Reports

A South Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to scheming to fraudulently obtain more than $9.3 million via shell companies as part of a COVID-19 pandemic relief program that provided refundable employment tax credits to employees who took sick leave due to isolation or quarantine orders.

Ian Jackson, a two-time convicted felon, was sentenced to more than ten years in federal prison today for executing a scheme to steal over $3 million in at least 15 fraudulent pandemic loans.

Baltimore, Maryland – A Maryland woman is facing indictment stemming from submitting fraudulent applications for millions of dollars in federal loans. Kara DiPietro, 49, of Towson, is charged with bank fraud in connection with fraudulent applications that she allegedly filed to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans in the names of multiple businesses.

DES MOINES, Iowa –An Urbandale man was sentenced on October 1, 2026 to 24 months in federal prison for making false statements on a Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application and false declarations during subsequent bankruptcy proceedings.

ANDREA WELLINGTON allegedly engaged in fraud related to the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”) program.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On October 13, 2026, MARCEL GROSS (“GROSS”), age 56, of Slidell, was sentenced on October 13, 2026 by U.S. District Judge Darrel James Papillion, to four years’ probation and the payment of $350,272 in restitution, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.

U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., sentenced Cori Godin, 47, to 18 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.

Pensacola, Florida – Dominique J. Stanberry, 33, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of wire fraud involving Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds. This prosecution was part of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud launched by President Donald J. Trump, a whole-of-government effort to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.