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The following are news releases issued by the OIG, the Department of Labor, United States Attorneys, or other organizations that highlight the work of the OIG.

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  • Boston Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $50,000 in COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 11/18/2024)

  • Vietnamese National And Member Of Multinational Media Company Charged With Participating In A Scheme To Launder At Least $67 Million In Fraud Proceeds (USAO SD-NY 11/18/2024)

  • West New York Financial Advisor Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 11/18/2024)

  • Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty To Committing Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud While On Pretrial Release (USAO D-NV 11/14/2024)

  • Woburn Men Plead Guilty to Migrant Smuggling Conspiracy (USAO D-MA 11/14/2024)

  • Trio sentenced to prison for multi-state wire and bank fraud conspiracy (USAO ED-VA 11/14/2024)

  • Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO D-MD 11/13/2024)

  • Executive of Louisiana Compounding Pharmacy Admits Defrauding State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 11/13/2024

  • San Bernardino County Woman and Man Arrested on Indictment Alleging $2.1 Million Scheme to Illegally Get COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 11/05/2024)

  • Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO MD-FL 11/04/2024)

  • Rocky Hill Pharmacy And Its Owners Indicted For Conspiring To Submit False Pharmacy Claims, Making False Statements, And Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO ED-TN 11/04/2024)

  • Atlantic County Doctor Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 10/30/2024)

  • Former Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More than $30,000 from DC Department of Corrections Union (USAO D-DC 10/30/2024)
  • New Jersey Man Convicted for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 10/30/2024)

  • Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Sentenced to More than Eight Years in Prison for Forced Labor (USAO D-MA 10/28/2024)

  • Georgia Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for $30M COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme and Firearms Charge (DOJ-OPA 10/25/2024)

  • Mexican National Admits Role in Smuggling and Labor Trafficking Scheme (USAO D-CT 10/24/2024)

  • New York Doctor Charged with Health Care Fraud (USAO D-MA 10/23/2024)

  • Three Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ED-CA 10/22/2024)

  • Bank Manager Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Coordinating Multistate COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 10/21/2024)

  • Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-OR 10/17/2024)

  • Former NYCHA Superintendent Convicted of Bribery and Extortion Offenses (USAO SD-NY 10/17/2024)

  • Ex-Husband of ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Star Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering and Obstruction of Justice (USAO D-NJ 10/15/2024)

  • Iowa Farmer Sentenced to More Than Fifteen Years in Cattle Theft and Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-IA 10/11/2024)

  • Annual Awards Ceremony Recognizes Outstanding Contributions From Western Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecutors (USAO WD-PA 10/11/2024)

  • Leader of an International Romance Scam Conspiracy Sentenced to More Than Ten Years in Federal Prison (USAO D-RI 10/08/2024)

  • York County Judge Indicted For Fraud, Tampering With A Witness, And Obstruction Of Justice (USAO MD-PA 10/08/2024)

  • Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Charge Stemming from Smuggling and Labor Trafficking Scheme (USAO D-CT 10/04/2024)

  • Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Filing More Than $1 Million Dollars in Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims (USAO D-MD 10/04/2024)

  • Leader of Yoga to The People Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion (USAO SD-NY 10/04/2024)

  • 68 Defendants Charged in Indictment of Dozens of Members and Associates of San Fernando Valley White Supremacist Gang (USAO CD-CA 10/02/2024)

  • Saratoga County Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearms Offenses (USAO ND-NY 10/01/2024)

  • Defendant Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 10/01/2024)

  • South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges an Attorney, Former SBA Employee, Tax Preparer, and others with COVID-19 Fraud Schemes (USAO SD-FL 09/30/2024)

  • Amsterdam Woman and Las Vegas Man Charged in Pandemic Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 09/30/2024)

  • Pain Doctors Sentenced to 6 ½ Years In $45 Million Healthcare Fraud (USAO ND-TX 09/26/2024)

  • Woman and Her Two Daughters Sentenced to Federal Prison for Labor Trafficking Conspiracy in Chicago Suburbs (USAO ND-IL 09/27/2024)

  • Electrostim Medical Services, Inc. and Mario Garcia, Jr. to Pay $20 Million to Resolve Allegations of Billing for Excessive and Unnecessary Supplies (USAO ED-PA 09/27/2024)

  • Over 100 Defendants Federally Charged With Fraud Related To The COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO MD-FL 09/25/2024)

  • Maryland Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Drug and Firearms Offenses (USAO ND-NY 09/24/2024)

  • Former Medical Practice Administrator Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $600,000 From Her Employer, TDI Benefits Program (USAO D-RI 09/23/2024)

  • Leessa Augustine, Former Sewerage & Water Board Special Agent and New Orleans Police Officer, Indicted for Multiple Fraud Schemes (USAO ED-LA 09/23/2024)

  • Queens Couple Sentenced for $380,000 COVID Unemployment Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 09/20/2024)

  • Three Individuals Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on Behalf of Ineligible Persons, Including Prison Inmates (USAO D-AZ 09/19/2024)

  • Former Farm Foreman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Extorting H-2A Agricultural Workers and Tax Fraud (USAO D-ID 09/19/2024)

  • Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 09/18/2024)

  • Tracy Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fraudulent Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 09/18/2024)

  • Westwego Woman Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Covid Fraud (USAO ED-LA 09/17/2024)

  • Houma Man Sentenced for Making False Statements to Federal Agents (USAO ED-LA 09/13/2024)

  • Second Canadian Resident Pleads Guilty to Massive COVID-19 Benefit Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-WA 09/13/2024)

  • Former Massachusetts State Senator Convicted of COVID and Tax Fraud (USAO D-MA 09/12/2024)

  • Lehi Man Sentenced for Stealing More than $300,000 in COVID Relief Funds (USAO D-UT 09/11/2024)

  • Six Defendants Arrested on Indictments Alleging They Used Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Lines of Credit and Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 09/11/2024)

  • Macon Resident Sentenced for Obstructing Justice in Civil Investigation (USAO MD-GA 09/05/2024)

  • Father and Son Brooklyn Contractors Indicted for Grand Larceny for Allegedly Defrauding Over $1 Million from Paycheck Protection Program (Brooklyn District Attorney 09/05/2024)

  • Boston Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 09/04/2024)

  • Dothan Woman Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Her Role in a COVID-19 Era Unemployment Scheme (USAO MD-AL 09/04/2024)

  • Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Transfer of Firearms (USAO ND-NY 09/03/2024)

  • Four defendants plead guilty to defrauding Virginia Medicaid (USAO ED-VA 09/03/2024)

  • Nineteen Gang Members and Associates Charged in Federal Sweeps Targeting Boston Gangs (USAO D-MA 08/29/2024)

  • Richland Man Indicted for Stealing More than $339,000 in COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-WA 08/28/2024)

  • 32 Individuals Indicted for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud (USAO D-PR 08/26/2024)

  • Former State Employee Sentenced to 20 Months for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-NY 08/22/2024)

  • Lehigh Valley Man Charged with Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and for Defrauding Local Car Dealerships (USAO ED-PA 08/22/2024)

  • Owner Of Insurance Firm Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For $40 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Lenders (USAO SD-NY 08/20/2024)

  • Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO ED-NY 08/19/2024)

  • Nigerian Man Arrested in Alleged $10 Million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 08/19/2024)

  • U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Conviction in Unemployment Fraud Case (USAO D-NM 08/19/2024)

  • Utah Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID Fraud (USAO D-UT 08/15/2024)

  • Two Men Convicted of Federal Kidnapping (USAO ED-MI 08/13/2024)

  • Evelyn Blevins Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-TN 08/07/2024)

  • Court Enjoins Fraudulent Medical Debt Collection Scheme Targeting Veterans and Older Americans (DOJ-OPA 08/06/2024)

  • Washington Man Who Scammed Pandemic Relief Programs Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison (USAO ED-VA 08/02/2024)

  • Eight Members and Associates of Philadelphia Gang Known as Omerta Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Related Charges (USAO ED-PA 07/30/2024)

  • Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Romance and Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 07/30/2024)

  • Six Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud (USAO ND-OH 07/30/2024)

  • Florida Man Sentenced for Fraud Involving Small Business Administration Disaster Funds (USAO D-MA 07/25/2024)

  • Alabama Woman Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-TN 07/24/2024)

  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 07/22/2024)

  • Capitol Heights Man Sentenced To 53 Months In Federal Prison For Wire Fraud And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm (USAO D-MD 07/22/2024)

  • Lackawanna County Man Charged with Committing over $1,500,000 in COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud (USAO MD-PA 07/19/2024)

  • Camden County Man Admits PPP and Unemployment Fraud Schemes (USAO D-NJ 07/18/2024)

  • Woman Admits Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 07/18/2024)

  • Floral Company Pays $1.25 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Of Defrauding Unemployment Insurance Program During Covid-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MD 07/17/2024)

  • California Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Cares Act Fraud (USAO ED-LA 07/12/2024)

  • Pharmaceutical Marketer Sentenced for Compounded Medications Fraud Scheme (DOJ-OPA 07/12/2024)

  • Former Local 98 Business Manager John Dougherty Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Public Corruption, Embezzlement Convictions (USAO ED-PA 07/11/2024)

  • Former SBA Employee Charged with Wire and Bank Fraud in Connection with Filing False Applications for PPP and EIDL Loans and Covid-19 Rental Assistance (USAO SD-FL 07/10/2024)

  • Defendant Originally Charged as "John Doe" Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO D-MA 07/10/2024)

  • Repeat Fraudster Sentenced for Leading Pandemic Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ED-VA 07/09/2024)

  • Honduran Man Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO MD-FL 07/02/2024)

  • Watervliet Woman Charged with Pandemic Fraud (USAO ND-NY 07/01/2024)

  • Wayne County Man Sentenced To 149 Months’ Imprisonment For Committing $2 Million In Covid-19 Pandemic Fraud (USAO MD-PA 07/01/2024)

  • Businesswoman Sentenced to Prison for Fabricating Millions in Business Income to Obtain Pandemic Relief (USAO D-MA 06/28/2024)

  • Eight charged locally as part of national health care fraud enforcement action (USAO SD-TX 06/27/2024)

  • CEO of Non-Profit that Provided Mentoring Services to Public School Students Arrested on COVID Jobless Benefits Fraud Charges (USAO CD-CA 06/26/2024)

  • Former Local 98 President Brian Burrows Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Embezzlement of Union Funds, Filing False Government Reports, and Tax Fraud (USAO ED-PA 06/26/2024)

  • Californian Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Unlawfully Collecting $100,000 in Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 (USAO D-UT 06/25/2024)

  • Former State Senator and Sister/Business Owner Charged with Obstruction of Justice (USAO D-MA 06/20/2024)

  • Jury Finds Tampa Man Guilty of Trafficking in Unauthorized Access Devices and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO MD-FL 06/20/2024)

  • Fort Smith Arms Dealer Neil Ravi Mehta and his company Federal Armament LLC Sentenced for Various Criminal Violations (USAO WD-AR 06/20/2024)

  • Haverhill Man Indicted for Allegedly Filing Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claim for Brazilian Resident (USAO D-MA 06/20/2024)

  • Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $50,000 in COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 06/18/2024)

  • Former College Football Player Pleads Guilty to a Fraud Scheme Involving More than $1 Million in COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits (USAO CD-CA 06/17/2024)

  • Bergen County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Cares Act Loan and Laundering the Proceeds of his Fraud (USAO D-NJ 06/14/2024)

  • Roofing Company Principal Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Failing To Protect An Employee Who Fell To His Death (USAO SD-NY 06/12/2024)

  • Sentenced for Role in $2 Million Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-TX 06/11/2024)

  • U.S. Postal Service Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Nearly $90,000 Worth of Postal Money Orders and Wire Fraud (USAO D-MA 06/11/2024)

  • Georgia siblings sentenced to federal prison for defrauding unemployment, COVID-19 relief programs (USAO SD-GA 06/10/2024)

  • Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Convicted of Forced Labor (USAO D-MA 06/07/2024)

  • Attorney General James Announces Arrests of Alleged Crime Family Members on Staten Island for Illegal Gambling and Loan Shark Operation (NY Attorney General 06/05/2024)

  • Macon Resident Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Justice in Civil Investigation (USAO MD-GA 06/05/2024)

  • Ex-Husband Of ‘Real Housewives Of New Jersey’ Star Convicted Of Violent Crime In Aid Of Racketeering And Obstruction Of Justice (USAO D-NJ 06/04/2024)

  • Chief Financial Officer Of Multinational Media Company Charged With Participating In Scheme To Launder At Least $67 Million In Fraud Proceeds (USAO SD-NY 06/03/2024)

  • Florida Man Facing Federal Charges For Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud In Maryland And California (USAO D-MD 06/03/2024)

  • Plymouth Man Sentenced for Submitting Multiple Fraudulent Claims for Pandemic Relief (USAO D-MA 06/03/2024)

  • Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Paying Illegal Kickbacks and Engaging in a Money Laundering Conspiracy (DOJ-OPA 05/31/2024)

  • Former Executive Director of Tribal Non-Profit Sentenced for Embezzling Federal Funds (USAO WD-WA 05/31/2024)

  • Allen Park Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Prison for Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/30/2024)

  • Bank Manager Admits Coordinating Multistate COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme; New York Man Admits Laundering Proceeds (USAO D-NJ 05/30/2024)

  • Woodbridge man pleads guilty to fraudulent check schemes (USAO ED-VA 05/30/2024)

  • Houma Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Federal Agents (USAO ED-LA 05/29/2024)

  • Troy Man Indicted for COVID Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-NY 05/29/2024)

  • Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearms Offenses (USAO ND-NY 05/24/2024)

  • Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Covid Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-MO 05/24/2024)

  • Oʻahu Woman Charged with Labor Trafficking ( HI Attorney General 05/23/2024)

  • U.S. Attorney, Federal and Local Laws Enforcement Partners Announce Multiple Arrests of Alleged Fentanyl Traffickers in Ongoing D.C. Violence Reduction Efforts (USAO D-DC 05/23/2024)

  • Long Island Woman Indicted for $3.28 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-NY 05/23/2024)

  • Winter Garden Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO MD-FL 05/22/2024)

  • Pain Doctors Plead Guilty In $45 Million Healthcare Fraud (USAO ND-TX 05/21/2024)

  • Texas Man Arraigned for Defrauding State and Federal Taxpayers (USAO D-NH 05/20/2024)

  • Laredo resident sent to prison for impersonating licensed nurse (USAO SD-TX 05/17/2024)

  • West Roxbury Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 05/17/2024)

  • 10 District Men Arrested in Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy (USAO D-DC 05/16/2024)

  • Members of Brooklyn-Based Hyena Crips Gang Charged with Multiple Murders and Racketeering Activity Spanning Nearly a Decade (USAO ED-NY 05/14/2024)

  • Middlesex County Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 05/13/2024)

  • U.S. Attorney's Office Joins Department of Justice Initiative To Disrupt Transnational Fraud Schemes (USAO WD-NC 05/10/2024)

  • Troy Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 05/09/2024)

  • Maryland Career Offender Sentenced to 14 Years for Leading Fentanyl Distribution Ring and Using Stolen Identities to Fleece State Unemployment Insurance Programs (USAO D-DC 05/08/2024)

  • Former Inland Empire Nonprofit CEO Arrested on Indictment Alleging She Embezzled Federal Grant Funds for Wedding and Crypto (USAO CD-CA 05/07/2024)

  • Hartford Man Charged with Fraudulently Collecting Social Security, Unemployment, and Food Stamp Benefits (USAO D-CT 05/07/2024)

  • Traveling carnival business owner charged for crimes against migrant workers (USAO SD-TX 05/07/2024)

  • Serial Fraudster Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Multiple Fraud Schemes Totaling Over $2 Million (USAO D-NH 05/06/2024)

  • Mexican And Honduran Nationals Indicted For Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO MD-FL 05/03/2024)

  • Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To Over 4 Years in Federal Prison For Participating In Multi-State Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/01/2024)

  • Atlantic County Resident Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Laundering Proceeds of COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program Fraud (USAO D-NJ 04/30/2024)

  • Middlesex County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 04/30/2024)

  • Four Individuals Convicted in Wide-Ranging, Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme (USAO D-RI 04/30/2024)

  • Chicago Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Prison for Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO WD-PA 04/29/2024)

  • Two Former Missouri Health Care Charity Executives Sentenced for Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Bribery and Embezzlement Scheme (DOJ-OPA 04/29/2024)

  • Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Small Business Administration Disaster Funds (USAO D-MA 04/29/2024)

  • Leader sent to prison in unemployment insurance fraud scam (USAO SD-TX 04/18/2024)

  • Three Individuals Indicted in Multistate COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 04/17/2024)

  • "John Doe" Pleads Guilty and Discloses Identity (USAO D-MA 04/16/2024)

  • Owner of Medford Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes and Making False Statements (USAO D-MA 04/16/2024)

  • Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Charged With Defrauding U.S. Small Business Administration (USAO D-MA 04/10/2024)

  • COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Releases 2024 Report (DOJ-OPA 04/09/2024)

  • COVID-19 Testing Fraudster Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison (USAO ND-TX 04/04/2024)

  • Former Social Security Employee Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO MD-PA 04/03/2024)

  • Metro Atlanta Man Sentenced for Laundering Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Unemployment Funds (USAO ND-GA 04/03/2024)

  • AG Initiative to Investigate Unemployment Fraud Results in 20 Cases Against Individuals Across 10 Counties Suspected of Collectively Stealing More Than $1.1 Million (NJ Attorney General 04/02/2024)

  • Haverhill Man Arrested and Charged With Filing Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claim (USAO D-MA 03/28/2024)

  • Man Sentenced for $87M Healthcare Fraud Kickback Conspiracy (DOJ-OPA 03/27/2024)

  • Florida Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining more than $1.5 Million in Unemployment Benefits and EIDL Loans (USAO D-NJ 03/27/2024)

  • Parker Man Indicted for Economic Injury and Disaster Loan and Payroll Protection Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-CO 03/26/2024)

  • Cincinnati healthcare staffing company agrees to pay $9.25 million to resolve visa fraud investigations (USAO SD-OH 03/25/2024)

  • Rochester woman pleads guilty to defrauding the IRS and NYS Tax Department during COVID (USAO WD-NY 03/25/2024)

  • Utah County Businessman Accused of Scamming $1.8M in COVID-19 Relief Funds is Arrested and Charged Federally (USAO D-UT 03/25/2024)

  • Cameroonian National Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for a Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 03/22/2024)

  • Businesswoman Pleads Guilty to Fabricating Millions in Business Income to Obtain Pandemic Relief (USAO D-MA 03/22/2024)

  • Albany Resident Sentenced to 41 Months for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 03/20/2024)

  • Romance Scammer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison, Ordered to Pay $2.2M in Restitution (USAO ND-TX 03/19/2024)

  • Beverly Farms Man Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Payroll Scheme (USAO D-MA 03/18/2024)

  • Saratoga County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearms Offenses (USAO ND-NY 03/18/2024)

  • Former Cashier at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Patients and Engaging in Pandemic Assistance Fraud (USAO WD-PA 03/18/2024)

  • California Man Charged with Federal Cares Act Fraud (USAO ED-LA 03/15/2024)

  • Canadian resident sentenced to 3+ years in prison for more than $1 million fraud on COVID relief programs (USAO WD-WA 03/14/2024)

  • Former Atlantic City Councilman Admits Submitting False Voter Registrations (USAO D-NJ 03/13/2024)

  • Four South Florida Residents Charged with PPP and Mortgage Fraud (USAO SD-FL 03/13/2024)

  • Georgia Woman Sentenced in Rhode Island for Role in Multi-Million Dollar Romance Fraud Schemes (USAO D-RI 03/11/2024)

  • Grove City man sentenced to 9 years in prison for firearms, narcotics & fraud crimes (USAO SD-OH 03/07/2024)

  • D.A. Bragg Announces Indictments In Sprawling Investigation That Charges City Employees In Ghost Gun And Fraud Conspiracies (Manhattan District Attorney 03/07/2024)

  • Brooklyn Woman Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison For Multifaceted COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 03/06/2024)

  • Cincinnati man sentenced to prison for submitting false PPP loan application (USAO SD-OH 03/06/2024)

  • Fayette County Auto Salesman Sentenced for Role in COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-PA 03/05/2024)

  • President Of Queens-Based Construction Company Pleads Guilty To Fraud In Connection With Homeless Shelter Contracts Worth $12 Million (USAO SD-NY 03/05/2024)

  • Laurel Man Sentenced to 53 Months in Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $1.5 Million in Losses (USAO D-MD 03/01/2024)

  • Richmond Man Sentenced for Successive COVID Fraud and Bank Fraud Schemes (USAO ED-VA 03/01/2024)

  • California Man Admits to Aiding and Abetting a Wire Fraud Scheme During COVID-19 that Cost the Federal Government Over $100,000 (USAO D-UT 02/29/2024)

  • Colonie Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/29/2024)

  • Randa Allison Sentenced To 14 Months In Prison For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-TN 02/28/2024

  • Roofing Company Principal Pleads Guilty For Failing To Protect An Employee Who Fell To His Death (USAO SD-NY 02/26/2024)

  • Alleged Mastermind of $5 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme Extradited from Romania (USAO SD-CA 02/23/2024)

  • Nigerian Man Sentenced To Prison For Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scam (USAO ED-TN 02/22/2024)

  • Three Former Local 98 Employees Sentenced for Illegal Use of Union Assets (USAO ED-PA 02/22/2024)

  • Attorney General Miyares Secures Conviction for Unemployment Fraud (VA Attorney General 02/21/2024)

  • Former Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 02/20/2024)

  • Metro-Atlanta Man Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering of COVID-19 Unemployment Funds and IRS Tax Refunds (USAO ND-GA 02/16/2024)
  • Fayette County Auto Dealer Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud (USAO WD-PA 02/15/2024)

  • Hampton Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Fraud Schemes Totaling Over $2 Million and Will Forfeit More Than $800,000 to the United States Government (USAO D-NH 02/15/2024)

  • Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to $5 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-CA 02/15/2024)

  • Heath Street Gang Members and Associates Charged in Federal Sweep (USAO D-MA 02/14/2024)

  • Plymouth Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting Multiple Fraudulent Claims for Pandemic Relief (USAO D-MA 02/14/2024)

  • Second Wayne County Man Charged With Committing Covid-19 Pandemic Fraud (USAO MD-PA 02/14/2024)

  • Tracy Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 02/13/2024)

  • Leader of Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison (USAO D-MD 02/12/2024)

  • Granada Hills Man Sentenced to 17½ Years in Federal Prison for COVID Jobless Benefits Scam and for Stealing Title to Dozens of Cars (USAO CD-CA 02/09/2024)

  • Brooklyn Woman Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For COVID-19 Fraud Scheme And Fraud On NYCHA (USAO SD-NY 02/08/2024)

  • New York Man Sentenced for $600,000 COVID Fraud Using Stolen Identities (USAO ED-VA 02/08/2024)

  • Troy Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/08/2024)

  • 70 Current And Former NYCHA Employees Charged With Bribery And Extortion Offenses (USAO SD-NY 02/06/2024)

  • Queens Man Charged with Pandemic Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/02/2024)

  • Political Organizer and Former President of City Council of Atlantic City Charged with Submitting Fraudulent Mail-In Ballots (USAO D-NJ 02/01/2024)

  • Honduran National Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO MD-FL 01/31/2024)

  • Citizen Of Dominican Republic Sentenced To 79 Months In Prison For $16 Million COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 01/30/2024)

  • Morris County Woman Admits Compensation Fraud (USAO D-NJ 01/30/2024)

  • Honduran National Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO MD-FL 01/26/2024)

  • Dana Adkins Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-TN 01/26/2024)

  • Meth Kingpin Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Stealing $2.1 Million from Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Agencies (USAO ED-MI 01/24/2024)

  • Woman and Her Two Daughters Convicted in Child Labor Trafficking Conspiracy in Chicago Suburbs (USAO ND-IL 01/23/2024)

  • Five Defendants Arrested For $7 Million Embezzlement Scheme Targeting IT Services Company (USAO SD-NY 01/19/2024)

  • Foreign National Sentenced for Human Smuggling and Money Laundering Scheme (USAO ED-VA 01/19/2024)

  • Citrus Heights Couple Indicted for Participation in $1 Million Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 01/18/2024)

  • Former State Contractor Sentenced for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 01/18/2024)

  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 01/17/2024)

  • Yonkers Man Sentenced to 12 Months for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 01/17/2024)

  • Fifteen People Sentenced For Defrauding Unemployment Insurance Agencies During Covid-19 Pandemic (USAO ED-MI 01/16/2024)

  • Former Arizona Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Stealing Mainers’ Identities as Part of Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-ME 01/16/2024)

  • New York Man Indicted for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 01/11/2024)

  • Waterbury Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-CT 01/10/2024)

  • California Man Accused of Defrauding the Federal Government Over $100,000 in Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 (USAO D-UT 01/04/2024)

  • Queens Couple Pleads Guilty to $380,000 COVID Unemployment Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 01/04/2024)

  • Laredo resident admits to impersonating licensed nurse (USAO SD-TX 01/03/2024)

  • Fraudster Sentenced to More than Four Years in Federal Prison After Stealing Over $800,000 in COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO SD-IN 12/29/2023)

  • Hampton Man Indicted on Additional Fraud Schemes (USAO D-NH 12/28/2023)

  • Federal grand jury indicts Buffalo man and woman on COVID fraud charges (USAO WD-NY 12/21/2023)

  • Two Suburban Chicago Physicians Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud (USAO ND-IL 12/20/2023)

  • One of two Nigerian citizens who defrauded U.S. Pandemic programs of more than $1 million pleads guilty (USAO WD-WA 12/18/2023)

  • Albany Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 12/18/2023)

  • Houston Woman Sentenced to 4 Months of Probation for Cares Act Fraud and Theft of Government Funds (USAO ED-LA 12/18/2023)

  • Maryland Man Sentenced to 70 Months For Fentanyl Conspiracy and Wire Fraud (USAO D-DC 12/15/2023)

  • Two Men Sentenced for Fraudulent Rural Hospital Billing Scheme (DOJ -OPA 12/15/2023)

  • Six Individuals, Including Two Maryland State Department of Labor Subcontractors, Facing Federal Indictment for a Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain COVID-19 CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 12/15/2023)

  • Metro-Atlanta man pleads guilty to money laundering of COVID-19 unemployment funds (USAO ND-GA 12/15/2023)

  • Maryland Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $2 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-NJ 12/14/2023)

  • Former Sacramento Resident Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 12/13/2023)

  • Former Hollywood-Based Anti-Poverty Nonprofit CEO Sentenced to Six Months in Federal Prison for Embezzlement and Cheating on Taxes (USAO CD-CA 12/12/2023)

  • Romance Scammer Convicted at Trial of Money Laundering, Wire Fraud Conspiracies (USAO ND-TX 12/08/2023)

  • Defendants Sentenced in Labor Racketeering Case in the Port of San Juan (USAO D-PR 12/08/2023)

  • West New York Financial Advisor Convicted on 11 Counts at Trial in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 12/08/2023)

  • Federal Jury Convicts Former IBEW Local 98 Business Manager John Dougherty and Former Local 98 President Brian Burrows of Conspiracy, Embezzlement of Union Funds, and Tax Fraud (USAO ED-PA 12/07/2023)

  • Rush City Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in $1.8 Million Scheme Involving Romance Fraud and Federal Pandemic Programs (USAO D-MN 12/07/2023)

  • Gainesville man pleads guilty after fraudulently obtaining Unemployment Insurance benefits in more than 15 states (USAO ND-GA 12/06/2023)

  • Southfield Man First to Plead Guilty to $28,000,000 Cell Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ED-MI 12/06/2023)

  • Iowa Custom Cattle Farmer Pleads Guilty to Livestock Theft and COVID-19 Fraud (USAO ND-IA 12/05/2023)

  • Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Fraud Laws (USAO WD-PA 12/05/2023)

  • Roshell Beaty Sentenced To 124 Months In Prison For Over $1 Million In COVID Fraud (USAO WD-MI 12/05/2023)

  • Southfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $300,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 12/05/2023)

  • Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 12/01/2023)

  • Tulsa, Oklahoma Man Sentenced to 54 Months for $7 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud (USAO ND-TX 11/30/2023)

  • Attorney General Raoul Charges Chicago Woman over Alleged Unemployment and COVID-19 Relief Fraud (IL Attorney General 11/28/2023)

  • Atlanta man sentenced for stealing identities to file false unemployment claims (USAO ND-GA 11/22/2023)

  • Worcester Man Sentenced for Drug Offense and Wire Fraud (USAO D-MA 11/22/2023)

  • Married Couple Sentenced for Laundering $1.4 Million in Proceeds from Jewelry Thefts and Unemployment Fraud During Pandemic (USAO SD-CA 11/21/2023)

  • Middlesex County Construction Company Admits Causing Death of Employee Who Fell Off Roof During Residential Roof Project (USAO D-NJ 11/21/2023)

  • Two Charged With $12 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-TX 11/20/2023)

  • Pharmacy Owners and Doctor Convicted for $145M Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion Scheme (DOJ-OPA 11/17/2023)

  • Atlantic County Man Sentenced to One Year and One Day in Prison for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 11/17/2023)

  • Former Massachusetts State Senator Arrested for COVID Fraud (USAO D-MA 11/17/2023)

  • 4 Corners Pharmacy Agrees To Pay $800,000 To Resolve Claims Of False Billing (USAO MD-FL 11/16/2023)

  • Fourteen Defendants Indicted in $5 Million California State Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-CA 11/16/2023)

  • Middlesex County Women Charged with COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 11/16/2023)

  • Laurel Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $1.5 Million in Losses (USAO D-MD 11/15/2023)

  • Twenty-Eight Gang Members And Associates From Newburgh And Poughkeepsie Charged With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses (USAO SD-NY 11/15/2023)

  • Former State Employee Sentenced to 36 Months for Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-NY 11/09/2023)

  • Manchester Man Arrested for Defrauding State and Federal Taxpayers (USAO D-NH 11/09/2023)

  • Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Connected to Fentanyl Distribution Ring (USAO D-DC 11/08/2023)

  • Convicted Felon Sentenced for Prison Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 11/08/2023)

  • Ten Members and Associates of the Gambino Crime Family Arrested in Coordinated U.S.-Italian Takedown (USAO ED-NY 11/08/2023)

  • Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Role in Immigration Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme (USAO ED-VA 11/07/2023)

  • Gloucester County Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $400,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 11/07/2023)

  • Tewksbury Woman Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Embezzlement, Unemployment Fraud and Tax Crimes (USAO D-MA 11/07/2023)

  • Passaic County Lawyer Admits Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $300,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-NJ 11/02/2023)

  • Alexandria Man Pleads Guilty to $1.2M COVID Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 11/01/2023)

  • U.S. Postal Service Employee Convicted of Theft of Postal Money Orders and Wire Fraud (USAO D-MA 11/01/2023)

  • Two Men Sentenced for International Money Laundering and Bank Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 10/31/2023)

  • United States Attorney’s Office Honors Law Enforcement Personnel for Exceptional Service (USAO D-MA 10/31/2023)

  • Former Bureau Of Prisons Employee Sentenced To Prison For Workers’ Compensation Fraud (USAO SD-NY 10/31/2023)

  • Man Convicted of $55M Fraud Scheme (DOJ-OPA 10/26/2023)

  • St. Joseph Woman Sentenced for Using Prison Inmates’ Identities in Covid Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-MO 10/19/2023)

  • Medford Contractor Sentenced for Tax Evasion and Filing False Loan Applications (USAO D-MA 10/19/2023)

  • Preliminary Injunction Entered in Justice Department Suit to Stop Fraudulent Debt Collection Scheme that Harmed Veterans (DOJ-OPA 10/19/2023)

  • Four Men Convicted of Conspiracy and Schemes to Defraud the Small Business Administration, State Workforce Agencies, and Private Lenders (USAO ED-WI 10/18/2023)

  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 10/17/2023)

  • Corona Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Scheme that Fraudulently Obtained $2.1 Million in COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 10/16/2023)

  • Former Executive Director of Tribal non-profit job training program pleads guilty to embezzling federal funds (USAO WD-WA 10/12/2023)

  • Annual Awards Ceremony Held to Recognize Outstanding Performances by Western Pennsylvania Law Enforcement and Prosecutors (USAO WD-PA 10/11/2023)

  • Morris County Woman Charged with Disability Benefits Fraud and Making False Statements (USAO D-NJ 10/11/2023)

  • Two Nigerian Nationals Based in Maryland Sentenced for Schemes to Steal California and Other States’ Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 10/10/2023)

  • Cook County Man Sentenced in Rockford to More Than Five Years in Prison for Mail Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO ND-IL 10/05/2023)

  • Plymouth Man Arrested for Theft of Government Benefits Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 10/04/2023)

  • Former Union President Sentenced in Connection with $36,000 Embezzlement (USAO SD-CA 09/27/2023)

  • Member Of Violent Gang in Pontiac Sentenced to 94 Months in Federal Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Possession of A Machinegun (USAO ED-MI 09/27/2023)

  • Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for ID Theft and Attempting to Steal Seized Cars from the FBI (USAO ED-CA 09/26/2023)

  • Physician and two pharmacists charged for $170M fraud scheme (USAO SD-TX 09/26/2023)

  • Five Cleveland-Area Men Sentenced to Imprisonment and Ordered to Pay Over $800,000 as part of a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-OH 09/25/2023)

  • Three Albuquerque Residents Indicted for COVID-19 Fraud (USAO D-NM 09/20/2023)

  • Springfield Man Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud in Connection with Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO MD-LA 09/15/2023)

  • Four Honduran Nationals Indicted For Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO MD-FL 09/15/2023)

  • Florida Man Admits to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.5 Million in Unemployment Benefits and EIDL Loans (USAO D-NJ 09/14/2023)

  • Fourth Defendant Pleads Guilty in $7 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud (USAO ND-TX 09/14/2023)

  • Maryland and Virginia Men Facing Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $550,000 in COVID-19 Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits Using the Personal Information of Identity Theft Victimse (USAO D-MD 09/14/2023)

  • Federal Grand Jury Indicts 19 Central Illinois United States Postal Service Workers for Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds (USAO CD-IL 09/13/2023)

  • Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Fraud and Theft of Government Funds (USAO ED-LA 09/13/2023)

  • U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Five Individuals For Over $20 Million Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, And Kickbacks Scheme (USAO SD-NY 09/13/2023)

  • Inmate and Three Co-defendants Convicted in $25 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud (USAO ED-CA 09/11/2023)

  • Laredo woman arrested for impersonating a nurse (USAO SD-TX 09/11/2023)

  • Final Co-Conspirator Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO D-AZ 09/07/2023)

  • Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy Targeting New Jersey Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-PA 09/07/2023)

  • Social Media Influencer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $1.5 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 09/07/2023)

  • Beverly Farms Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Payroll Scheme (USAO D-MA 09/06/2023)

  • Kunia Woman Arraigned on Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Recipients (USAO D-HI 09/05/2023)

  • Southern District prosecutes nearly $11 million in COVID fraud as part of national enforcement actions (USAO SD-GA 09/05/2023)

  • Suburban Chicago Chiropractor Charged With Fraudulently Billing for Nonexistent Services (USAO ND-IL 08/30/2023)

  • Former Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mainers’ Identities As Part of Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-ME 08/29/2023)

  • United States Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces that the Maryland United States Attorney’s Office Continues the Fight Against Fraud, Waste and Abuse Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MD 08/29/2023)

  • Former Department Of Labor Agent Sentenced To 33 Months’ Imprisonment For Fraud Scheme (USAO MD-PA 08/24/2023)

  • Operators of physical therapy chain charged in fraud scheme (USAO SD-TX 08/24/2023)

  • Former Federal Employee Sentenced for Leading $3.5 M Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 08/23/2023)

  • Justice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action (DOJ-OPA 08/23/2023)

  • Man Charged with Defrauding Elderly Homeowners and COVID-19 Relief Programs (USAO ED-VA 08/22/2023)

  • Nomura Securities International Agrees to Pay $35 Million Penalty Stemming from Its Participation in Securities Fraud Scheme (USAO D-CT 08/22/2023)

  • Violent Detroit Street Gang Indicted on RICO Charges (USAO ED-MI 08/22/2023)

  • Missouri Man Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance, Home Depot Frauds (USAO ED-MO 08/21/2023)

  • Castro Valley Resident Sentenced To 2½ Years In Prison In Connection With Prolific Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-CA 08/18/2023)

  • Nigerian citizen extradited from Germany to face charges over attempt to steal $25 million in U.S. benefits (USAO WD-WA 08/18/2023)

  • Acton Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain COVID Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 08/17/2023)

  • Milwaukee Women Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Unemployment Benefits During COVID Pandemic (USAO ED-WI 08/17/2023)

  • Individual Pleads Guilty to False Identity Crime (USAO D-MA 08/16/2023)

  • Bloomington Woman Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison for $7.1 Million Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MN 08/15/2023)

  • Metro Atlanta man charged with laundering funds from COVID-19 unemployment relief and submitting fraudulent EIDL loan application (USAO ND-GA 08/14/2023)

  • Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Theft and Misuse of COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance (USAO D-MA 08/10/2023)

  • Foreign National Extradited to Face Charges of Immigration Fraud, Human Smuggling, and Money Laundering Conspiracy (USAO ED-VA 08/04/2023)

  • Foreign National Charged for Visa Fraud Scheme (DOJ-OPA 08/04/2023)

  • Former Labor Union President Gets 18 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzling More Than $200,000 (USAO SD-IL 08/04/2023)

  • Eight Former State Employees Indicted in Fulton County for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (Attorney General - GA 08/03/2023)

  • Dudley Man Sentenced to Prison for Theft and Misuse of COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance (USAO D-MA 08/02/2023)

  • Eleven Charged in $4.5 Million Dollar Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 08/01/2023)

  • Brother, Sister, and Two Others Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 07/27/2023)

