Ohio man admits to laundering funds from online romance scams & misuse of COVID-19...
COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 7, 2021 – Eric Ahiekpor (aged 50, of Lewis Center) has admitted in court today to conspiring to launder funds received through online romance scams spanning two years. The defendant also...
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in $5.6 Million Dollar SBA Loan Fraud
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Sean M. Andre, age 31, of Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty yesterday to conspiring with an Ulster County man to fraudulently obtain more than $5.6 million in government-backed loans meant...
Pennsylvania Trucking business owner charged with COVID-related fraud
HARRISBURG, Pa. June 4, 2021 - Keith McConnell (aged 43, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania) was charged by criminal information for wire fraud and money laundering scheme that sought $467,200.00 in coronavirus relief funds, announced the...
Man and Woman Charged in New York Covid 19 Loan Fraud Scheme
A New York man and an Oklahoma woman were arrested on Wednesday in Buffalo, New York, and Altus, Oklahoma, on a criminal complaint filed in the Western District of New York.
As per the court...
Chattanooga Man Pleads in PPE Covid Fraud
On May 24, 2021, David Michael Wright, Sr., 58, of Hixson pleaded guilty to a two-count information charging him with wire fraud and money laundering. Sentencing has been set for October 1, 2021, at...
Pennsylvania Resturant Owner Charged in Covid 19 Bank Fraud Scheme
HARRISBURG, Pa. June 8, 2021 - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania today announced that a man named Scott Levy (aged 58, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) was charged on June...
Oregon Man Charged in Covid SBA Loan Fraud Scheme
PORTLAND, Ore.—An indictment was unsealed on Wednesday charging a Portland, Oregon, man with fraudulently converting to personal use loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eric Wade Lysne, 29, has been charged...
Two indicted by Grand Jury for coronavirus relief related fraud
Denver, Co. June 4, 2021 - Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck on May 18 were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on counts of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiring to defraud the United...
Virginia woman admits conspiring with inmates to obtaining Covid 19 unemployment benefits
RICHMOND, Va. June 11, 2021 – Virginia Smith (aged 37, of Glen Allen, Virginia) on Friday pleaded guilty to charges of conducting mail fraud and conspiring with inmates at Baskerville Correctional Center to obtain...
Miami couple sentenced to prison for obtaining $1.1 million in Covid Relief loans
MIAMI, FL. June 2, 2021 – Latoya Stanley, 38, and Johnny Philus, 33 – a couple from Miami, Florida – were sentenced to Federal Prison today for perpetrating a scheme to file four falsified...
