023Woman Convicted of $7M COVID-19 Relief Fraud
December 19, 2023Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.5 Million in COVID-Relief Funds
December 14, 2023Los Angeles Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for COVID-19 Business Loan Fraud Schemes and for Firearms and Ammo Crime
December 12, 2023Florida Attorney Convicted at Trial for Role in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
December 11, 2023Former Miami-Dade Police Officer Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
December 11, 2023Nevada Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
December 11, 2023Leader of $6.8 Million Pandemic Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
December 8, 2023Two McLean Companies and CEO Ordered to Pay $1.1 Million for Defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program
December 6, 2023Former IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Connection with COVID-19 Fraud
December 6, 2023Commerce Township Man Sentenced in Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme
December 6, 2023Tennessee Man Sentenced in COVID Relief Fraud
December 5, 2023Texas Man Who Created Fake Church to Fraudulently Obtain Fake Car, COVID-19 loans Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison
November 29, 2023Maryland Man Charged with Committing $11.5 Million In COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud
November 17, 2023Postal Employee Convicted at Trial for Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Theft of a Postal Service Key
November 16, 2023Women Who Led Troubled Tacoma Bakery Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Connection with COVID-19 Loan Funds
November 14, 2023Former Navy Civilian Employee and Defense Contractor Indicted in Bribery Scheme
November 14, 2023Convicted Felon Accused of Lying on COVID-19 Loan Applications to Obtain Over $182,000
November 9, 2023Three Miami Residents Charged with COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Fraud
November 8, 2023Former KC Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to Facilitating Covid Fraud Scheme, Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme
November 3, 2023Former Edmond Resident Sentenced to Serve 20 Months in Federal Prison for Fraud on Main Street Lending Program Created in Response to the Pandemic
October 31, 2023Baltimore Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Federal Prison for Scheme to Obtain More Than $550,000 in Fraudulent Covid-19 CARES Act Loans
October 31, 2023Failed Restaurateur Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud
October 31, 2023Three Sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud Schemes in the Northern District of Oklahoma
October 30, 2023Former Miami-Dade Corrections Sergeant Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
October 26, 2023Former Navy Civilian Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery
October 24, 2023U.S. Attorney’s Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force Announces Indictment of Spokane Valley Couple in Connection with Fraudulent COVID Relief Loan
October 20, 2023Loan Brokers and Bank Loan Officer Sentenced for Bank Fraud Scheme
October 19, 2023Former Florida State Representative Sentenced To Federal Prison For Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And Making False Statements In Connection With COVID-19 Relief Fraud
October 19, 2023Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to a Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Almost $18 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans
October 17, 2023Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud
October 16, 2023Hagerstown Man Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement on a Loan Application to Obtain COVID-19 Funds
October 13, 2023Atlanta-Based Financial Advisor Sentenced for COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
October 12, 2023CEO Of Company Providing Homes For Parolees And Probationers Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison For Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, Witness Tampering, And Other Offenses
October 11, 2023Ten Individuals Charged for $950,000 COVID-19 Relief Fraud Schemes
October 3, 2023Leader of $20M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Ring Sentenced to 15 Years
October 2, 2023Five Men Plead Guilty to Roles in Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Fraud Conspiracy
October 2, 2023Convicted COVID-19 Fraudster Sentenced to Federal Prison, Ordered to Repay Stolen Funds
September 29, 2023San Antonio Business Owner and Associates Arrested for Defrauding SBA Program
September 29, 2023COVID Fraud Lands Norman Man in Federal Prison for Two Years
September 27, 2023Anchorage Nonprofit Directors Indicted for Stealing $1.6 million in COVID Recovery Funds
September 27, 2023Former IT Contractor Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Stolen Property from the U.S. Small Business Administration
September 27, 2023Montgomery Woman Convicted for COVID-19 Era Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud
September 27, 2023Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty To Fraudulently Obtaining Covid-19 Cares Act Paycheck Protection Program Loans
September 27, 2023U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit Announces Update on the Success of the District of Idaho’s COVID-19 Fraud Task Force
September 26, 2023Arkansas Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $16.5 Million in COVID Relief Funding
September 21, 20233 New Mexico Residents Indicted for COVID-19 Fraud After HSI Investigation
September 13, 2023Federal Grand Jury Indicts 19 Central Illinois United States Postal Service Workers for Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds
September 9, 2023Two Brothers Plead Guilty to $7.6M COVID-19 Relief Fraud
September 7, 2023Social Media Influencer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $1.5 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
September 5, 2023Southern District Prosecutes Nearly $11 million in COVID Fraud as Part of National Enforcement Actions
September 1, 2023Six Oklahomans Charged with Cares Act Fraud
August 30, 2023Nevada Resident Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
August 23, 2023Justice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action
August 22, 2023Man Charged with Defrauding Elderly Homeowners and COVID-19 Relief Programs
August 17, 2023Franklin Man Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Bank Fraud, and Money Laundering
August 16, 2023Florida Real Estate Broker Agrees To Pay Over $4 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating To Fraudulent Cares Act Loans
August 10, 2023Former Miami-Dade Corrections Sergeant Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
August 3, 2023Baltimore County Businessman Facing Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.3 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans
July 27, 2023CEO Of Paycheck Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Sentenced To 54 Months In Prison In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications
July 24, 2023NASA-JPL Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty to Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Program, Using Some Proceeds to Grow Marijuana
July 20, 2023Mooresville, N.C. Man Is Facing Federal Charges For Investment Scheme And COVID-19 Fraud
July 18, 2023Former central Ohio man pleads guilty to fraud in applications for $1.1 million in COVID relief loans
July 13, 2023Charleston Man Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Fraud Relating to Coronavirus Funds
July 12, 2023Former Officer at South Florida Immigrant Detention Facility Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud
July 12, 2023Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud
July 10, 2023West L.A. Man Gets More Than 6 Years in Prison for Illicitly Obtaining Nearly $9 Million in COVID Loans, Some of Which He Used for Las Vegas Gambling
July 3, 2023Former Miami-Dade Police Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
June 30, 2023Utah Woman Found Guilty of $10M Worth of PPP Loan Fraud
June 30, 2023West Richland Resident Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $337,267 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
June 29, 2023Florida Contractors and Owner to Pay More than $7.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Procurement of Small Business Contracts
June 27, 2023All Hands On Deck CEO Convicted Of Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud, Witness Tampering, And Other Offenses