  • Pharmacy Owner Convicted of Payment of Illegal Kickbacks and Money Laundering (DOJ-OPA 07/27/2023)

  • California Resident Sentenced To Prison For Committing Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud (USAO D-NV 07/25/2023)

  • Nigerian National Based in Maryland Sentenced to 4 Years and 9 Months in Prison and Nigerian House Ordered Forfeited for Schemes to Steal Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 07/25/2023)

  • Roofing Company Principal Arrested For Failing To Protect An Employee Who Fell To His Death (USAO SD-NY 07/25/2023)

  • California Man Sentenced To More Than Four And A Half Years In Prison For Directing $2.6 Million Fraud Scheme From Prison (USAO ND-CA 07/24/2023)

  • Suburban Chicago Doctor and His Surgical Center To Pay More Than $750,000 To Settle False Claims Act Suit (USAO ND-IL 07/21/2023)

  • Hospital Employee Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Using Patient Information to Steal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO SD-CA 07/21/2023)

  • Brockton Man Sentenced for Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (USAO D-MA 07/20/2023)

  • Former Newark Restaurant Owner Admits Failing to Collect and Pay Payroll Taxes (USAO D-NJ 07/20/2023)

  • Four Capital Region Men Charged with Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-NY 07/20/2023)

  • Five Individuals Charged in Multi-State COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 07/19/2023)

  • Virginia Beach Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Totaling More than $800,000 (USAO ED-VA 07/19/2023)

  • Former Contractor for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Was Sentenced Today In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 07/18/2023)

  • Property company owner sentenced to prison for rental assistance fraud (USAO D-OH 07/18/2023)

  • Former Employee of Taste of Brazil Restaurant in Woburn Sentenced for Transferring False Identification Documents (USAO D-MA 07/17/2023)

  • Saratoga Man Sentenced for Money Laundering Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 07/17/2023)

  • Suburban Chicago Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Prescribing Opioids Without a Medical Exam (USAO ND-IL 07/15/2023)

  • 14 Defendants, Including Leaders of the Colombo Organized Crime Family, Plead Guilty to Various Felony Charges (USAO ED-NY 07/14/2023)

  • Maryland Defense Contractor Sentenced to Almost Four Years in Federal Prison for Procurement Fraud (USAO D-MD 07/14/2023)

  • Clinton Man Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud, Mail Fraud and False Statements; Leominster Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns (USAO D-MA 07/12/2023)

  • Two Firefighters Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 07/12/2023)

  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 07/12/2023)

  • Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Former State Contractor to Steal $550,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 07/11/2023)

  • Houston Woman Charged with Cares Act Fraud and Theft of Government Funds (USAO ED-LA 07/10/2023)

  • Convicted Murderer Who Ran $1.5 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Fraud from Behind Bars Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison (USAO CD-CA 07/10/2023)

  • Foreign National Sentenced to Almost Four Years in Federal Prison for $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 07/06/2023)

  • Rensselaer Man Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 07/06/2023)

  • Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 07/05/2023)

  • Four Men Charged in a Superseding Indictment with Conspiring to Launder Funds from Various Fraud Schemes (USAO-PR 07/03/2023)

  • Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces Results of Strategies to Reduce Violent Crime (USAO D-MD 06/29/2023)

  • Medford Contractor Charged with Tax Evasion and Filing False Loan Applications (USAO D-MA 06/29/2023)

  • Injured Workers Pharmacy to Pay $10 Million to Resolve Allegations of Improper Dispensing and Submitting False Claims (USAO D-MA 06/27/2023)

  • Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Conspiracy to Obtain Over $1 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 06/26/2023)

  • Victorville Woman Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Using Inmates’ Info to Illegally Obtain Over $500,000 in COVID Jobless Aid (USAO CD-CA 06/26/2023)

  • West Boylston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Offense and Wire Fraud (USAO D-MA 06/23/2023)

  • Seven Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Sex Trafficking in Green Lake County (USAO ED-WI 06/22/2023)

  • Former Jersey City Board of Education President and Former Acting Executive Director of Jersey City Employment and Training Program Admits Embezzlement and Fraud (USAO D-NJ 06/21/2023)

  • Augusta man sentenced to prison for COVID-19 scheme that netted more than $4.5 million in loans and grants (USAO SD-GA 06/21/2023)

  • University City Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Missouri Medicaid, Pandemic Loan Fraud (USAO ED-MO 06/21/2023)

  • Suburban Chicago Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison and Fined $1 Million for Health Care Fraud (USAO ND-IL 06/16/2023)

  • Five Defendants Sentenced in Connection with Federal Unemployment Fraud (USAO SD-MS 06/15/2023)

  • Former Union President Admits Filing False Report to Hide Embezzlement; Agrees to Repay Union $36,000 (USAO SD-CA 06/15/2023)

  • Two Convicted of Romance and Pandemic Fraud Schemes (USAO D-MA 06/15/2023)

  • Two Jacksonville Compounding Pharmacies and Their Owner Agree to Pay at Least $7.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations (USAO MD-FL 06/15/2023)

  • Metro Atlanta man sentenced for money laundering conspiracy involving COVID fraud proceeds (USAO ND-GA 06/14/2023)

  • Clermont County woman sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud (USAO SD-OH 06/08/2023)

  • Atlantic County Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 06/08/2023)

  • Former Bureau Of Prisons Employee Pleads Guilty To Workers’ Compensation Fraud (USAO SD-NY 06/07/2023)

  • Previously Deported Mexican National Sentenced To 27 Months’ Imprisonment For Covid-19 Related Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses (USAO MD-PA 06/06/2023)

  • Queens Man Sentenced For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials (Queens County DA 06/05/2023)

  • Atlantic County Resident Admits Laundering Proceeds of COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program Fraud (USAO D-NJ 06/02/2023)

  • Dozens sentenced for their roles in Atlanta-based fraud and money laundering operation that stole over $30 million from individuals and companies (USAO ND-GA 06/02/2023)

  • Maryland Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes (USAO D-MD 06/02/2023)

  • Eight Arrested in Multi-Million Dollar Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 06/01/2023)

  • Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $360,000 in COVID- 19 Relief Funding (USAO ED-WA 05/31/2023)

  • Michigan Man Pleads Guilty in Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-PA 05/30/2023)

  • Two Allentown Residents Charged in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud (SIRF) Scheme, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft Conspiracy (USAO ED-PA 05/26/2023)

  • Former Employee of Taste of Brazil Restaurant in Woburn Pleads Guilty to Transferring False Identification Documents (USAO D-MA 05/25/2023)

  • Boston Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Benefit Fraud (USAO D-MA 05/25/2023)

  • Seattle man who defrauded relief programs of more than $1 million sentenced to 8+ years in prison (USAO WD-WA 05/23/2023)

  • Six Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud and the Misuse of Social Security Numbers (USAO D-PR 05/23/2023)

  • New Jersey Man Sentenced to 6.75 Years in Prison for Schemes to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (USAO ED-CA 05/22/2023)

  • Orange County Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Apply for Over $1 Million in COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 05/22/2023)

  • Rush City Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.8 Million Scheme Involving Romance Fraud and Federal Pandemic Programs (USAO D-MN 05/22/2023)

  • U.S. Law Enforcement Disrupts Networks Used to Transfer Fraud Proceeds, Taking Over 4,000 Actions in Fifth Campaign (DOJ-OPA 05/22/2023)

  • Pittsburgh Resident Indicted on Violating Embezzlement and Fraud Laws (USAO WD-CA 05/19/2023)

  • Wayne County Man Charged With Committing $1.5 Million In Covid-19 Pandemic Fraud (USAO MD-PA 05/19/2023)

  • Two Defendants Charged in Nationwide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”) Scheme (USAO ED-PA 05/19/2023)

  • Siblings Convicted, Sentenced in Federal Court for COVID Relief Fraud (USAO SD-MS 05/19/2023)

  • Two Georgians indicted for pandemic-related fraud (USAO ND-GA 05/19/2023)

  • Missouri Couple Sentenced for Unlawfully Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO SD-WV 05/18/2023)

  • St. Joseph Woman Pleads Guilty to Using Prison Inmates in Covid Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-MO 05/18/2023)

  • Superseding Indictment Charges Maryland Man with Wire Fraud, Identity Theft, and Drug-Related Counts, in Addition to Original Charges for COVID-19 Cares Act Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Illegal Possession of a Firearm (USAO D-MD 05/18/2023)

  • Yonkers Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 05/17/2023)

  • East St. Louis Woman Sent to Prison for 44 Months and Ordered to Pay More Than $800,000 in Restitution for Unemployment Insurance Scam (USAO SD-IL 05/16/2023)

  • Construction Company Principal Sentenced To Three Months In Prison In Connection With Worker Death On Construction Site In Poughkeepsie (USAO SD-NY 05/12/2023)

  • Attorney General Miyares Secures Two Indictments of Unemployment Compensation Fraud (Attorney General – VA 05/11/2023)

  • Waterbury Man Admits Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-CT 05/11/2023)

  • Congressman George Santos Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft of Public Funds, and False Statements (USAO ED-NY 05/10/2023)

  • Missouri Man Admits Unemployment Insurance, Home Depot Frauds (USAO ED-MO 5/10/2023)

  • Thirty Individuals Associated with Milwaukee Street Gang Charged With Federal Offenses Ranging from Fraud to Murder for Hire (USAO ED-WI 05/10/2023)

  • Essex County Man Charged in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $4 Million from Government Programs (USAO D-NJ 05/08/2023)

  • Baltimore Man Sentenced to Almost Five Years in Federal Prison in Relation to a Counterfeit Card Encoding Scheme (USAO D-MD 05/03/2023)

  • Former State Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/03/2023)

  • Man Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Stealing over $197,000 in Coronavirus Aid and Relief Funds from Four States (USAO SD-IN 05/03/2023)

  • Queens Woman Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Government Funds (USAO SD-NY 05/03/2023)

  • Dallas Woman Pleads Guilty in $7 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud (USAO ND-TX 05/02/2023)

  • Suburban Chicago Couple Plead Guilty to Child Labor Trafficking and Are Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison (USAO ND-IL 04/28/2023)

  • Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Scheme Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 04/28/2023)

  • Former Arkansas State Senator Sentenced for Role in Bribery Scheme (DOJ-OPA 04/26/2023)

  • Disputanta Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax and COVID-19 Fraud (USAO ED-VA 04/25/2023)

  • Former Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud (USAO WD-NY 04/24/2023)

  • Physician and pharmacy settle claims for unnecessary medications (USAO SD-TX 04/24/2023)

  • South Los Angeles Woman Pleads Guilty to Scheming with Others to Use Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Obtain COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 04/24/2023)

  • California Man Pleads Guilty To Committing Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud (USAO D-NV 04/21/2023)

  • Detroit Resident Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 04/20/2023)

  • International Firearms Dealer Involved In $2 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme Sentenced To More Than 7 Years In Federal Prison (USAO MD-FL 04/20/2023)

  • Rusk County Man Sentenced to 18 Months for False Statements to Federal Agencies Regarding Non-Citizen Workers (USAO WD-WI 04/17/2023)

  • Podiatrist and Patient Recruiter Convicted for $8.5M Compounding Fraud Scheme (DOJ-OPA 04/14/2023)

  • Nine Defendants Sentenced in $126M Compounding Fraud Scheme (DOJ-OPA 04/14/2023)

  • Eight Crips Gang Members and Associates Indicted for Racketeering and Numerous Violent Crimes on Long Island (USAO ED-NY 04/13/2023)

  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 04/13/2023)

  • Former Labor Union President Admits Involvement in $200,000 Embezzlement Scheme (USAO SD-IL 04/12/2023)

  • Attorney General Kris Mayes Announces Sentencing in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Case (Attorney General - AZ 04/11/2023)

  • Donaldsonville Woman Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO MD-LA 04/11/2023)

  • Larsen & Toubro Technology Services Pays $9,928,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations (USAO D-SC 04/10/2023)

  • Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.6M in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 04/04/2023)

  • Three Indicted for Forced Labor and One Charged with Labor Trafficking at Woburn Restaurants (USAO D-MA 04/04/2023)

  • Four Miami Residents Indicted for their Alleged Role in a Wire Fraud Scheme to Defraud the Federal Government (USAO SD-FL 04/03/2023)

  • Smyrna resident sentenced for $3.3 million multi-state covid-19 Unemployment Insurance fraud scheme (USAO ND-GA 03/31/2023)

  • Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 03/29/2023)

  • Maryland Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining more than $2 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-NJ 03/29/2023)

  • Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Indicted on Additional Forced Labor Charges (USAO MD-MA 03/29/2023)

  • Atlantic County Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 03/28/2023)

  • Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Attempting to Steal Seized Cars from the FBI Using Fake Court Documents (USAO ED-CA 03/28/2023)

  • Fresno Woman Sentenced to More than Six Years in Prison for $300,000 COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud Crime Spree (USAO ED-CA 03/27/2023)

  • Final Two Defendants Plead Guilty for Roles in Scheme that Fraudulently Obtained Over $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 03/27/2023)

  • Department Of Labor Agent Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme (USAO MD-PA 03/22/2023)

  • Center Line Resident Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 03/21/2023)

  • Former Missouri State Worker Admits Stealing $140,000 in Unemployment Insurance Funds (USAO ED-MO 03/20/2023)

  • Atlantic City Councilman Charged with Submitting False Voter Registrations, Making False Statements, and Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 03/17/2023)

  • Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Arrested on Forced Labor Charges (USAO D-MA 03/16/2023)

  • Providence Man Sentenced for Fraud, Theft of Government Funds, and Identity Theft Committed While on Federal Supervised Release for Sex Trafficking (USAO D-RI 03/15/2023)

  • Romanian Citizens Arrested and Charged with Laundering $1.4 Million in Proceeds from Jewelry Thefts and Covid Fraud (USAO SD-CA 03/15/2023)

  • Former Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Admits Role In Health Care And Wire Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 03/14/2023)

  • Houma Man Indicted for Mail Fraud and Making False Statements to Federal Agents (USAO ED-LA 03/13/2023)

  • Former Union Officer Sentenced to Incarceration for Embezzling More Than $500,000 (USAO D-DC 03/10/2023)

  • Federal Grand Jury Indicts Urbana, Illinois, Women for Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds (USAO CD-IL 03/09/2023)

  • Two Former Directors of Boston Nonprofit Indicted on Additional Fraud Charges (USAO D-MA 03/09/2023)

  • Former Claims Examiner for Michigan Unemployment Agency Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 03/08/2023)

  • Maryland Defense Contractor Convicted for Procurement Fraud after Nine-Day Trial (USAO D-MD 03/07/2023)

  • L.A. Man Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Prison for $5.5 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Scam, Tax Fraud and Drug Trafficking (USAO CD-CA 03/07/2023)

  • Two Capital Region Men Plead Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 03/06/2023)

  • Miami-Based Social Media Influencer Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 03/06/2023)

  • Army Servicemember Stationed at Fort Bragg Indicted in Connection With Romance Scams and COVID-19 Assistance Fraud (USAO ED-NC 03/03/2023)

  • Former Louisiana Woman Pled Guilty To Preparing Over 110 Fraudulent PPP Loans Totaling Over $1.1 Million Dollars (USAO ED-LA 03/03/2023)

  • Romanian Citizen Arrested and Charged in $5 Million Covid Relief Fraud (USAO SD-CA 03/02/2023)

  • McComb Woman Found Guilty of Conspiracy and False Statements in Connection with Federal Unemployment Fraud (USAO SD-MS 03/02/2023)

  • Mexican Nationals Charged with Offenses Stemming from Smuggling and Labor Trafficking Scheme (USAO D-CT 03/02/2023)

  • Three Plead Guilty to Healthcare Fraud in Schemes That Totaled $6.5 Million Dollars in Fraudulent Claims (USAO ND-IL 03/02/2023)

  • Sherwin-Williams to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations Arising from Bridge Painting Project (USAO ED-PA 03/02/2023)

  • Tewksbury Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement, Unemployment Fraud and Tax Crimes (USAO D-MA 03/01/2023)

  • Former Advanced Practice Nurse Admits Role in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 02/28/2023)

  • Hyde Park Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief and Federal Assistance Benefit Fraud (USAO D-MA 02/28/2023)

  • West Warwick Man Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-RI 02/24/2023)

  • Two Nigerian citizens indicted for attempting to defraud the United States of over $25 million (USAO WD-WA 02/23/2023)

  • Owner Of Insurance Firm Pleads Guilty In $40 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Lenders (USAO SD-NY 02/21/2023)

  • Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty To A Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy To Obtain Over $1 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Loans And Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 02/17/2023)

  • Louisiana Doctor Sentenced to Four Years in Prison, Ordered to Pay More Than $800,000 to Victims in Workers’ Comp Fraud Conspiracy (USAO WD-AR 02/17/2023)

  • Woodbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ED-VA 02/17/2023)

  • Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 02/15/2023)

  • Former Puerto Rico Senator and Former Mayor of Yauco Sentenced to 18 Months of Imprisonment for Misappropriation of Municipal Funds to Finance His 2016 Senatorial Campaign (USAO D-PR 02/10/2023)

  • Georgia Inmate Sentenced for Orchestrating Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme From Jail (USAO MD-GA 2/10/2023)

  • Fort Smith Arms Dealer Arrested in Austin, Texas (USAO WD-AR 02/09/2023)

  • Passaic County Lawyer Charged with Fraud in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-NJ 02/09/2023)

  • Serial Fraudster Sentenced to Prison for Lead Role in $2.2 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 02/09/2023)

  • Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Lying To Probation Officer (USAO WD-NY 02/08/2023)

  • Florida Man Sentenced For His Role In Ponzi Scheme (USAO WD-NY 02/08/2023)

  • Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (USAO SD-OH 02/07/2023)

  • HSI Norfolk investigation leads to Virginia business owner admitting to money laundering, conspiracy involving labor trafficking (DHS-ICE 02/06/2023)

  • Hyattsville Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain at Least $1.3 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Benefits (USAO D-MD 02/06/2023)

  • Former Arkansas State Senator Sentenced for Bribery and Tax Fraud (DOJ-OPA 02/03/2023)

  • Fugitive defendant who fled during trial convicted by federal jury for laundering millions of dollars stolen from fraud victims throughout the U.S. (USAO ND-GA 02/03/2023)

  • General Contractor And Real Estate Developer Plead Guilty In Connection With Worker Death On Construction Site In Poughkeepsie (USAO SD-NY 02/02/2023)

  • Long Island Woman Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/02/2023)

  • Williamsburg Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Conspiracy Involving Labor Trafficking (USAO ED-VA 01/31/2023)

  • Coronavirus Fraud Task Force Getting Results (USAO WD-OK 01/30/2023)

  • Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-NH 01/30/2023)

  • Missouri Couple Plead Guilty After Unlawfully Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO SD-WV 01/27/2023)

  • Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Filing Fraudulent Applications for COVID-19 CARES Act Unemployment Benefits and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm (USAO D-MD 01/26/2023)

  • Savani Group Owners and Associates Charged In Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO ED-PA 01/26/2023)

  • Dental Practice Owners Charged with Fraud and RICO Conspiracy (DOJ-OPA 1/25/2023)

  • Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Identities to Apply for More Than $1 Million in COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 01/23/2023)

  • Inland Empire Woman Pleads Guilty to Using Prison Inmates’ Names to Fraudulently Obtain Over $500,000 in COVID Jobless Relief (USAO CD-CA 01/23/2023)

  • Maryland Man, Previously Convicted for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Facing Federal Charges for Filing Fraudulent Applications for COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-MD 01/23/2023)

  • Chicago Man Convicted of Participating in Illegal Kickback Conspiracy (DOJ-OPA 01/20/2023)

  • Augusta man admits to COVID-19 scheme that netted more than $4 million in loans and grants (USAO SD-GA 01/19/2023)

  • Serial Fraudster Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in Elder Fraud “Grandparent” Scheme and a COVID-19 CARES Act Unemployment Benefit Scheme (USAO D-MD 01/19/2023)

  • Blytheville Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison after Stealing Identities and Credit (USAO ED-AR 01/18/2023)

  • Former Human Resources Manager Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Employer (USAO ND-IA 01/18/2023)

  • Individual Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Laundering Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds (USAO D-PR 01/18/2023)

  • Former CEO of Los Angeles-Based Anti-Poverty Nonprofit Agrees to Plead Guilty to Embezzling and Misusing Funds and Tax Offense (USAO CD-CA 01/17/2023)

  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 01/17/2023)

  • Rusk County Man Pleads Guilty to False Statements to Federal Agencies Regarding Non-Citizen Workers (USAO WD-WI 01/13/2023)

  • Boston Man Sentenced for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 01/11/2023)

  • Former insurance agent pleads guilty to defrauding customers by creating life insurance policies in their names without victims’ knowledge (USAO SD-OH 01/10/2023)

  • Father And Son Owners Of Jacksonville Construction Firms Sentenced To Federal Prison For Conspiring To Defraud The IRS (USAO MD-FL 01/09/2023)

  • New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Schemes to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits and to Steal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (USAO ED-CA 01/09/2023)

  • Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley Postal Workers Agree to Repay Fraudulently Obtained Unemployment Assistance Benefits (USAO ED-PA 01/06/2023)

  • Queens Man Sentenced to 39 Months for Pandemic-Related Fraud (USAO ND-NY 01/04/2023)

  • Bronx Man Sentenced To 40 Months In Connection With COVID-19-Related Tax And Unemployment Fraud Schemes (USAO SD-NY 01/04/2023)
  • Florida Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Pandemic-Related Fraud (USAO WD-OK 12/30/2022)

  • Owner of Farm Labor Company Sentenced to 118 Months in Prison for Leading a Multi-State Conspiracy Involving Forced Labor of Mexican Farm Workers (USAO MD-FL 12/29/2022)

  • Jefferson City Business Owner Sentenced for Tax Evasion, Failure to Pay More Than $500,000 in Payroll Taxes (USAO WD-MO 12/22/2022)

  • Providence Man on Admits to Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Identity Theft While on Federal Supervised Release for Sex Trafficking (USAO D-RI 12/21/2022)

  • North Providence Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief Programs (USAO D-RI 12/21/2022)

  • Georgia Man Sentenced to 244 Months in Prison for His Role in Ponzi and COVID-19 Fraud Schemes (DOJ-OPA 12/20/2022)

  • Romance Scammer Sentenced to 3+ Years in Prison (USAO ND-TX 12/19/2022)

  • D.C. Corrections Officer Charged with Embezzlement (USAO D-DC 12/19/2022)

  • EDVA Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud in 2022 (USAO ED-NY 12/19/2022)

  • Pennsylvania Inmate Sentenced To 11 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (USAO MD-PA 12/16/2022)

  • Two Charged With Submitting Fake COVID-19 Testing Claims (USAO ND-TX 12/16/2022)

  • Office Manager and Her Son Charged in Federal Financial and Health Care Fraud Investigation (USAO D-RI 12/15/2022)

  • Former 6/10 Construction Project Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements (USAO D-RI 12/14/2022)

  • Two Defendants Plead Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud (USAO SD-NY 12/14/2022)

  • Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty in $7.1 Million Wire Fraud Scheme to Defraud Federal Pandemic Programs (USAO D-MN 12/13/2022)

  • Atlantic County Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 12/12/2022)

  • Former Mail Carrier and Co-Schemer Who Lived on His Mail Delivery Route Each Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Prison for COVID Fraud (USAO CD-CA 12/12/2022)

  • Four Charged in Connection with Labor Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Immigration Offenses at Williamsburg Laundry Facility (USAO ED-VA 12/08/2022)

  • Rapper Who Boasted in Music Video About Committing COVID Fraud Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison on Fraud, Gun and Drug Crimes (USAO CD-CA 12/07/2022)

  • Fourteen Gang Members And Associates From The Double Nine Grim Reapers Charged With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses (USAO SD-NY 12/06/2022)

  • Man Sentenced for Using Identities of Prison Inmates to File Fraudulent Unemployment Claims (USAO ED-MI 12/05/2022)

  • Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud Scheme And To Separate Fraud Against NYCHA (USAO SD-NY 12/02/2022)

  • Eleven Defendants Facing Federal Charges Relating to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme with More Than $1.6 Million in Losses (USAO D-MD 12/02/2022)

  • Fourteen Gang Members And Associates From Newburgh And Poughkeepsie Charged With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses (USAO SD-NY 12/01/2022)

  • Eight Individuals Charged in Alleged $30 Million Unemployment Benefits Scheme (DOJ-OPA 11/30/2022)

  • Waterbury Man Charged with Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-CT 11/30/2022)

  • Nashua Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Food Stamps and Medicaid Benefits (USAO D-NH 11/28/22)

  • Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to a Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy to Obtain Over $750,000 in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 11/28/22)

  • Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty To Multifaceted COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 11/22/2022)

  • Camden County Resident Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs and Illegally Possessing Firearm (USAO D-NJ 11/22/2022)

  • Former Amtrak Employee and Her Husband Plead Guilty to Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $1 Million in COVID Jobless Relief (USAO CD-CA 11/22/2022)

  • Philadelphia Woman Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (USAO MD-PA 11/22/2022)

  • Coventry Woman Admits to Fraudulently Applying for and Receiving COVID Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-RI 11/21/2022)

  • Former Employee of Youth Soccer Organization Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice (USAO D-MA 11/17/2022)

  • Former State Employee And Three Others Indicted For $1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-MI 11/18/2022)

