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Department of Justice

Two New York Men Admit Fentanyl Distribution

NEWARK, NJ. – Two New York men today admitted their roles in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy, and one of the men also admitted conspiring with seven separately charged individuals to defraud multiple states to obtain COVID-19 unemployment benefits.

Department of the Treasury OIG

Desk Review of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 8/09/2023

Department of Justice

Myrtle Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Tax Fraud

FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA —Troy Benjamin Bittner, 54, of Myrtle Beach, has pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and filing a false tax return.

Department of Justice

Former local bakery owner sentenced to 6 years in prison for stealing identity of deceased baby & committing $1.5M in pandemic relief fraud

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A former Columbus woman was sentenced in federal court today to 72 months in prison for committing 16 counts of wire and passport fraud. The defendant stole the identity of a baby who died as an infant and used the infant’s identity to obtain a passport, a student pilot license, a job as a flight attendant, and pandemic relief loans.

Department of the Treasury OIG

Desk Review of Navajo Nation Tribal Government's Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds (Redacted)

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 8/08/2023

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Treasury OIG should follow-up on Navajo Nation management's corrective action related to $141,187 in questioned costs reported in Single Audit finding number 2020-009.

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Treasury OIG should follow-up to obtain the status of the Navajo Nation's 2021 Single Audit.

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Treasury OIG should follow-up with Navajo Nation management to obtain missing documentation to support expenditures and that Navajo Nation has made necessary reporting corrections; and determine the feasibility of performing a focused audit for Aggregate Payments to individuals with a specific focus on Navajo Nation's non-payroll COVID-19 hardship claims and payroll expenditures for employees substantially dedicated to COVID-19 recovery efforts.

6-1 - Open

Treasury OIG should confirm that Navajo Nation management has reversed $(Amount Redacted) in duplicate hardship check payments that were fraudulently cashed by tribal citizens and recorded by management within the Aggregate Payments to Individuals payment type in the Cycle 3 GrantSolutions submission.

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Treasury OIG should ensure Navajo Nation management re-issued $(Amount Redacted) in stale-dated checks before the end of December 31, 2022 and ensure that checks were cashed by the beneficiaries, or funds are returned to Treasury.

9-1 - Open

Treasury OIG should ensure Navajo Nation management has reversed the $(Amount Redacted) in sub-recipient incurred costs that they determined to be ineligible as a result of their internal investigation.

Department of the Treasury OIG

Desk Review of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 8/08/2023

Department of the Treasury OIG

Desk Review of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds

Full Details: Oversight.gov Report Page

Other | 8/08/2023

Department of Justice

Ohio Woman Sentenced to 6 Months in Federal Prison After Filing False CARES Act Claims to Steal More than $200,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

INDIANAPOLIS- Brianna Yerkey, 21, of Struthers, Ohio, has been sentenced to 6 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. According to court documents, beginning in

Department of Justice

Commerce Township Man Pleads Guilty in Pandemic Loan Fraud Scheme

DETROIT - A Commerce Township resident pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a fraud scheme involving approximately $851,000 in loans intended to help small businesses stay afloat during the

Department of Justice

Maryland Doctor Convicted After Three-Week Trial for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in Maryland convicted Ron Elfenbein, M.D., age 49, of Arnold, Maryland, for five counts of healthcare fraud for submitting over $15 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and other insurers for patients who received COVID-19 tests at sites operated by the defendant. Elfenbein is the first doctor convicted at trial by the Justice Department for health care fraud in billing for office visits in connection with patients seeking COVID-19 tests.

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Reports

Two New York Men Admit Fentanyl Distribution

Desk Review of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds

Myrtle Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Tax Fraud

Former local bakery owner sentenced to 6 years in prison for stealing identity of deceased baby & committing $1.5M in pandemic relief fraud

Desk Review of Navajo Nation Tribal Government's Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds (Redacted)

Desk Review of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds

Desk Review of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds

Ohio Woman Sentenced to 6 Months in Federal Prison After Filing False CARES Act Claims to Steal More than $200,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

Commerce Township Man Pleads Guilty in Pandemic Loan Fraud Scheme

Maryland Doctor Convicted After Three-Week Trial for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme

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