June 27, 2023Moriarty Man Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud the United States
June 26, 2023Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Conspiracy to Obtain Over $1 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
June 21, 2023Augusta Man Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Scheme that Netted More Than $4.5 Million in Loans and Grants
June 16, 2023Two Loan Brokers Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud Scheme
June 16, 2023Former Federal Correctional Officer Sentenced to Prison for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
June 12, 20234 Arizona Swindlers Sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud After HSI Phoenix Investigation
June 9, 2023San Mateo Company To Pay More Than $1,000,000 For Improperly Seeking and Obtaining Paycheck Protection Program Loans
June 7, 2023Six indicted in scheme that defrauded pandemic relief programs of more than $3 million
June 7, 2023Crescenta Valley Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $3 Million in COVID Relief Funds
June 1, 2023Eight Arrested in Multi-Million Dollar Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme
June 1, 2023Physician Sentenced for Stealing Approximately $250K from COVID-19 Relief Programs
June 1, 2023Former KC Bank Manager Indicted for Facilitating Covid Fraud Scheme, Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme
June 1, 2023Baltimore 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, 2023Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $360,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funding
May 25, 2023Small Business Administration Employee Sentenced in Covid Relief Fraud
May 25, 2023Willoughby Hills Man Sentenced for His Part in $7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme Fraud
May 24, 2023Tax Preparer and Client Charged With $13 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
May 16, 2023North Las Vegas Resident Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Relief Fraud
May 15, 2023Spokane Resident Sentenced to 6 Months for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
May 10, 2023Former IRS Revenue Officer, Along With Five Others, Charged In Alleged Multi-Million Dollar COVID-Fraud Scheme
May 4, 2023Buffalo Man Going To Prison For COVID Relief Fraud
May 4, 2023Defense Contractor and Chief Executive Officer Resolve False Claims Act and FIRREA Allegations for Misusing Pandemic-Relief Funds
May 3, 2023Tallahassee Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Money Laundering Conspiracy, And Making False Statements Relating To COVID-19 Relief Programs
April 28, 2023Houston Man sent to Prison for $3M PPP Loan Fraud Scheme
April 20, 2023Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat COVID-19 Health Care Fraud
April 14, 2023Two South Florida Residents Indicted for Stealing Millions in COVID-19 Relief Funds
April 14, 2023Brothers Charged for Stealing Millions of Dollars in COVID-19 Relief Funds
April 13, 2023Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud
April 12, 2023South Florida Resident Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
April 5, 2023Former City of Miami Police Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
April 3, 2023Morris County Company Settles Matter Alleging it Received Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
March 30, 2023Georgia man convicted of fraud in seeking millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funding
March 29, 2023United States Inspector Generals Commit To Fight Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Federal Funds in the Virgin Islands
March 29, 2023Former State Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
March 23, 2023Broward County Man Sentenced to 108 Months’ Imprisonment for Ponzi Scheme & COVID-19 Fraud
March 23, 2023CEO Of Paycheck Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Pleads Guilty In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications
March 21, 2023Former Florida State Representative Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And Making False Statements In Connection With Covid-19 Relief Fraud
March 21, 2023Florida 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, 2023Stakeholders of the China Super Buffett in Mobile sentenced and forfeit over $1.5 Million in Assets for Harboring Aliens
March 14, 2023Former South Florida Regional Bank Manager Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
March 13, 2023Michigan Nonprofit Organizations Agree to Pay $225,887 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program Loans
March 10, 2023Charleston County Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Small Business Association
March 9, 2023Federal Grand Jury Indicts Urbana, Illinois, Women for Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds
March 6, 2023Ashburn Woman Convicted of $2.5 Million Pandemic Fraud
March 3, 2023Couple Sentenced For Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, And Major Fraud Against The United States
March 3, 2023St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 5+ Years for $777,000 Pandemic Fraud
February 28, 2023Co-Leader of COVID-19 Loan Fraud Ring Extradited from Montenegro to Begin Serving Prison Sentence
February 27, 2023Man Sentenced to Four Years for Committing COVID-19 Relief Fraud While on Home Confinement for Similar Financial Crimes
February 24, 2023Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty To Committing COVID Relief Fraud While On Federal Probation
February 21, 2023Broken Arrow Man Pleads Guilty After Illegally Applying For and Receiving a $20,665 Paycheck Protection Program Loan
February 17, 2023Irvine Man Sentenced to 4½ Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $5 Million in COVID Loans He Spent on Sports Cars
February 17, 2023Prince 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, 2023Former Oregon Dentist Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Millions in COVID-Relief Funds and Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances
February 10, 2023Federal Grand Jury Indicts Champaign, Illinois, Woman for Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds
February 10, 2023Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
February 10, 2023Arkansas, Washington Business Owners Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud COVID-19 Relief Programs
February 9, 2023Houston-Area Man Convicted for Role in $35M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
February 8, 2023Man Convicted for Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Fraud
February 8, 2023Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty of Procuring U.S. Citizenship Illegally During Execution of Multi-Million Dollar Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
February 7, 2023Kingdom City Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $673,000 CARES Act Fraud
February 4, 2023Former Yarmouth Resident Sentenced for Identity Theft and SBA Loan Fraud Charges
February 1, 2023Three California Companies Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loans
January 31, 2023North-Central Florida Blimp Company Executive Sentenced To Over Five Years In Federal Prison For COVID-19 Relief Fraud
January 30, 2023Coronavirus Fraud Task Force Getting Results
January 27, 2023New York Woman Sentenced for $9.2 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud
January 23, 2023Atlanta promoter and entrepreneur indicted for Paycheck Protection Program fraud
January 19, 2023Owner of Two Northeast Ohio Businesses Sentenced to Prison for PPP Loan Fraud
January 19, 2023Eleven sentenced in connection with a $3 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme
January 19, 2023Augusta man admits to COVID-19 scheme that netted more than $4 million in loans and grants
January 18, 2023Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Fraud in Securing Millions of Dollars in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
January 17, 2023Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud
January 17, 2023Physician Convicted for Misappropriating Approximately $250,000 from COVID-19 Relief Programs
January 9, 2023Fort Stewart soldier sentenced to prison for prolific fraud scheme targeting COVID-19 relief programs, student loans
January 9, 2023California 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, 2023Acton Man Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Identities to Obtain COVID Relief Funds

Date issuedTitle
December 22, 2022COVID-19 Strike Force Announces Indictment of Former Wenatchee Man, Who Is Now At-Large in the Bay Area
December 19, 2022Former Portland Area Non-Profit Director Pleads Guilty to Stealing Covid Relief Funds
December 15, 2022Four Individuals Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Government Contracts Intended For Disadvantaged Small Business Owners
December13, 2022Monroe Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Connection with CARES Act Fraud Scheme
December 12, 2022Sacramento Man Sentenced to More than 3 Years in Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Embezzlement, and Unemployment Benefit Fraud
December 12, 2022Two Sentenced To Federal Prison In Separate Cases For Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funding
December 9, 2022Former Government Official Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Defraud Government Program For Disadvantaged Small Business Owners
December 8, 2022Gang member, purported rapper sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 relief fraud
December 7, 2022Florida State Representative Indicted For Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And Making False Statements
December 6, 2022Former Assistant Atlanta City Attorney and Police Officer Charged in $7 Million PPP Fraud Scheme
December 2, 2022Former Government Official Charged In Conspiracy To Defraud Government Program For Disadvantaged Small Business Owners
December 1, 2022Los 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, 2022U.S. Attorney’s Strike Force Secures Three More Felony Convictions for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
November 30, 2022Portland Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Attempting to Defraud Covid Relief Programs While on Supervised Release
November 30, 2022Seventeen New York City And State Public Employees Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Relief Loans
November 28, 2022Liberty County Man and Woman Behind My Buddy Loans Sentenced for Fraud Related to COVID Relief
November 28, 2022Prince 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, 2022Fugitive Couple Extradited to the United States from Montenegro to Begin Prison Sentences for $20 Million Fraud
November 18, 2022Former San Fernando Valley Couple Extradited to the United States from Montenegro to Begin Prison Sentences for $20 Million Fraud Scheme
November 14, 2022Riverside County Man Sentenced to 8½ Years in Prison for Stealing Over $6.6 Million in COVID-19 Loans Intended for Small Businesses
November 10, 2022Waxahachie Woman Charged in $1.2 Million Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Fraud
November 9, 2022Indian National Charged in $8 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
November 9, 2022Grand Jury Returns Indictments
November 4, 2022Littleton Man Charged with Covid Fraud
October 25, 2022Eight more defendants charged in COVID-19 relief fraud schemes
October 20, 2022Council 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, 2022Seven Chicago-Area Residents Charged With $16 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
October 19, 2022U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit Announces Launch of Idaho COVID-19 Fraud Task Force
October 18, 2022U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19
October 18, 2022Justice Department Announces New Charges, Convictions, and Sentencings in Ongoing Initiative Targeting Pandemic Relief Fraud
October 4, 2022Five Current or Former IRS Employees Charged with Defrauding Federal COVID-19 Relief Programs
October 3, 2022Baker Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Making False Statements in Connection with CARES Act COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance
September 26, 2022Irvine Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Obtaining More Than $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Sham Businesses
September 26, 2022Nigerian state official sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing U.S. disaster aid and taxpayer refunds
September 23, 2022South Carolina man convicted of COVID-19 Relief fraud in first Atlanta PPP trial
September 22, 2022Parkville Man Sentenced for $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations
September 22, 2022First-Ever Paycheck Protection Program False Claims Act Whistleblower Case in Which the United States Intervened Against the Borrower Settles
September 21, 2022Moses Lake Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
September 20, 2022D.C. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Attempting to Steal More than $31 Million in COVID-19 Funds
September 15, 2022South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office to Lead COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Team Against Pandemic Relief Fraud
September 15, 2022Jefferson City Man Indicted in $27.1 Million Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme
September 14, 2022Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams
September 9, 2022U.S. Attorney’s Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force Announces Indictment of Two West Richland Residents
September 2, 2022District 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, 2022Telfair County woman sentenced to federal prison for scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funding
August 30, 2022Five additional defendants charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding
August 19, 2022North Las Vegas Felon Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Possession Of Ammunition And COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
August 16, 2022Spokane Man Sentenced to Probation for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
August 16, 2022Stamford Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $4 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
August 12, 2022Savannah rapper admits COVID-19 relief fraud, drug possession
August 10, 2022Three Chicago-Area Residents Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
August 9, 2022Three Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
August 4, 2022Las Vegas Felon Sentenced To Prison For Unlawful Possession Of A Stolen Firearm And COVID Relief Fraud
August 4, 2022Former Long-Term Employee of Miami-Dade Police Department Convicted of Covid-19 Relief Fraud Sentenced to Prison Time
August 2, 2022Riverside County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining $6.6 Million in COVID-Relief Business Loans
July 29, 2022U.S. Attorney’s Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force Announces Three More Indictments
July 28, 2022Springfield, Illinois Man Sentenced to 5 months’ Imprisonment and 3 months Home Confinement for COVID-19 Related Wire Fraud
July 26, 2022Second Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
July 25, 2022Brockton Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1.5 Million in COVID-Relief Funds
July 22, 2022Three Fugitives Arrested in Massive Multistate Fraud Scheme
July 22, 2022Yakima Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $59,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
July 19, 2022California Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for $27 Million PPP Fraud Scheme
July 15, 2022Fort Stewart soldier admits guilt in prolific fraud scheme targeting COVID-19 relief programs, student loans
July 15, 2022Tarzana Accountant Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge for Helping Client Fraudulently Obtain $1.2 Million COVID-Related Business Loan
July 15, 2022Coweta Man who Fraudulently Obtained Almost $200,000 in Loans from the Small Business Administration Pleads Guilty
July 14, 2022Owner of tax preparation business indicted for defrauding pandemic relief funding program
July 14, 2022Georgia woman indicted for COVID-19 scheme that fraudulently netted more than $2 million
July 11, 2022U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19
July 8, 2022Member of $3M COVID-19 Loan Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced
July 5, 2022U.S. Attorney Announces Two Additional Indictments as Part of COVID-19 Relief Fraud Strike Force
July 5, 2022Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for $1.9 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
June 30, 2022Construction Company Owner Convicted of Fraud in Securing More Than $240 Million in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
June 30, 2022Star Woman Sentenced to 14 Months for Making False Statements to Obtain $11 Million in Government Contracts Designated for Service-Disabled Veteran Businesses
June 29, 2022Moriarty man found guilty in fraud scheme
June 23, 2022Georgia man charged with fraud in seeking millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funding
June 22, 2022Eight Charged in $7 Million Loan Fraud Scheme
June 22, 2022Feds Charge 19 Defendants with Pandemic Fraud of over $24 Million
June 17, 2022Couple who Fraudulently Obtained Almost $743,000 in Paycheck Protection Program Loan Scheme Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
June 16, 2022St. Paul Man Sentenced to Prison for $841,000 COVID-Relief Scheme to Defraud the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program
June 13, 2022Five people face federal charges for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding
June 9, 2022Man Convicted for $4.1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud
June 9, 2022Woman Sentenced for Leading a Paycheck Protection Program Loan Scheme
June 8, 2022Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Committing COVID Relief Fraud While On Pretrial Release
June 6, 2022Grand Jury Charges Memphis Woman Who Allegedly Bought Maserati Luxury Automobile and Other Personal Items with Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Loans
June 3, 2022Orange County Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges for Obtaining More Than $5 Million in COVID Loans for Sham Companies
June 2, 2022Los Angeles Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
May 31, 2022Sixth Defendant in $3 Million COVID-19 Fraud Ring Pleads Guilty
May 27, 2022Richmond Man Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
May 26, 2022California Couple Charged with Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program
May 26, 2022Bank CEO Convicted For Taking Bribes In Connection With Loans Guaranteed By The Small Business Administration
May 24, 2022Yakima Woman Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud as part of U.S. Attorney’s COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
May 23, 2022Owasso Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
May 23, 2022Former Mont Vernon Attorney Sentenced to 48 Months for Engaging in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
May 20, 2022Former Seattle resident indicted for bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from Paycheck Protection Program
May 19, 2022Mastermind of $11.1 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme sentenced to fifteen years
May 18, 2022Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
May 12, 2022Weatherby Lake Man Sentenced for Fraud Scheme
May 11, 2022Georgia Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Yakima Non-Profit
May 9, 2022Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Embezzlement, and Unemployment Fraud
May 9, 2022Orange County Man Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $1.5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans
May 9, 2022Two Men Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
May 6, 2022Two Florida Men Sentenced to Ten and Six and a Half Years in Prison for Roles in Massive COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
May 4, 2022U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19
May 3, 2022Nigerian citizen pleads guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraud on Washington and 17 other states
April 21, 2022Chinese National Sentenced To 52 Months For $20 Million Covid-19 Pandemic Loan Fraud Scheme
April 19, 2022Four more defendants charged in COVID-19 fraud schemes
April 19, 2022Former Small Business Administration Employee Imprisoned For Identity Theft
April 15, 2022California Man Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fraud
April 15, 2022Riverside County Man Found Guilty of Fraud for Misusing COVID-Relief Business Loan on Personal Expenses, Including Luxury Cars
April 13, 2022Star Woman Pleads Guilty to False Statement in Case Involving More Than $11 Million in Government Contracts
April 12, 2022Judge 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, 2022Temple Terrace Woman Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Bank Fraud Involving COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program
April 8, 2022D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Steal More than $31 Million in COVID-19 Funds
April 7, 2022Woman Sentenced to Over Five Years for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
April 6, 2022Fifth Defendant Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Over $30 Million In Covid-Relief Loans
March 31, 2022Fort Drum Contractors Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Pay More Than $750,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
March 31, 2022Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Submitting Fraudulent EIDL and PPP Applications in $865k Wire Fraud Scheme
March 30, 2022Nigerian “Prince” Sentenced for Federal Fraud Violations
March 29, 2022Man Convicted for $27 Million PPP Fraud Scheme
March 25, 2022HPM Corporation and Owners Accept Responsibility, Agree to Pay Nearly $3 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraudulent Covid-19 Relief Loan
March 18, 2022Two Downtown Los Angeles Residents Arrested on Complaint Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $300,000 in COVID-Relief Loans
March 17, 2022U.S. Attorney Announces New COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
March 17, 2022Business Owner Sentenced to Prison, Ordered to Pay Restitution, for CARES Act PPP Fraud
March 10, 2022Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Committing COVID Relief Fraud While On Pretrial Release
March 7, 2022Georgia Man Who Used COVID Relief Funds To Buy Pokemon Card Sentenced To Prison
March 2, 2022District Man Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs and the Archdiocese of Washington
February 25, 2022Miami-Dade Police Department Employee Pleads Guilty to COVID Relief Fraud
February 25, 2022Massachusetts Man Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fraud
February 25, 2022Irvine Man Arrested on Charge Alleging He Fraudulently Obtained More Than $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Sham Companies
February 24, 2022Oakland Woman Sentenced To Three Years In Million Dollar Pandemic Relief Fraud
February 24, 2022Former MTA Special Inspector Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
February 23, 2022Government 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, 2022Former Lake Oswego Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Covid-Relief Fraud
February 15, 2022Three Men Sentenced for $2.7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
February 11, 2022Northern Virginia Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan
February 9, 2022Arizona Man Sentenced to 32 Months in Federal Prison for Fraudulent Applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans
February 9, 2022Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Paycheck Protection Program Money Laundering Scheme
February 3, 2022Two Florida Residents Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
February 3, 2022Georgia, Florida attorneys indicted for COVID-19 fraud scheme
February 2, 2022Prolific Fraudster Pleads Guilty
January 31, 2022St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to $841,000 COVID-Relief Scheme to Defraud the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program
January 26, 2022Stamford Man Who Fraudulently Obtained More Than $4 Million in Covid-19 Relief Funds Pleads Guilty
January 21, 2022Smyrna Man Charged In Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
January 20, 2022Edmond Woman Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Main Street Lending Program Fraud
January 18, 2022Palm Bay Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For COVID Relief Fraud And Tax Fraud
January 14, 2022Georgia woman sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 fraud
January 12, 2022Two Loan Brokers and One Bank Loan Officer Charged in Bank Fraud Scheme
January 5, 2022Business Owner Sentenced for Fraud Scheme

Date issuedTitle
December 27, 2021Mont Vernon Attorney Convicted of Engaging in Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme
December 23, 2021Fort Drum Contracting Officer Indicted for Accepting Gratuities from Contractor Boyfriend in Exchange for Taking Official Action on Contracts
December 23, 2021Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced – December
December 21, 2021Prairieville Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Program
December 20, 2021Delray Beach Man Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison For Bank Fraud, False Statements, And Aggravated Identity Theft Involving COVID-19 Relief Programs
December 20, 2021EDVA Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud in 2021
December 17, 2021Four Executives Sentenced for SBA Fraud Scheme Spanning 13 Years
December 16, 2021Two Florida Men Plead Guilty to $35 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
December 16, 2021Taylorsville Woman Charged with Making False Statements to Obtain Millions of Dollars in PPP Loans
December 15, 2021Oregon Dentist Faces Federal Charges for Stealing Nearly $8 Million in COVID-Relief Program Funds
December 15, 2021Four more charged in $35M COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
December 13, 2021Former NFL Player Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
December 8, 2021Texas Woman Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fraud
December 8, 2021Three Coconspirators in a Paycheck Protection Program Loan Scheme Plead Guilty
December 6, 2021Nevada Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Scams Involving Election Fundraising and COVID Relief Loans
December 3, 2021Nonprofit CEO Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Relation to COVID-19 Loan Fraud
December 3, 2021U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement
December 2, 2021Three South Florida Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Fraudulently Obtained Covid-19 Relief Money and Proceeds from Business Email Compromise Schemes
December 1, 2021Cedar Rapids Man to Spend More than Seven Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud and Illegally Possessing a Gun
November 30, 2021South Florida Federal Jury Convicts Woman of COVID-19 Relief Fraud
November 19, 2021Owasso Man Convicted for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
November 17, 2021Former Miami-Dade County Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
November 17, 2021Tax Preparer Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
November 16, 2021San Fernando Valley Family Members Sentenced to Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Tens of Millions of Dollars in COVID Relief
November 16, 2021Seven Members of Los Angeles-Based Fraud Ring Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Scheme
November 9, 2021Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to CARES Act PPP Fraud
November 3, 2021Greer Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Involving Just Under $2 Million in Coronavirus Funds
October 29, 2021Anchorage Businessman Agrees to Pay $397,990 for COVID-Relief Loan Fraud
October 29, 2021Georgia man admits submitting false information to obtain COVID-19 disaster relief funding
October 28, 2021Louisiana Man Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds and Money Laundering
October 25, 2021Chief Financial Officer for Oklahoma Business Found Guilty of Employment Tax Fraud
October 15, 2021Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- October
October 15, 2021Former McKinney Man Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
October 14, 2021Four Defendants Charged In $7.6 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
September 30, 2021Yarmouth Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and SBA Loan Fraud Charges
September 27, 2021Delray Beach Man Convicted Of Bank Fraud, False Statements, And Aggravated Identity Theft Involving COVID-19 Relief Programs
September 24, 2021Two Former Employees at New York Branch Of Major Bank And An Accountant Charged With Cares Act Loan Fraud
September 24, 2021Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment For Fraudulently Obtaining $3.5 Millions In COVID Relief Fund
September 24, 2021Sunland Man Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Scheming to Fraudulently Obtain $650,600 COVID-Relief Loan
September 23, 2021Nevada 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, 2021Baker City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Covid-Relief Fund
September 16, 2021Collin County Wedding Planner Sentenced for COVID Relief Fraud
September 16, 2021Texas Wedding Planner Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
September 15, 2021Reality TV star sentenced for PPP fraud and for operating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme
September 14, 2021Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Approximately $9 Million in COVID-Relief Loans, Some of Which Was Gambled Away
September 13, 2021Parkville Man Pleads Guilty to $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations
September 2, 2021Three South Florida Men Guilty of Conspiring to Launder Fraudulently Obtained Covid-19 Relief Money and Proceeds from Business Email Compromise Schemes
August 31, 2021Miami-Dade County Employee Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
August 10, 2021Man Sentenced for Covid-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
August 10, 2021Former USDA Official Sentenced in Bribery Case
August 6, 2021Tulsa Man Sentenced for Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
August 5, 2021Jury Convicts Five Former Officers and Employees of Banc-Serv Partners in $5 Million Scheme to Defraud the Small Business Administration
August 4, 2021Jury Convicts Former NASA Subcontractor of Fraud
July 23, 2021Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- July
July 22, 2021Twenty-Two Charged in Connection with a More than $11-Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
July 15, 2021Former Banker Sentenced to Prison for Role in Movie Financing Fraud Scheme, Falsely Applying for COVID-19 Loans
July 15, 2021Emanuel County woman sentenced after admitting to defrauding program for COVID-19 small business relief
July 14, 2021Local Entrepreneur Faces Federal Charges for Covid-Relief Fraud
July 13, 2021Detroit Resident Sentenced In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
July 12, 2021Armstrong Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding the United States Out of More than $1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
July 12, 2021Southwest Georgia Resident Criminally Charged with CARES Act PPP Fraud
July 9, 2021California Man Arrested For $3.6 Million Paycheck Protection Program And Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud
July 8, 2021FBI Springfield Organizes Paycheck Protection Program/Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Working Group
July 1, 2021Oregon Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Covid-Relief Fraud Scheme
June 29, 2021Four L.A. County Residents Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-Relief Programs
June 29, 2021Former FEMA Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining the Proceeds of Covid-19 Paycheck Protection Program Loan
June 25, 2021Level 3 Communications, LLC Agrees to Pay Over $12.7 Million to Settle Civil False Claims Act Allegations
June 17, 2021Oregon Man Pleads Guilty After Pocketing Millions in Covid-Relief Funds
June 15, 2021Augusta woman sentenced, ordered to pay restitution for CARES Act fraud
June 11, 2021Two Charged as Co-Conspirators for Nearly $1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering
June 8, 2021Baker City Man Pleads Guilty in Covid-Relief Fraud Scheme
June 2, 2021Couple Who Falsely Claimed to be Farmers Sentenced in $1.1 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
June 1, 2021Broken Arrow Man Sentenced to Federal Prison After Fraudulently Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Forgivable Loan
May 27, 2021Oregon Man Faces Federal Charges for COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
May 26, 2021Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit COVID-19 Relief Fraud
May 20, 2021Virginia Beach Businessman Sentenced for COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
May 20, 2021Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- May
May 19, 2021Two North Bay Brothers Plead Guilty To Separate But Similar Pandemic Relief Fraud Schemes Netting Over $2 Million
May 17, 2021Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Micah Greenberg Pleads Guilty To Multiple Federal Offenses
May 12, 2021U.S. Secret Service Helps Recover $2B Through Investigations into COVID-19-Related Financial Fraud
May 12, 2021Florida Man Sentenced After Fraudulently Obtaining $3.9 Million in PPP Loans
May 7, 2021Stamford Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $2.9 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
May 7, 2021Irvine Man Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging He Fraudulently Obtained $5 Million in COVID-Relief PPP Loans
May 6, 2021Man Pleads Guilty to Applying for a Paycheck Protection Program Loan under False Pretenses
April 29, 2021New Jersey Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for $3.5 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
