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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Tax and COVID-Fraud Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – A Maryland man pled guilty in federal court to tax and COVID-related fraud charges. Dekwii Woah-Tee, 43, of Rosedale, pled guilty to charges stemming from a scheme to fraudulently obtain UI benefits during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Sussex County Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $2.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
A New Jersey man who obtained more than $2.1 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief funds was sentenced on October 28, 2026 to 78 months in prison, three years’ supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,131,747 in restitution.
Federal grand jury indicts North Texas woman in $680,000 COVID fraud and money laundering scheme
A federal grand jury returned a 10-count indictment against a North Texas resident for allegedly defrauding pandemic relief programs of more than $680,000. April Watson, 50, also known as “April Watson Horton” and “April Shawnette Watson,” is charged with four counts of wire fraud, two counts of bank fraud and four counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity (money laundering).
New Orleans Woman Sentenced for $1.3 Million Covid Fraud and Tax Evasion
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – AMANDA CLAYBORNE-WILLIAMS (“CLAYBORNE-WILLIAMS”), age 45, was sentenced on October 20, 2026 by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey, after previously pleading guilty to wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, and tax evasion, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 7201, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Rochester man going to prison for conspiring to defraud victims, including taxpayers, of more than $2,000,000 and money laundering
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Timothy Wadsworth, 35, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, was sentenced to serve 51 months in prison and pay $810,965.19 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. In addition, Wadsworth was ordered to forfeit $810,956.19, which represents the wire fraud proceeds he received. This case is part of the Trump Administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.
Waipahu Women Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Pandemic and Tax Fraud While Earning Millions from an Unlicensed Construction Business
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Heidi Cafirma, 46, of Waipahu, Hawaii, was sentenced on September 30, 2026, by United States District Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park to 24 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for filing false tax returns and wire fraud.
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $2.2 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme and Firearm Offenses
PHOENIX, Ariz. –Mohammed Maio, 44, of Phoenix, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 10 years in prison. Maio previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire and Bank Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Materially False Statement During the Acquisition of a Firearm.
El Paso Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program of More Than $2 Million
Araceli Benitez pleaded guilty in federal court to two charges related to Paycheck Protection Program fraud