  • Michigan Man Sentenced for Scheme to Obtain COVID Relief Funds in a Dozen Different States (USAO D-MA 11/17/2022)

  • Former Carpenters’ Benefit Plan Administrator Sentenced to Six Months’ Home Confinement, Three Years’ Probation for Embezzling $140,000 (USAO D-NJ 11/16/2022)

  • Middlefield Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding State Jobs Programs (USAO CT 11/14/2022)

  • Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Nearly $5.5 Million in COVID Jobless Relief and for Drug Trafficking (USAO CD-CA 11/14/2022)

  • Grand Jury Returns Indictments (USAO WD-WI 11/09/2022)

  • Providence Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-RI 11/09/2022)

  • Fredericksburg Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 11/08/2022)

  • Gloucester County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $400,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 11/08/2022)

  • Virginia Man Sentenced as Part of Massive Scheme to Steal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO WD-VA 11/08/2022)

  • Hampton Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Connection with Multiple Fraud Schemes (USAO D-NH 11/07/2022)

  • Six People Indicted for Retaliatory Kidnapping Plot (USAO ED-MI 11/03/2022)

  • Long Island Woman Sentenced to Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 11/03/2022)

  • Former Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud (USAO WD-NY 11/02/2022)

  • Texas Man Sentenced to 12 Months and 1 Day for His Role as Executive National Marketing Director in Operating Sham Medical Reimbursement Account Program (USAO ED-LA 11/02/2022)

  • Philadelphia Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Bribing OSHA Inspector (USAO ED-PA 11/01/2022)

  • Six Defendants Charged In $1 Million Covid Fraud Schemes (USAO WD-MI 10/27/2022)

  • Three Defendants Sentenced in Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers (USAO MD-FL 10/27/2022)

  • Former Philadelphia Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested and Charged With Trafficking Firearms (USAO ED-PA 10/27/2022)

  • Six Philadelphia-Area Individuals Charged with Over One Million Dollars in COVID Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-PA 10/25/2022)

  • Three Indicted, Arraigned in Alleged Conspiracies to Defraud Land Rover Dealerships (USAO D-RI 10/24/2022)

  • United States Attorney Announces Results Of Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking (USAO MD-FL 10/24/2022)

  • Albuquerque man indicted for mail, wire fraud (USAO D-NM 10/20/2022)

  • Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Admits Role in Health Care Fraud and Criminal HIPAA Schemes (USAO D-NJ 10/20/2022)

  • Doctor Sentenced for Accepting Illegal Kickback Payment in Return for Writing Prescriptions for Compounded Drugs (USAO ND-OK 10/19/2022)

  • Former Manager of Long Island Catering Hall Sentenced to 72 Months for Forced Labor (USAO ED-NY 10/19/2022)

  • United States Resolves Construction and Procurement Investigation into Route 6/10 Project; Former Superintendent to Plead Guilty; Massachusetts Construction Company to Pay $1.5 Million in Connection with False Statements (USAO D-RI 10/19/2022)

  • U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19 (USAO MD-FL 10/18/2022)

  • The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Celebrates 40th Anniversary (DOJ-OPA 10/17/2022)

  • Missouri State Employee Accused of Stealing $140,000 in Unemployment Insurance Funds (USAO ED-MO 10/14/2022)

  • Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 10/14/2022)

  • Four Defendants Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud (USAO WD-TN 10/13/2022)

  • Beverly Farms Man Indicted for Multi-Million-Dollar Payroll Scheme (USAO D-MA 10/13/2022)

  • Federal Safety and Health Officer Admits Conspiring with His Brother to Extort Contractors (USAO D-NJ 10/12/2022)

  • Pharmacist sent to prison for fraudulent compounding cream scheme (USAO SD-TX 10/11/2022)

  • Doctor Admits Criminal HIPAA Scheme for Wrongful Disclosure of Protected Patient Health Information to Pharmaceutical Sales Representative (USAO D-NJ 10/07/2022)

  • Six People Indicted on Federal Charges Following Investigation of Fentanyl Distribution Operation (USAO D-DC 10/05/2022)

  • Former Medical Assistant Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 10/05/2022)

  • Chicago Man Indicted on Fraud Charges Related to Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO WD-PA 10/05/2022)

  • Lebanon County Man Indicted On COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Charges (USAO ND-NY 10/05/2022)

  • Santa Ana Man Charged with Using Stolen Identities to Apply for More Than $1 Million in Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefits (USAO CD-CA 10/05/2022)

  • Tracy Woman Indicted in Fraud Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 10/04/2022)

  • Woburn Restaurant Owners Arrested and Charged with Human Smuggling (USAO D-MA 10/04/2022)

  • Medical Sales Representative Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud, Wire Fraud, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Travel Act Conspiracies (USAO D-NJ 10/03/2022)

  • Hampton Gang Member Sentenced for Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (USAO ED-VA 09/30/2022)

  • Former Missouri Health Care Charity Executives Plead Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar Bribery and Embezzlement Scheme (DOJ-OPA 09/29/2022)

  • Owner Of Farm Labor Contracting Company Pleads Guilty In Racketeering Conspiracy Involving The Forced Labor Of Mexican Workers (USAO MD-FL 09/27/2022)

  • Ex-Labor Leader Charged with Embezzling Tens of Thousands of Dollars from Local Union (USAO SD-CA 09/26/2022)

  • Nigerian state official sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing U.S. disaster aid and taxpayer refunds (USAO WD-WA 09/26/2022)

  • Man Admits to Participating in an Elder Fraud "Grandparent" Scam and a Covid-19 Cares Act Fraud Scheme Resulting in a Combined Loss of More Than $3 Million (USAO D-MD 09/26/2022)

  • Parkville Man Sentenced for $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations (USAO WD-MS 09/22/2022)

  • Former Postal Employee Sentenced To 13 Months In Prison For Fraud In Connection With Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 09/22/2022)

  • DOL-OIG Pandemic Work Results in More Than 1000 Individuals Charged with UI Fraud (DOL-OIG 09/22/2022)

  • Doctor and Office Manager Convicted for Health Care Kickback Conspiracy (DOJ-OPA 09/21/2022)

  • Former Postal Employee Sentenced To 13 Months In Prison For Fraud In Connection With Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 09/21/2022)

  • Illinois Man Sentenced To 39 Months In Prison For Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits While Incarcerated (USAO D-NJ 09/21/2022)

  • President Of Queens-Based Construction Company Charged With Fraud In Connection With Homeless Shelter Contracts Worth $12 Million (USAO SD-NY 09/21/2022)

  • Iowa Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Related Benefit Fraud and Money Laundering (USAO ND-IA 09/20/2022)

  • Boston Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, Firearm and Drug Offenses (USAO D-MA 09/19/2022)

  • Former Washington State Employment Security Department worker sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud, bribery, and aggravated identity theft (USAO WD-WA 09/16/2022)

  • South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office to Lead COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Team Against Pandemic Relief Fraud (USAO SD-FL 09/15/2022)

  • Three Charged in Alleged Conspiracies to Defraud Land Rover Dealerships (USAO D-RI 09/15/2022)

  • Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams (USAO D-MD 09/14/2022)

  • Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams (USAO ED-CA 09/14/2022)

  • Couple charged with using fictitious employer accounts and stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in Unemployment Insurance benefits (USAO ND-GA 09/14/2022)

  • Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams (DOJ-OPA 09/14/2022)

  • Victorville Woman Arrested on Indictment Alleging She Used Prison Inmates’ Names to Fraudulently Obtain Over $500,000 in COVID Relief (USAO ED-CA 09/14/2022)

  • Former NYPD Sergeant Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement Scheme (USAO SD-NY 09/13/2022)

  • Midlothian Woman Sentenced for $1.8 M COVID-19 Fraud Using Information Obtained from Her State Employment (USAO ED-VA 09/13/2022)

  • Former Louisiana Woman Indicted for Preparing Over 110 Fraudulent PPP Loans Totaling Over $1.1 Million Dollars (USAO ED-LA 09/09/2022)

  • Atlantic County Firefighter Convicted on Four Counts in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 09/08/2022)

  • Illinois Man Sentenced to 55 Months in Prison (USAO ND-IN 09/08/2022)

  • Seven People Indicted for $28 Million Cellphone Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme (USAO ED-MI 09/07/2022)

  • Three Men Arrested in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 09/01/2022)

  • Scranton Doctor Sentenced To 140 Months’ Imprisonment For Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled Substances And Health Care Fraud (USAO MD-PA 09/01/2022)

  • Fairhope Man Pleads Guilty to Over $1.2 Million in PPP Fraud (USAO SD-AL 08/30/2022)

  • Caregiver Pleads Guilty to Stealing Intellectually Disabled Clients’ Personal Information to get Nearly $90K in Unemployment Benefits (PA Attorney General 08/31/22)

  • Former State Employee Pleads Guilty in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Case (USAO ND-NY 08/25/2022)

  • Florida Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $1 Million in Unemployment Benefits and COVID-19 Loan (USAO D-NJ 08/25/2022)

  • Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Stealing more than $2.2 Million in Pandemic Assistance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 08/24/2022)

  • Southfield Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Identities and $400,000 in Pandemic Aid Money (USAO ED-MI 08/24/2022)

  • Leadership of Yoga to the People Arrested for Tax Fraud (USAO-SD-NY 08/24/2022)

  • Pound Va. Man Convicted as Part of Massive Scheme to Steal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO WD-VA 08/24/2022)

  • Florida Power Company Sentenced in Worker Death Case (DOJ-OPA 08/19/2022)

  • Batavia Woman And Buffalo Woman Both Going To Prison In Separate COVID Fraud Cases (USAO WD-NY 08/18/2022)

  • Department of Labor Agent Charged With Multiple Fraud Schemes (USAO MD-PA 08/17/2022)

  • Nine Members and Associates of Genovese and Bonanno Organized Crime Families Charged with Racketeering and Illegal Gambling Offenses (USAO ED-NY 08/16/2022)

  • Individuals Charged with Labor Racketeering in the Port of San Juan (USAO PR 08/15/2022)

  • Queens Postal Workers Charged With Bribery Scheme And Theft Of Mail Linked To Covid-19 Benefits Fraud (USAO SD-NY 08/12/2022)

  • Owner of Medford Construction Company Indicted for $11 Million Tax Offenses and Making False Statement (USAO D-MA 08/12/2022)

  • Maryland Men Sentenced to Prison Terms for Membership in Computer Fraud and Identity Theft Ring That Targeted State Governments (USAO ND-NY 08/11/2022)

  • Springfield Company Pays $1 Million Related to Federal Embezzlement, Bribery Investigation (USAO WD-MO 08/11/2022)

  • Albany Man Arraigned on Pandemic-Related Fraud Charges (USAO ND-NY 08/10/2022)

  • Houston woman charged for helping others falsely apply for government assistance (USAO SD-TX 08/10/2022)

  • Michigan Woman Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme Involving PUA Benefits (USAO WD-PA 08/10/2022)

  • Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 08/09/2022)

  • Father And Son Owners Of Jacksonville Construction Firms Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Defraud The IRS (USAO-MD-FL 08/05/2022)

  • Hyde Park Man Indicted for COVID-Relief and Federal Assistance Benefit Fraud (USAO D-MA 08/04/2022)

  • Owner and Salesman at RC Auto Sales in Connellsville Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Loan and Benefits Programs (USAO WD-PA 08/02/2022)

  • General Contractor And Real Estate Developer Arraigned In Connection With Worker Death On Construction Site In Poughkeepsie (USAO SD-NY 08/03/2022)

  • Tampa Man Sentenced To Over 5 Years For Conspiracy To Commit Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO MD-FL 08/01/2022)

  • U.S. Postal Service Employee Indicted on Theft of Postal Money Orders and Wire Fraud (USAO D-MA 07/29/2022)

  • Two New Jersey Men Admit Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 07/28/2022)

  • Collin County Man Indicted for COVID Unemployment Fraud (USAO ED-TX 07/26/2022)

  • Former Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to $2M Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 07/26/2022)

  • Former UAW Official Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison For Embezzling Over $2 Million in Union Funds (USAO ED-MI 07/26/2022)

  • Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic-Related Fraud Charges (USAO ND-NY 07/25/2022)

  • Rensselaer Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Pandemic-Related Fraud (USAO ND-NY 07/25/2022)

  • Former Claims Manager for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Sentenced In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 07/21/2022)

  • Former Federal Inmate Sentenced to Nearly Three Years For Fraudulently Collecting PUA Funds on Behalf of Incarcerated Individuals (USAO ED-PA 07/21/2022)

  • Four Maryland Residents Facing Federal Indictment for CARES Act COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme with More Than $3 Million in Losses (USAO D-MD 07/21/2022)

  • Troy Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud (USAO ND-NY 07/20/2022)

  • Camden County Man Admits Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs and Illegally Possessing Firearm (USAO D-NJ 07/19/2022)