April 28, 2021Manhattan Man Arrested For $5.8 Million Scheme To Defraud Loan Program Intended To Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 21, 2021California Man Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
April 20, 2021Construction Firm Pays $2.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Exploiting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
April 16, 2021Virginia Beach Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Nearly 1,700 Victims in $1 Million Small Business Loan Scam
April 13, 2021San Diego Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Almost $600,000 from Department of Defense Bribery Scheme
April 12, 2021Tulsa Couple Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud After Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under False Pretenses
April 12, 2021Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief Fraud
April 9, 2021Man Sentenced for Defrauding Nearly 1,700 Victims in $1 Million Small Business Loan Scam
April 8, 2021Colorado Physician Charged for Misappropriating Thousands from Three Different COVID Relief Programs
April 8, 2021CARES Act Fraud Investigations Identify Twenty-Three Individuals Targeting Thirty-One Million Dollars
April 6, 2021Suburban Chicago Tax Preparer Charged With COVID-Relief Fraud
April 5, 2021Maryland 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, 2021Justice Department Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud
March 23, 2021Delray Beach Man Indicted For COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Allegedly By Using Identities Of Elderly Victims Residing At Senior Living Facilities
March 23, 2021Three Defendants Charged In $1.6 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
March 23, 2021Queens Man Indicted for $1.7 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
March 23, 2021Swainsboro, Ga., woman admits defrauding government program designed to provide COVID-19 small business relief
March 17, 2021Hialeah Tax Preparer Charged with COVID-19 Loan Fraud
March 17, 2021Tax Preparer Charged with COVID-19 Loan Fraud
March 16, 2021Dayton ‘investigation & security’ business owner sentenced to prison for COVID-relief fraud
March 12, 2021Little Rock Woman Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison For COVID Relief Fraud
March 12, 20213 Additional Members of Alleged Fraud Ring Based in San Fernando Valley Arrested on Charges of Exploiting COVID-Relief Programs
March 12, 2021Four Additional Members of Los Angeles-Based Fraud Ring Indicted for Exploiting COVID-Relief Programs
March 11, 2021Repeat Fraudster Sentenced for COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme
March 8, 2021Couple Pleads Guilty to $1.1 Million COVID-Relief Fraud After Falsely Claiming to Be Farmers
March 5, 2021Construction Company Owners Pleaded Guilty to Defrauding Federal Program Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
March 2, 2021Broken Arrow Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Forgivable Loan
February 23, 2021Pewaukee Man Pleads Guilty To Directing COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
February 23, 2021Man Pleads Guilty to Directing COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
February 19, 2021Buffalo Man Charged With COVID Relief Fraud
February 16, 2021Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the United States in Paycheck Protection Program Scheme
February 11, 2021Couple Behind “My Buddy Loans” Indicted for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
February 10, 2021Man Purchased Lamborghini After Receiving $3.9 Million in PPP Loans
February 10, 2021Jefferson County Engineer Guilty of more than $10 Million Covid Relief Fraud
February 10, 2021Brooklyn Man Charged with Conspiring to Commit COVID-19 Relief Fraud
February 4, 2021Springfield Woman Indicted on Charges of Fraud Related to Small Business Administration COVID-19 Disaster Loan Program
January 28, 2021Man Pleads Guilty to $2.5 Million Coronavirus Fraud
January 26, 2021Santa Clarita Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1 Million in COVID-19 Relief PPP Loans for His Sham Companies
January 21, 2021Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
January 20, 2021Laplace Man Sentenced to Four Years Probation for Falsifying Documentation Related to SBA Disaster Loan
January 13, 2021Texas man and woman behind My Buddy Loans charged with filing hundreds of fraudulent applications for COVID relief
January 12, 2021Eastern District of California Obtains Nation’s First Civil Settlement for Fraud on Cares Act Paycheck Protection Program
January 7, 2021Suburban Chicago Businessman Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud

Date issuedTitle
December 21, 2020Nevada Man Charged With Covid-Relief Fraud
December 21, 2020Brooklyn Man Arrested for $1.9 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
December 18, 2020Two Men Charged After Fraudulently Applying for Paycheck Protection Program Loans
December 17, 2020Kansas Man Pleads Guilty In Government Contract Fraud Scheme
December 10, 2020Little Rock Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID Relief Fraud
December 10, 20203 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, 2020Businessman Pleads Guilty to Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
December 7, 2020Arkansas Project Manager Sentenced in Connection with COVID-Relief Fraud
December 7, 2020San Fernando Valley Man Admits to Fraudulently Obtaining $655,000 in COVID-19 Relief PPP Loans
December 7, 2020Two Central Illinois Men Indicted on Charges of Fraud Related to Small Business Administration COVID-19 Disaster Loan Program
December 4, 2020Defense Contractor and Employees Plead Guilty to Fraud Scheme
November 23, 2020Macomb Township Resident Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Bank Fraud Scheme
November 18, 20204 San Fernando Valley Residents Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans for Fake Businesses
November 17, 2020Seven Charged in Connection with a COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme Involving more than 80 Fraudulent Loan Applications Worth Approximately $16 Million
November 16, 2020Dayton business owner pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud
November 13, 2020Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Fraud Involving Paycheck Protection Program
November 12, 2020Major COVID-19 fraud investigation results in charges in Augusta area
November 10, 2020USDA Contractor Admits To Giving Gifts To USDA Officials to Influence Award of Contracts and Obstructing Federal Grand Jury Investigation
November 6, 2020Former 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, 2020Northridge Man Arrested on Charges that Business Partner and He Fraudulently Obtained Nearly $2 Million in COVID-Relief PPP Loans
October 29, 2020Attorney General Grewal Recognizes Groundbreaking Anti-Fraud Efforts of Sandy Fraud Task Force on Eighth Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy
October 27, 2020Washington Man Charged With COVID-Relief Fraud
October 23, 2020Fraudster Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme
October 22, 2020Seattle Software Developer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
October 22, 2020Clarkston Business Owner and Federal Government Contracting Officer Indicted for Bribery Scheme
October 20, 2020Leesburg Man Arrested for $2.5M CARES Act Loan Fraud
October 19, 2020U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges 3 with COVID-19 Relief Fraud
October 16, 2020Former Aurora Business Owner Sentenced For $30 Million Fraud Schemes
October 6, 2020Florida Recording Artist and Pennsylvania Man Charged for Role in $24 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
October 2, 2020East Bay Man Charged With Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Payroll Protection Program Fraud
September 30, 2020Hawaii CEO Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
September 29, 2020Garner Man Charged With Fraudulently Seeking Over $6 Million in Covid Relief Funds
September 17, 2020Ulster County Man Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud
September 17, 2020Texas Man Charged in Miami Federal Court with Using False Payroll Documents To Obtain $1.2 Million in Covid Relief
September 14, 2020Federal Grand Jury Hands Down More Than 60 Indictments in September
September 11, 2020Detroit Resident Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
September 10, 2020Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt Delivers Remarks at the PPP Criminal Fraud Enforcement Action Press Conference
September 10, 2020Seven Charged in Connection with a $2.1 Million Money Laundering Scheme that Involved Money from the Paycheck Protection Program
September 10, 2020NFL Player Charged for Role in $24 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
September 10, 2020Two Brothers Charged With COVID Relief Fraud
September 2, 2020San Diego Woman Created Fake “Employees” to Swindle CARES Act Funds; Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges
August 31, 2020North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Schemes
August 31, 2020Two 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, 2020Nevada Man Charged with Using COVID-Relief Funds to Buy House
August 25, 2020Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud Involving Paycheck Protection Program
August 21, 2020St. Paul Man Charged With COVID-Relief Fraud, Money Laundering
August 13, 2020Two Individuals Sentenced For Bribery, Theft And/Or Embezzlement Of Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
August 13, 2020Nevada Woman Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
August 12, 2020San Fernando Valley Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Loans for His Sham Sewing Company
August 11, 2020District Man Charged with Over $2 Million in Paycheck Protection Program and Related Loan Fraud
August 10, 2020Middleton Man Sentenced for Perjury During Bankruptcy Proceeding
July 31, 2020Former 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, 2020Florida Man who Used COVID-Relief Funds to Purchase Lamborghini Sports Car Charged in Miami Federal Court
July 21, 2020Former deputy director of Signal Network Enterprise Center at Fort Gordon sentenced to federal prison
July 13, 2020Washington, D.C. General Contractor Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
June 24, 2020Virginia Married Couple Arrested for COVID-Relief Loan Fraud
June 23, 2020Collin County Man Charged with Covid-Relief Fraud, False Statements and Money Laundering
June 16, 2020Illinois Business Owner Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
June 5, 2020Bay Area Hospitality And Automotive Executive Charged With Fraud
June 2, 2020Oklahoma Contractors to Pay $2.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Fraudulently Obtained Small Business Contracts
May 29, 2020Man Indicted for COVID-19 Related Loan Fraud
May 22, 2020Software Engineer Charged in Washington with COVID-Relief Fraud
May 22, 2020Hollywood Executive Arrested on Federal Fraud Charges that Allege He Pocketed Money from COVID-19 Relief Program
May 21, 2020Chinese National Arrested For $20 Million Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Loans Intended To Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 15, 2020U.S. Attorney McAllister Announces Kansas Covid-19 Fraud Task Force
May 13, 2020Reality TV personality charged with bank fraud
May 13, 2020Engineer Charged in Texas with COVID-Relief Fraud
May 13, 2020Beware Of SBA Loan Scams, Government Officials Warn
May 5, 2020First in the Nation to be Charged with Fraudulently Seeking CARES Act SBA Paycheck Protection Loans
April 24, 2020Warning: Potential Fraud Scams Surrounding SBA Loans

Date issuedTitle
December 28, 2016DEFENSE CONTRACTOR AGREES TO $4.535 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR ALLEGED FALSE CLAIM ACT VIOLATIONS
November 15, 2016Construction Company Officer Pleads Guilty To Conspiring to Defraud Government
November 7, 2016Denver Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Sophisticated Fraud Scheme
October 27, 2016Dozens of Individuals Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Indian Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims
October 13, 2016CFO of Berlin, New Hampshire Business Sentenced in Multi-million Dollar Bank Fraud Case
September 27, 2016Owner of Sham ‘Veteran-Owned’ Company Sentenced for $100 Million Fraud
August 23, 2016Former MCC Construction Company Officer and Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Government
August 16, 2016PNC 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, 2016Federal Grand Jury Indictments
July 6, 2016Information Technology Companies to Pay $5.8 Million for Misrepresentations Relating to Small Business Status and Contract Fee Payments
July 5, 2016Virginia Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison For Conspiring to Illegally Obtain Federal Contracts
June 22, 2016Former MCC Construction Company Officer and Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Obstruct Government Proceeding
March 14, 2016The Hayner Hoyt Corporation to Pay $5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
March 3, 2016Former Tifton Banking Company CEO And President Sentenced
February 17, 2016Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Prison for $1.6 Million SBA Fraud Scheme
February 2, 2016MCC Construction Company Agrees to Pay Nearly $1.8 Million For Conspiring to Illegally Obtain Federal Contracts Meant for Small, Disadvantaged Businesses
January 27, 2016Virginia Businessman Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison
January 11, 2016Treasure Valley Contractor Pleads Guilty and is Resentenced

Date issuedTitle
December 17, 2015Federal Jury Convicts North Carolina Couple Of Fraud
December 4, 2015Former Tifton Banking Company CEO and President Enters Plea To Fraud
December 3, 2015DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR PROCUREMENT FRAUD, EMBEZZLING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND EVADING TAXES
November 24, 2015Maryland Owner of Loan Brokerage Firms Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fraud and Obstruction of Justice
November 16, 2015Silver Spring Contractor Indicted For Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain SBA 8(a) Contract
November 12, 2015Co-owner of Construction Company Sentenced for Defrauding Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
October 22, 2015Former Government Employee and Government Contractor Indicted in $53 Million Procurement Fraud and Illegal Gratuities Scheme
October 20, 2015Missouri Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
October 9, 2015Virginia Businessman Sentenced to 88 Months in Prison For Role in Bribery Scheme Involving Government Contracts
October 9, 2015U.S. Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Strock Contracting, Inc., Two Owners And An Employee
October 8, 2015Manhattan 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, 2015La Jolla Bank Manager Conspired with Senior Bank Officials to Issue Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bad Loans
August 28, 2015EDF Resources Capital Inc. and CEO Pay $6 Million for Alleged Violations Related to Small Business Administration Loan Program
August 13, 2015Maryland Owner of Loan Brokerage Firms Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Obstruction of Justice Charges
August 7, 2015San Diego Loan Broker Indicted for Bribing Bank Vice President
August 3, 2015Business Owner Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining More than $2.6 Million in Government Contracts
July 27, 2015Husband and Wife Admit to Procurement Fraud Scheme and to Embezzling Employee Benefits
July 24, 2015Attorney Sentenced For $4 Million Fraud
June 25, 2015Attorney and Senior Employee of Quantell, Inc. and Intaset Technologies Corporation Pleads Guilty in Fraud Conspiracy
June 23, 2015Ohio, West Virginia residents charged with deriving unlawful profits from federal grants
June 16, 2015Business Owner Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $2.8 Million in Government Contracts
April 23, 2015Spokane Man Sentenced to Thirty Months’ Prison and Five Years’ Court Supervision for Bank and Wire Fraud Conspiracy
April 21, 2015Vancouver, WA Laser Technology Firm Settles Civil Claims it Improperly Received Government Grants
April 21, 2015EAST GRAND FORKS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PAYS $1.85 MILLION TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS
April 8, 2015Florida Company And Owner Agree To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations Regarding Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program
March 19, 2015Gilbane Building Company To Pay $1.1 Million To Resolve False Claims Allegations
March 12, 2015Owner 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, 2015Gaithersburg Man Sentenced To Over 4 Years In Prison In Bank Fraud Scheme
February 25, 2015Silver Spring Man Pleads Guilty To $1.6 Million SBA Fraud Scheme
January 20, 2015Civil Settlement Reached With Construction Company Falsely Claiming To Be Owned By A Service Disabled Veteran

Date issuedTitle
December 15, 2014DOJ Press Release: Forrester Construction Company Agrees to Pay $2.15 Million, Admits Abuse of Certified Business Enterprise Program
December 15, 2014Federal Contractors Eyak Technology LLC and Eyak Services LLC Resolve False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Act Allegations
December 1, 2014United States Files Suit Against Air Ideal and its Owner for Allegedly Submitting False Claims Under Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program
November 25, 2014Owner 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, 2014Two Area Men Head to Prison in Million Dollar SBA Loan Fraud
November 19, 2014Washington Gas Energy Systems Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million in Fines and Penalties for Conspiring to Obtain Federal Contracts Federal Contracts
November 19, 2014Maryland U. S. Attorney’s Office Collects Over $27 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions For U.S. Taxpayers In FY2014
November 13, 2014Los Altos Investment Manager Indicted for Securities and Mail Fraud
October 29, 2014North Florida Shipyards to Pay $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations
October 27, 2014Business 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, 2014Former Army Contracting Official Sentenced to Four Years in Prison In Bribery and Kickback Scheme
October 10, 2014OWNER OF MOUNTAIN PURE WATER FOUND GUILTY OF WIRE FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING VIOLATIONS
September 24, 2014COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES SIX FAMILY MEMBERS INDICTED FOR MORTGAGE-FRAUD SCHEME
September 23, 2014Gaithersburg Man Pleads Guilty In Bank Fraud Scheme
August 25, 2014Omaha Contractor and Companies Plead Guilty to Fraud Scheme
July 31, 2014Six Defendants Charged in Separate Fraud Schemes to Obtain $2.7 Million in Mortgages, Student Aid, Bank and Small Business Loans
July 31, 2014Former Army Contracting Official Pleads Guilty In Bribery and Kickback Scheme
July 29, 2014Tuscaloosa County Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Defrauding SBA and Financial Institutions
July 29, 2014Government 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, 2014Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Banks and S.B.A. by Illegally Obtaining Commercial Loans Worth More Than $10 Million
July 2, 2014Edgewater, Maryland Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Defrauding SBA And IRS Of More Than $7 Million
June 27, 2014Prison Sentences and over $500,000 in fines for Contractor who bribed the “Godfather” of camp Pendleton
May 13, 2014Summary:  Former Army Contracting Official Indicted on Federal Charges In Bribery and Kickback Scheme
May 1, 2014Summary:  Woman Guilty of Obstructing Investigation of $1.8 Million Fraud Against Failed La Jolla Bank
May 1, 2014Summary:  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, 2014SUMMARY:  Maryland Owner Of Loan Brokerage Firms Indicted On Fraud Charges
April 9, 2014Summary:  Edgewater, Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Defraud The IRS
April 8, 2014Summary:  Purchaser and Seller in Loan Fraud Scheme are Sentenced
April 7, 2014Summary:  Two More Homeowners Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
March 28, 2014Summary:  Edgewater, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding SBA Disadvantaged Small Business Program and IRS
March 21, 2014Summary:  Utah Construction Company to Pay Government to Settle Alleged False Claims in Connection with Program for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses
March 20, 2014Co-Defendant Sentenced In MarCon Case
March 13, 2014Burlingame Business Owner Pleads Guilty To $1.96 Million Loan Fraud
March 13, 2014Criminal Charges Filed Against Four Homeowners Who Allegedly Collected Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds Through Fraud
March 11, 2014Conway Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion
February 28, 2014Summary:  Former NASA Contractor Sentenced to 60 Months for Illegally Obtaining More Than $4.4 Million Intended for Disadvantaged Small Businesses
February 27, 2014Summary:  Treasure Valley Contractor Sentenced for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Tax Fraud
February 21, 2014Summary:  Leesburg Man Sentenced for Role in Procurement Fraud Scheme Affecting over $33 Million in Federal Contracts
February 20, 2014Summary:  Wichita Man Indicted On Charge of Attempting to Rob Dollar General
January 31, 2014Summary:  Seven Plead Guilty in Widening Bribery and Kickback Case

Date issuedTitle
December 6, 2013United States Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Washington Closure Hanford LLC, Federal Engineers And Constructors Inc, And Laura Shikashio
December 5, 2013SUMMARY:  Government Files Suit Against Canton, Ohio-based Tab Construction and Its Owner for Allegedly Defrauding the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program
December 3, 2013Owner of Mountain Pure Water Indicted on Multiple Counts of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
December 2, 2013Summary:  Former Employee of Two Government Contractors Pleads Guilty to Role in Procurement Fraud Scheme Involving Over $33 Million in Federal Contracts
November 1, 2013Summary:  Houston Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for SBA Loan Fraud
October 31, 2013Summary:  Four Defendants Indicted in Alleged $10 Million Bank Fraud Scheme Involving the Sale of 26 Gas Stations in Four States
October 30, 2013Summary:  Orange County Residents Indicted in New Scheme to Defraud Banks and the Small Business Association in Obtaining Loans to Purchase Gas Stations.
September 30, 2013Summary: Modesto Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Small Business Loan Application
September 27, 2013Summary:  U.S. Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit against Pinnacle Bank
September 19, 2013Federal Jury Finds Idaho Contractors Guilty – Treasure Valley Residents Convicted of Conspiracy, Obstruction of Justice, Wire and Tax Fraud
July 11, 2013Summary: 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, 2013Summary: VIRGINIA SETTLEMENT ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO PRISON IN CONSPIRACY TO FRAUDULENTLY OBTAIN OVER $100 MILLION IN SBA-BACKED LOANS
June 28, 2013Summary: Security Contractor Sentenced To 48 Months for Role as Figurehead Owner in $31 Million Disadvantaged Small Business Fraud Scheme
June 21, 2013Former Security Contractor CEO Sentenced For Masterminding $31 Million Disadvantaged Small Business Fraud Scheme
June 20, 2013Summary: Loan Broker Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison in Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Over $100 Million in SBA-Backed Loans
June 20, 2013Summary: Coweta County Man Sentenced for Illegally Obtaining Federal Contracts Reserved for Military Veterans
June 20, 2013Summary: Plea of Guilty Entered to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
June 19, 2013Edgewater, Maryland Couple Indicted in Scheme to Defraud the SBA Small Disadvantaged Small Business Program and for Filing False Tax Returns.
June 18, 2013Former Bank President Charged with 18 Counts of Bank Fraud
June 14, 2013Summary: Former Security Contractor Executives Sentenced for Illegally Obtaining More Than $31 Million Intended for Disadvantaged Small Businesses
June 11, 2013Summary: Andover Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Obstruction
May 23, 2013Summary: President of San Francisco Based DAJA International Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in a Loan Application
May 23, 2013Summary: Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Major Government Fraud
May 21, 2013Summary: Idaho Contractor Indicted on Federal Charges of Conspiracy, Money Laundering, Obstruction of Justice, Wire, and Tax Fraud
April 23, 2013Summary: Andover Business Owner is Charged with Obstruction
April 11, 2013Summary: Nova Datacom, LLC and Its Former President Plead Guilty in Bribery Scheme Involving Government Contracts
April 5, 2013Virginia Settlement Attorney Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Over $100 Million in SBA-Backed Loans
April 1, 2013Camp Pendleton Contracting Official Arrested on Federal Bribery Charges
March 19, 2013LOAN BROKER PLEADS GUILTY IN CONSPIRACY TO FRAUDULENTLY OBTAIN OVER $100 MILLION IN SBA-BACKED LOANS
February 8, 2013Jury Convicts Owner of Tire Recycling Company of Defrauding Small Business Administration
January 31, 2013Virginia 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, 2013Pittsburgh-based Bank to Pay U.S. for Failing to Engage in Prudent Underwriting Practices on SBA Loan Guarantees
January 9, 2013Treasure Valley Building Contractor Sentenced for Wire Fraud