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PRAC Unveils Five More Key Lessons Learned from Over Two Years of Pandemic Oversight
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), announced the release of an update to Lessons Learned in Oversight of Pandemic Relief Funds with five additional lessons.
Final member of COVID rental assistance fraud ring convicted at trial of wire fraud and money laundering
Seattle – The final defendant of a six-defendant fraud scheme that submitted fraudulent applications seeking more than $6.8 million in COVID benefits was convicted late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.
Missouri Man Admits $284,000 Pandemic Rental Assistance Fraud
Steven W. Hendren submitted a series of fraudulent applications for rental assistance from March 2021 through June 2024.
Omaha Man and Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Brian T. Smith, 52, and Myria K. Phaisan, 50, both of Omaha, Nebraska, were sentenced in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Kapaa Woman Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay Over 126 Thousand Dollars for Scheme to Defraud COVID-19 Pandemic Rental and Utility Assistance Program
HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that on May 11, 2026, United States District Judge Jill A. Otake sentenced Kaiaulani C. Kaiawe, 47, of Kapaa, Hawaii to 40 months in prison for defrauding the Kauai Coronavirus Rental and Utility Assistance (CRUA) program.
Former Massachusetts Woman Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining More than $100,000 in COVID-19 Rental Assistance Funds in California
BOSTON – A Minnesota woman, formerly of Holliston, Mass., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with her fraudulent receipt of emergency rental assistance funds intended to provide housing assistance for individuals unable to pay rent due to a financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jefferson Parish Resident Sentenced to 70 Months Imprisonment for Fraud and Identity Theft Totaling Over $350,000
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On April 9, 2026, JELISSA LACOUR (“LACOUR”), age 37, a resident of Jefferson Parish, was sentenced by United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier for two counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Dominican National Indicted for Emergency Rental Assistance COVID-19 Relief Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
BOSTON – A Dominican national lawfully residing in Worcester has been indicted for using other peoples’ identities – including a deceased individual – to fraudulently obtain $137,100 in emergency rental assistance funds intended to provide housing assistance for individuals unable to pay rent due to financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Massachusetts Woman Arrested for Fraudulent Receipt of Emergency Rental Assistance Under a COVID-19 Relief Program
BOSTON – A Minnesota woman, formerly of Holliston, Mass., has been arrested and charged with fraudulent receipt of emergency rental assistance funds intended to provide housing assistance for individuals unable to pay rent due to financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic.