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DOJ’s Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG Target $245M in COVID Loan Fraud Enforcement Activity as State Partnerships Continue Expanding

Today, the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division along with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the SBA Office of Inspector General, as part of a Heartland Fraud Surge announced the results of Operation No Doze, a surge of criminal enforcement actions targeting fraud in SBA’s small business COVID-era loan programs.

Three Chicago-Area Men Indicted in Federal Court for Allegedly Scheming to Open Credit Cards in the Names of Deceased Individuals

Two of the defendants are also charged with fraudulently obtaining Covid-relief loans.

Man Sentenced to a Year and a Half in Federal Prison for Covid-Relief Fraud

SAMUEL W. JACKSON engaged in fraud related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (EIDL).

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Covid-Relief Fraud

CHRISTOPHER SCOTT used the fraud proceeds to make personal purchases at luxury retailers.

Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Four Individuals for Alleged Covid-Relief Fraud

The defendants allegedly fraudulently obtained millions of dollars in loans under the CARES Act.

Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Five Individuals for Alleged Covid-Relief Fraud

The defendants allegedly obtained millions of dollars in Covid-relief loans and other benefits.

Five People Indicted in Rockford for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1 Million in Federal Benefits

The defendants allegedly schemed to fraudulently obtain Covid-relief benefits.

Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Three Individuals for Alleged Covid-Relief Fraud

The defendants allegedly fraudulently obtained more than $2 million in small business loans.

Suburban Chicago Businessman Charged With Covid-Relief Fraud

FRANCESCO DISTEFANO and a co-defendant allegedly used fraud proceeds to purchase a Lamborghini Huracan, Maserati Ghibli, and Porsche 911.

Suburban Chicago Tax Preparer Convicted of Covid-Relief Fraud

HADI ISBAIH owned Flash Tax Service Inc., a tax preparation business in Bridgeview, Ill.