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Two Brothers Plead Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that two brothers, Larry Jordan, 45, of Lancaster, NY, and Sutukh El a/k/a Curtis Jordan a/k/a Hugo Hurt a/k/a Hugo Hermes Hurtington, 41, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud for their participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The charge carries a maximum...
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St. Louis Area Siblings Sentenced for Pandemic Fraud

Irvin Coats and Pamela S. Hubbard fraudulently submitted applications that resulted in three loans.
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Southern District prosecutes nearly $11 million in COVID fraud as part of national enforcement actions

As part of a coordinated nationwide effort to fight COVID-19 fraud, the Southern District of Georgia has taken action against individuals who illegally obtained nearly $11 million in funds intended to help struggling small businesses during the global pandemic.
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Six Oklahomans Charged with Cares Act Fraud

OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this week, a criminal indictment was unsealed charging six Oklahoma residents with fraudulently obtaining nearly $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
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Three St. Louis Area Residents Accused of Pandemic Fraud

The indictment alleges two fraudulent schemes that defrauded pandemic assistance programs.
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Boxing Gym Owner Pleads Guilty to COVID Fraud Scheme

BOSTON – A Lynnfield man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to fraudulently obtaining multiple Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act loans, including funds from the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), and unemployment benefits to which he was not entitled for his boxing gym.
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Former North Shore Pizzeria Owner Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for COVID Fraud

BOSTON – A former North Shore resident was sentenced today in connection with filing fraudulent applications for more than $660,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds and using those funds for personal expenses, including the purchase of an alpaca farm in Vermont.
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Former Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mainers’ Identities As Part of Unemployment Fraud Scheme

James McAuliffe, 55, pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud and six counts of aggravated identity theft.
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Grand jury indicts local man for submitting false PPP loan application

CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati man is charged with wire fraud as part of a scheme to fraudulently obtain a Covid relief loan.
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Former attorney, convicted of defrauding clients, now charged with defrauding taxpayers by falsely claiming COVID program benefits

Tacoma – A disbarred attorney, sentenced last year to 18 months in prison for stealing money from a deceased client’s estate and defrauding a friend, is now charged by information with wire fraud and making false statements in connection with a scheme to illegally claim COVID pandemic benefits, and with lying to the government about her income, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman