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Troy Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud

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Middlesex County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

NEWARK N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to illegally obtain over $400,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits.
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Three Individuals Indicted in Multistate COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme

CAMDEN, N.J. – Three individuals were indicted for their roles in fraudulently obtaining approximately $5 million of federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and for laundering the loan proceeds.
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Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Charged With Defrauding U.S. Small Business Administration

BOSTON – The owner of Stash’s Pizza, who is currently facing alleged federal forced labor charges, has been indicted by a grand jury in Boston for allegedly submitting false information to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to obtain a loan on behalf of a business he no longer owned.
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COVID-19 Testing Fraudster Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison

An Irving man was sentenced today to seven years in prison for his role in a $7 million COVID-19 testing fraud.
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Haverhill Man Arrested and Charged With Filing Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claim

BOSTON – A Haverhill man was arrested and charged today in connection with a Massachusetts Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claim he filed in 2020 for a man who was living in Brazil and who has since been charged with migrant smuggling, among other offenses.
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Florida Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining more than $1.5 Million in Unemployment Benefits and EIDL Loans

NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for illegally obtaining more than $1.5 million in government benefits.
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Businesswoman Pleads Guilty to Fabricating Millions in Business Income to Obtain Pandemic Relief

BOSTON – A Massachusetts businesswoman pleaded guilty today to submitting fraudulent loan applications seeking COVID-19 relief.
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Albany Resident Sentenced to 41 Months for Unemployment Insurance Fraud