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Philadelphia Attorney Charged With Pandemic Relief Fraud

December 15, 2021 Public 0 Comments COVID Fraud, Pandemic Relief Fraud

With respect to the PPP loans, Olivetti allegedly made materially false representations by inflating the payroll of Olivetti Law, LLC in the on-line applications and received $41,600 based upon those false representations. In addition, Olivetti made application for two two Economic Injury Disaster Loans (“EIDL”) which were to provide low-interest financing (including forgivable $10,000 advances) to small businesses experiencing substantial financial disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Big Stone Gap Man Sentenced for Unemployment, Mail Fraud

December 13, 2021 Public 0 Comments COVID Fraud, Fraud, Unemployment Fraud

The Task Force bolsters efforts to investigate and prosecute the most culpable domestic and international criminal actors and assists agencies tasked with administering relief programs to prevent fraud by, among other methods, augmenting and incorporating existing coordination mechanisms, identifying resources and techniques to uncover fraudulent actors and their schemes,

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Four Michigan Residents Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud

September 30, 2021 Press Release 0 Comments CARES Act, Coronavirus, COVID Fraud, Paycheck Protection Program, Wire Fraud

A criminal information was docketed Tuesday charging four Michigan residents in connection with a wire fraud scheme involving over $4.1

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Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge Involving the Vaccination of Minors Under 12 with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine

September 27, 2021 Public 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID Fraud, Health Care Fraud

Banchs’ unlawful activity was identified quickly by the Puerto Rico Department of Health and the COVID-19 vaccination program at Farmacia Gabriela, Inc. was subsequently suspended. No serious medical conditions were identified to date as a result of the illegal vaccination program and all funds received for the corresponding Medicaid billings were voluntarily returned to the United States.

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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1.6 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Loans

September 24, 2021 Press Release 0 Comments CARES Act, Coronavirus, Disaster Fraud, Paycheck Protection Program, Wire Fraud

Price pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 29 and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud and 10 years in prison for each count of money

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Knoxville Man Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Defraud The Small Business Administration’s COVID-19 Economic Relief Programs

September 12, 2021 Public 0 Comments Consumer Protection, Coronavirus, COVID Fraud, Financial Fraud

As part of his fraud scheme, Howell submitted false supporting records and made false statements about the number of individuals the companies employed, the revenue generated, and the wages paid. Howell also made false statements about the corporate entities and the intended use of the loan proceeds.

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Dayton Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Social Security, COVID Relief Funding in His Deceased Father’s Name

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Public 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID Fraud, Financial Fraud, Social Security Fraud

In total, from 2015 until the 2020 audit, Devol received nearly $59,000 in Social Security benefits. Throughout those five years, Devol returned questionnaires to the SSA pretending to be his mother and stating the money was being used to care for his father’s needs.

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Long Island Businessmen Plead Guilty to Hoarding and Price-Gouging of Scarce Personal Protective Equipment

September 9, 2021 Press Release 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID Fraud, Personal Protection Equipment, Price Gouging

On March 18, 2020, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Defense Production Act was invoked making it illegal to acquire medical supplies and devices designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as scarce in order to hoard them or sell them for excessive prices.

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Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud

September 4, 2021 Public 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID Fraud, Theft of Government Benefits, Unemployment Fraud

The CARES Act is a federal law enacted on March 29, 2020, designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who are suffering the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It expands states’ ability to provide unemployment insurance for many workers impacted by COVID-19, including for workers who are not ordinarily eligible for

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