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Four South Florida Residents Charged with PPP and Mortgage Fraud

Raisha Kelly, 43, and Widny Thibaud, 44, of Loxahatchee, Florida and Cortira Gray, 33, and Ann Gilchrist, 55 of Miami, Florida have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud wire fraud in connection with their submission of false and fraudulent PPP loan applications.
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Two Former City of Miami Police Department Employees Plead Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Two former City of Miami Police Department (MPD) employees pled guilty for their involvement in separate COVID-19 relief fraud cases.
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Miami woman sentenced to 70 months in prison after using COVID-19 funds to gamble and launder money

On Feb. 5, a Miami woman was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for money laundering of nearly $2 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans, after previously pleading guilty in October 2023.
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Three Miami residents charged with COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud

On Nov. 1, a Miami federal grand jury charged three Miami residents for their alleged role in a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme.
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Three Miami residents charged with COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud

On Nov. 1, a Miami federal grand jury charged three Miami residents for their alleged role in a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme.
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Former Miami-Dade corrections sergeant sentenced to 18 months in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud

On Oct. 27, a former corrections sergeant with the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department (MDCRD), was sentenced to 18 months in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud, followed by three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $432.051 in restitution.
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Florida Real Estate Broker Agrees To Pay Over $4 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating To Fraudulent Cares Act Loans

PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – Real Estate Broker Chad Wade, 41, of Panama City, Florida, along with his companies Ideal Property Holdings, LLC; Grand Panama Resort Properties, LLC; Beach
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Former Miami-Dade Corrections Sergeant Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud

MIAMI – Arashio Harris, 48, who was a Corrections Sergeant with the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department (“MDCRD”), has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with his
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Former Officer at South Florida Immigrant Detention Facility Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud

MIAMI – A Miami federal grand jury has charged Anthony Faustin , 28 , of Homestead, Florida, with conspiracy, wire and bank fraud, and access device and aggravated