  • Sarasota Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For COVID-19 Related Fraud (USAO MD-FL 07/18/2022)

  • Tampa Woman Sentenced To Prison For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO MD-FL 07/18/2022)

  • Virginia Company Pays $137,500 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations (USAO D-CT 07/18/2022)

  • Federal Health Care Fraud Charge Filed against Suburban Chicago Physician (USAO ND-IL 07/15/2022)

  • Woonsocket Businessman Sentenced for Defrauding the IRS (USAO D-RI 07/14/2022)

  • Hyattsville Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in a Cares-Act and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving Over 600 Victims and Caused a Loss of at Least $2.7 Million (USAO D-MD 07/14/2022)

  • Two New Jersey Men Admit Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 07/14/2022)

  • Nigerian National Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for an Elder Fraud Scheme and Unrelated Cares Act Covid-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 07/14/2022)

  • Eight Defendants Facing Federal Charges Relating to Over $1.6 Million Dollars in Cares Act Covid-19 Fraud, including Identity Theft and Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO D-MD 07/12/2022)

  • North Providence Man Sentenced for Defrauding COVID-Relief Program (USAO D-RI 07/12/2022)

  • Suburban Chicago Doctor Charged with Health Care Fraud in Connection with Alleged False Claims to Medicare and Private Insurer (USAO ND-IL 07/12/2022)

  • Former Postal Service Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Mail and Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 07/11/2022)

  • Camp Hill Attorney Sentenced For Obstructing A Department Of Labor Investigation (USAO MD-PA 07/11/2022)

  • U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19 (USAO MD-FL 07/11/2022)

  • Hazleton Man Sentenced To 25 Years’ Imprisonment For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Pandemic Fraud Offenses (USAO MD-PA 07/08/2022)

  • State Prisoners Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 07/07/2022)

  • Foreign National Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution for Fraud (USAO D-MD 07/06/2022)

  • Rapper Who Bragged About COVID-Related Jobless Benefits Scam Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud and Firearm Charges (USAO CD-CA 07/06/2022)

  • Six Defendants Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 07/06/2022)

  • Former Union Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Scheme That Generated More Than $500,000 (USAO D-DC 07/01/2022)

  • Two Women Charged with Wire Fraud for Stealing Millions in COVID Relief Funds (USAO D-MN 07/01/2022)

  • Metro Atlanta man charged with money laundering related to COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance benefit fraud (USAO ND-GA 06/29/2022)

  • Camden County Woman Admits Fraudulently Obtaining 30 Loans Meant to Help Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-NJ 06/28/2022)

  • Two Individuals Convicted in $1.4 Billion Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Rural Hospitals in Florida, Georgia, and Missouri (DOJ-OPA 06/27/2022)

  • More charges filed in fraud and kickback scheme (USAO SD-TX 06/27/2022)

  • New York Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 06/24/2022)

  • Springfield Woman Sentenced for Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 06/24/2022)

  • Former Washington State Employment Security employee pleads guilty to stealing pandemic unemployment benefits for kickbacks (USAO WD-WA 06/22/2022)

  • Feds Charge 19 Defendants with Pandemic Fraud of over $24 Million (USAO ED-PA 06/22/2022)

  • Former Illinois State Senator Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Receiving Salary and Benefits From Labor Union (USAO ND-IL 06/21/2022)

  • Leicester Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Unemployment and Loan Fraud Schemes Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 06/17/2022)

  • Nationwide Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement Impersonation, and Fraud Ring Disrupted (USAO ED-CA 06/17/2022)

  • St. Paul Woman Sentenced for Role in $499,000 Fraudulent Pandemic Benefits Scheme (USAO WD-VA 06/14/2022)

  • Massachusetts Contractor Sentenced for $1.8 Million Payroll Tax Scheme (USAO D-MA 06/09/2022)

  • Two Burlington County Women Charged in $175 Million Check-Cashing Scheme (USAO D-NJ 06/09/2022)

  • Batavia Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud (USAO WD-NY 06/08/2022)

  • Florida Man Who Stole Over $170,000 in Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison (USAO D-MD 06/07/2022)

  • Former Carpenters’ Benefit Plan Administrator Admits Embezzling $140,000 (USAO D-NJ 06/03/2022)

  • Former insurance agent arrested for defrauding customers, COVID fraud (USAO SD-OH 06/02/2022)

  • Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Role in Massive Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 05/31/2022)

  • Hot Springs Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Pandemic Funds Fraud (USAO WD-AK 05/27/2022)

  • Postal Service Mail Carrier Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Nearly $800,000 in Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 05/26/2022)

  • Sandown Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-NH 05/25/2022)

  • Former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Fighters Union Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Over $200,000 in Union Funds (USAO ED-MI 05/24/2022)

  • Maryland Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes (USAO D-MD 05/20/2022)

  • Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, Firearm and Drug Offenses (USAO D-MA 05/19/2022)

  • Florida Power Company Pleads Guilty in Worker Death Case, Incident Resulted in the Deaths of Five Workers (USAO MD-FL 05/19/2022)

  • Leicester Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 05/19/2022)

  • Monessen Woman Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud (USAO WD-PA 05/19/2022)

  • Reading Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO D-MA 05/19/2022)

  • State Employee Charged in Over $1 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/18/2022)

  • Two Defendants Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/18/2022)

  • Midlothian Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.2 M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 05/17/2022)

  • Houston area residents charged in kickback scheme (USAO SD-TX 05/17/2022)

  • Woman Serving Life Prison Sentence Allegedly Led Ring that Used Stolen Identities to Apply for Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO CD-CA 05/17/2022)

  • Baltimore Man Facing Federal Charges for Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Access Device Fraud in Relation to an Alleged Counterfeit Card Encoding Scheme (USAO D-MD 05/12/2022)

  • Boston Man Charged with Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, Firearm and Drug Offenses (USAO D-MA 05/12/2022)

  • Stoneham Woman Sentenced for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 05/12/2022)

  • Farmington Hills Resident Sentenced in Pandemic Fraud and Credit Card Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/10/2022)

  • Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Role in Stealing more than $2.2 Million in Pandemic Assistance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 05/10/2022)

  • Las Vegas Woman Sentenced To Prison For Using Stolen Identities To Fraudulently Collect Over $175,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NV 05/10/2022)

  • Montgomery County “Goody Bag” Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison (USAO ED-PA 05/10/2022)

  • Former Postal Employee Admits Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 05/09/2022)

  • Camden County Man Charged with Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 05/06/2022)

  • Louise Larivee Imprisoned for Non-Profit Embezzlement (USAO D-VT 05/06/2022)

  • Lebanon County Man Sentenced To 10 Months’ Imprisonment For Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO MD-PA 05/05/2022)

  • Charlestown Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Identity Theft and Fraud Related to Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-MA 05/04/2022)

  • U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19 (USAO MD-FL 05/04/2022)

  • Nigerian citizen pleads guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraud on Washington and 17 other states (USAO WD-WA 05/03/2022)

  • Former Amtrak Employee Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Fraud and Theft (USAO ED-LA 04/29/2022)

  • Former Department of Unemployment Assistance Employee Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 04/28/2022)

  • Former State Unemployment Contractor and Co-Conspirator Indicted for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 04/26/2022)

  • Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud (USAO D-PR 04/26/2022)

  • Members of Brooklyn-Based "Bamalife" Gang Charged with Racketeering and Multiple Gang-Related Shootings (USAO ED-NY 04/26/2022)

  • Former State Employee Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 04/22/2022)

  • Former Claims Manager for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 04/22/2022)

  • Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action To Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud (USAO ND-CA 04/21/2022)

  • Detroit Man Convicted of Fraud and Gun Offenses (USAO ED-MI 04/20/2022)

  • Former Chiropractor Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Submitting $2.2 Million in Billings to Health Insurers (USAO CD-CA 04/21/2022)

  • Marion, Indiana Woman Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay $338,278.17 in Restitution (USAO ND-IN 04/21/2022)

  • Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud (USAO WD-TN 04/20/2022)

  • Maryland Doctor Facing Federal Indictment for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme is Part of a Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud Announced by the Justice Department Today (USAO D-MD 04/20/2022)

  • Medical Sales Representative Found Guilty of Role in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud, Wire Fraud, Anti-Kickback Statute and Travel Act Conspiracies (USAO D-NJ 04/19/2022)

  • Former Local Union Vice President Sentenced to Two Years for Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office (USAO ED-PA 04/15/2022)

  • Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Prison for Stealing Nearly $1 Million in PPP Funds (USAO ED-PA 04/14/2022)

  • Chester County Man Sentenced to Over 2 ½ Years for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds While Incarcerated (USAO ED-PA 04/14/2022)

  • Former Postal Employee Admits Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 04/14/2022)

  • Two Marketers Sentenced for Engaging in an Illegal Health Care Kickback Scheme (USAO ND-OK 04/14/2022)

  • Four Individuals Charged with Conspiring to Launder Money Obtained from Romance Scams (USAO D-NJ 04/13/2022)

  • New York Man Sentenced for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Schemes (USAO D-MA 04/13/2022)

  • Two arraigned in $3 million COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits scheme (USAO ND-GA 04/13/2022)

  • Two Sentenced for Conspiring with State Contractor in Multi-million Dollar Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 04/13/2022)

  • Woman Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Related Fraud (USAO WD-VA 04/13/2022)

  • Physician Partners of America to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Testing, Improper Remuneration to Physicians and a False Statement in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds (DOJ-OPA 04/12/2022)

  • Decatur Woman Sentenced to Probation for Theft of Government Property (USAO CD-IL 04/11/2022)

  • Miller Woman Sentenced for Money Laundering (USAO D-SD 04/07/2022)

  • Woonsocket Businessman Admits Defrauding the IRS of Over Two Million Dollars (USAO D-RI 04/07/2022)

  • Illinois Man Admits Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits while Incarcerated (USAO D-NJ 04/07/2022)

  • North Providence Man Admits to Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Funds (USAO D-RI 04/07/2022)

  • Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers (DOJ-OPA 04/06/2022)

  • Hampton, Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-IA 04/04/2022)

  • United States Files False Claims Act Suit Against General Medicine, P.C. and Related Entities for Medicare Fraud (USAO SD-IL 04/01/2022)

  • Rhode Island Man Admits to Fraudulently Filing for COVID-Relief Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-RI 04/01/2022)

  • Missouri Health Care Charity Pays Over $8 Million to Resolve Federal Embezzlement, Bribery Investigation (DOJ-OPA 04/01/2022)

  • Rochester Man Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment In Multi-Million Dollar Nationwide Ponzi Scheme (USAO MD-PA 04/01/2022)

  • Springfield Health Care Charity Pays More Than $8 Million Related to Federal Embezzlement, Bribery Investigation (USAO WD-MO 03/31/2022)

  • Three men sentenced to federal prison on charges related to human trafficking (USAO SD-GA 03/31/2022)

  • Detroit Man Sentenced on Charges related to Theft of $1.6M in Unemployment Insurance Benefits from Nine States (USAO ED-MI 03/30/2022)

  • Castlewood Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Government in Pandemic Unemployment Scheme (USAO WD-VA 03/30/2022)

  • Rensselaer Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic-Related Fraud Charges (USAO ND-NY 03/30/2022)

  • Federal Civil and Criminal Investigations Result in Six Convictions and Recovery of Over $8.7 Million in Connection with Compounded Medications Formulated by DelCo Pharmacy (USAO ED-PA 03/30/2022)

  • California Marketer Sentenced for Paying Millions in Kickbacks to Unlawfully Induce Prescriptions (USAO SD-IN 03/30/2022)

  • West Warwick Man Indicted in Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-RI 03/30/2022)

  • Former Sacramento Resident Charged in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 03/29/2022)

  • Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 03/29/2022)

  • Chief Financial Officer Of Connecticut Insurance Firm Sentenced In $33 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Multiple Lenders (USAO SD-NY 03/28/2022)

  • Florida Business Executives Charged In Illegal Kickback Scheme (USAO MD-FL 03/28/2022)

  • Philadelphia Psychiatrist to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Workers’ Compensation Claims (USAO ED-PA 03/28/2022)

  • Former Financial Secretary-Treasurer of UAW Local 412 Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $2 Million in Union Funds (USAO ED-MI 03/26/2022)

  • Brothers From Chicago Charged in Labor Trafficking Conspiracy (USAO ND-IL 03/25/2022)

  • Couple Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and Money Laundering (USAO D-PR 03/24/2022)

  • Architects of $48 Million Dollar Medical Reimbursement Account Program Fraud Scheme Sentenced (USAO ED-LA 03/18/2022)

  • Essex County Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $700,000 (USAO D-NJ 03/18/2022)

  • Contractor Who Lied to OSHA Investigators is Sentenced (USAO D-CT 03/17/2022)

  • Leader of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay More Than $350k in Restitution (USAO ND-OH 03/17/2022)

  • New York Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 03/15/22)

  • Founders of Boston Nonprofit Indicted on Fraud Charges (USAO D-MA 03/15/2022)

  • Camden County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Paycheck Protection Program Loan (USAO D-NJ 03/14/2022)

  • New Cumberland Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (USAO MD-PA 03/14/2022)

  • Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced in Unemployment Benefits Scam (USAO WD-VA 03/14/2022)

  • Individual Indicted and Arrested for Laundering More Than $360,000 of Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds (USAO D-PR 03/11/2022)

  • Charlotte Man Convicted Of Using Stolen Identities To Defraud Government-Funded COVID-19 Relief Programs Is Sentenced To Five Years In Prison (USAO WD-NC 03/10/2022)

  • Justice Department Announces Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement (DOJ-OPA 03/10/2022)

  • Medical Assistant Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 03/10/2022)

  • Maryland Man Admits to Coordinating Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes (USAO D-MD 03/09/2022)

  • Former Illinois State Senator Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Receiving Salary and Benefits From Labor Union (USAO ND-IL 03/08/2022)

  • Texas Woman Sentenced for Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 03/08/2022)

  • Amtrak Employee Charged with Cares Act Fraud and Theft of Government Funds (USAO ED-LA 03/07/2022)

  • Vista Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $300,000 in Unemployment Benefits (USAO SD-CA 03/04/2022)

  • New Jersey Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Stealing more than $450,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 03/03/2022)

  • Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced for Role in Unemployment Benefits Scam (USAO WD-VA 03/03/2022)

  • Providence Man Detained on Fraud Charges, Threatening a Corrections Officer (USAO D-RI 03/02/2022)

  • Woman Previously Convicted in Fraud Scheme Admits to Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief Programs (USAO D-RI 03/02/2022)

  • Jury Convicts Two in $499,000 Unemployment Scheme (USAO WD-VA 03/01/2022)

  • Former Rogers Company Owner and Former CEO Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud/Kickback Conspiracy, Other Crimes (USAO WD-AR 02/28/2022)

  • State Prison Inmates Plead Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/24/2022)

  • Three Men Indicted in Capital Region Unemployment Insurance Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 02/23/2022)

  • Tampa Woman Charged With Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO MD-FL 02/22/2022)

  • First Defendant in $25 Million, Prison-Based Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty (USAO ED-CA 02/22/2022)

  • 11 Members and Associates of the Brooklyn-Based Woo Gang Charged with Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ED-NY 02/17/2022)

  • A Southfield Woman Has Been Charged with Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO ED-MI 02/16/2022)

  • Albany Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/16/2022)

  • Doctor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Illegal Kickback Payment in Return for Writing Prescriptions for Compounded Drugs (USAO ND-OK 02/16/2022)

  • Twin Brothers Facing Federal Charges for Allegedly Obtaining Over $1 Million in Covid-19 Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 02/16/2022)

  • AG Shapiro Charges Five Out-of-State Residents for Defrauding PA’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program (PA Attorney General 02/15/2022)

  • Oklahoma Orthopedic Surgeon Agrees to Pay Almost $343,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations (USAO ND-OK 02/15/2022)

  • California Man Sentenced To Prison For Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud (USAO D-NV 02/14/2022)

  • Superseding Indictment Adds Defendants to $25 Million, Prison-Based Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 02/11/2022)

  • Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment Benefits in the Names of Identity Theft Victims (USAO D-MD 02/10/2022)

  • Former SUNY Delhi Student Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/09/2022)

  • Sherman Oaks Woman Pleads Guilty to Charges for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Health Insurers for Cosmetic Procedures (USAO CD-CA 02/08/2022)

  • One-Time EDD Employee Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $4.3 Million in COVID Relief Funds (USAO CD-CA 02/04/2022)

  • Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office Continues to Fight Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MD 02/04/2022)

  • Undocumented Individual Sentenced for Filing Fraudulent Claims in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NV 02/04/2022)

  • Suburban Chicago Man Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Benefits (USAO ND-IL 2/03/2022)

  • Providence Man Awaits Sentencing for Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-RI 02/02/2022)

  • District Judge Enters Order Approving Historic Change To The UAW Constitution And System Of Electing Officers (USAO ED-MI 02/01/2022)

  • Virginia Inmate Sentenced for Role in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO ED-VA 01/31/2022)

  • Castro Valley Charged in Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-CA 01/28/2022)

  • Indian Trail Man Is Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Scheme To Defraud COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Program (USAO WD-NC 01/28/2022)

  • Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office Seizes Domain Name Purporting to be the Website of the U.S. Department of Labor (USAO D-MD 01/26/2022)

  • New York Man Arrested for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 01/26/2022)

  • Twenty Arrested, Charged in Operation Shut Down Corner (USAO ND-TX 01/26/2022)

  • Providence Man Admits to Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-RI 01/21/2022)

  • New Jersey Man Indicted in Fraud Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 01/20/2022)

  • Three Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO SD-FL 01/20/2022)

  • Defendant Charged In $1.9 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 01/19/2022)

  • Southfield Resident Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 01/18/2022)

  • Omaha Railcar Cleaning Company and its Owners Sentenced for Violating Environmental and Worker Safety Laws Resulting in Workers’ 2015 Deaths (DOJ-OPA 01/14/2022)

  • Philadelphia Woman Charged With Money Laundering and Stealing Federal Funds in Scheme Directed by Online-Dating Paramour (USAO ED-PA 01/14/2022)

  • Rochester Man Who Bilked At Least 1000 Victims Out Of More Than 100-Million In A Nationwide Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme Going To Prison (USAO WD-NY 01/14/2022)

  • Michigan Man Arrested for Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 01/13/2022)

  • Career Coach Is Sentenced To Two Years in Prison For Stealing More Than $68,000 From Workforce Development Program (USAO WD-NC 01/06/2022)

  • Clinic owner sentenced in illegal kickback and money laundering scheme (USAO SD-TX 01/6/2022)

  • Luzerne County Woman Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Pandemic Fraud Offenses (USAO MD-PA 01/06/2022)

  • Business Owner Sentenced for Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-MO 01/05/2022)

  • Old Town Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements (USAO D-ME 01/03/2022)

  • Charlestown Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Fraud Charges (USAO D-MA 12/22/2021)

  • Essex County Man Admits Conspiring with His Brother - a Federal Safety and Health Officer - to Extort Contractors (USAO D-NJ 12/21/2021)

  • California Employment Development Department Contract Employee Sentenced to 25 Months for Pandemic-Related Fraud (USAO SD-CA 12/20/2021)

  • College Football Player Arrested on Federal Charges of Orchestrating Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain COVID-Related Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 12/20/2021)

  • EDVA Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud in 2021 (USAO ED-VA 12/20/2021)

  • Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to a COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme and an Unrelated Elder Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 12/20/2021)

  • Organizer of Conspiracy that Defrauded Cares Act of Over $1.5 Million in Unemployment Benefits Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison (USAO WD-VA 12/17/2021)

  • Chester County Woman Sentenced to Over One Year for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds (USAO ED-PA 12/16/2021)

  • New Orleans Company Sentenced for Making False Statements to The U.S. Department of Labor (USAO ED-LA 12/15/2021)

  • Four People Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 12/15/2021)

  • Three Defendants Charged In $1.3 Million Covid Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 12/15/2021)

  • Reading Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Charges (USAO D-MA 12/14/2021)

  • Big Stone Gap Man Sentenced for Unemployment, Mail Fraud (USAO WD-VA 12/13/2021)

  • Philadelphia Contractor Convicted at Trial of Bribing OSHA Inspector (USAO ED-PA 12/13/2021)

  • Tampa Men Sentenced For Fraud And Identity Theft In COVID Benefits Conspiracy (USAO MD-FL 12/13/2021)

  • Three Individuals Charged with Stealing Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 12/10/2021)

  • Four People Indicted in International Telemedicine Health Care Fraud Kickback Scheme (USAO D-NJ 12/10/2021)

  • Dominican National Arrested for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 12/09/2021)

  • Florida Man Sentenced To Prison For COVID-19 Related Unemployment Insurance Fraud Conspiracy And Identity Theft (USAO D-NV 12/09/2021)

  • Malden Man Sentences for COVID-Relief Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO D-MA 12/08/2021)

  • Two Defendants Charged with Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud Combined Actual Losses in Excess of $3.2 Million (USAO ED-MI 12/07/2021)

  • U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement (DOJ-OPA 12/03/2021)

  • Chester County Man Sentenced to 1 ½ Years in Prison for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds (USAO ED-PA 12/02/2021)

  • Massachusetts Contractor Pleads Guilty to $1.8 Million Payroll Tax Scheme (USAO D-MA 12/02/2021)

  • Lebanon County Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO MD-PA 12/01/2021)

  • Two Virginia Inmates Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO ED-VA 11/30/2021)

  • Sunnyvale Man Sentenced To 15 Months For Visa Fraud (USAO ND-CA 11/24/2021)

  • 8 Civilian Employees of the Philadelphia Police Department Indicted on Theft and Fraud Charges For Collecting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO ED-PA 11/23/2021)

  • Capt. Phip's Seafood Sentenced for Federal Visa Fraud Charge Resulting in Foreign Workers Being Paid Lower Wages Than Those to Which They Were Entitled (USAO D-MD 11/23/2021)

  • Four Sentenced this Week for Roles in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud, Mail Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 11/23/2021)

  • Jury Convicts Maryland Man for Membership in Computer Fraud and Identity Theft Ring that Targeted State Governments (USAO ND-NY 11/23/2021)

  • San Francisco Man Pleads Guilty To Gang Shooting (USAO ND-CA 11/23/2021)

  • Human smuggling, forced labor among allegations in south Georgia federal indictment (USAO SD-GA 11/22/2021)

  • Dominican National Sentenced for Social Security Misuse and Making a False Statement (USAO D-MA 11/19/2021)

  • Louisville Pharmacist Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Pain Cream Prescriptions (USAO WD-KY 11/19/2021)

  • Owner of a Tanker Company Sentenced to Prison for Lying to OSHA, Violating DOT Safety Standards (USAO D-ID 11/19/2021)

  • Former New Bedford Man Sentenced for Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/18/2021)

  • Leicester Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment and Loan Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/17/2021)

  • Four Charlotte Men Are Sentenced To Prison For Bank Fraud (USAO WD-NC 11/17/2021)

  • Three Florida Residents Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Benefits from State of California (USAO CD-CA 11/16/2021)

  • Middlefield Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding State Jobs Programs (USAO D-CT 11/15/2021)

  • Local 98 Leader John Dougherty, Philadelphia City Councilmember Robert Henon Found Guilty of Public Corruption (USAO ED-PA 11/15/2021)

  • New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/12/2021)

  • Husband and Wife Team, and Their Inmate Accomplice, Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (USAO ED-PA 11/10/2021)

  • Financial Secretary-Treasurer of UAW Local 412 Charged With Embezzling Over $2 Million in Union Funds (USAO ED-MI 11/10/2021)

  • Justice Department Files Complaint Against Professional Compounding Centers of America Inc., for Reporting Fraudulent Pricing Information for Ingredients Sold to Pharmacies (USAO MD-FL 11/08/2021)

  • Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/08/2021)

  • Camp Hill Attorney Found Guilty of Obstructing Justice (USAO MD-PA 11/05/2021)

  • Lawrence Woman Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/04/2021)

  • Rhode Island Man Arrested for Unemployment Fraud Scheme Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/04/2021)

  • Former Local Union Vice President Pleads Guilty to Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office (USAO ED-PA 11/03/2021)

  • Georgia Man Pleads Guilty To Fraudulently Obtaining Over $170,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NV 11/03/2021)

  • Eight Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud (USAO-D-PR 11/03/2021)

  • Texas Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Multi-Year Embezzlement Scheme To Defraud Alameda-Based Labor Union (USAO ND-CA 11/02/2021)

  • Stoneham Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO D-MA 11/02/2021)

  • State Contractor Sentenced in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 10/28/2021)

  • Leesburg Woman Charged With Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO MD-FL 10/28/2021)

  • Former Bath Iron Works Employee Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud (USAO D-ME 10/28/2021)

  • Defendants Charged in Connection with Multi-State Forced Labor Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Minor Victims (DOJ OPA 10/27/2021)

  • Las Vegas Man Sentenced For Filing Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims Totaling Over $250,000 (USAO D-NV 10/27/2021)

  • Thirteen Defendants Plead Guilty in $126 Million Compounding Fraud Scheme (DOJ OPA 10/27/2021)

  • Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty To Using At Least 40 Stolen Identities To Fraudulently Collect Over $175,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NV 10/26/2021)

  • Navillus Construction Executives Convicted of Embezzling from Union Benefits Funds (USAO ED-NY 10/22/2021)

  • Taunton Man Charged with Pandemic Unemployment and Mortgage Fraud (USAO D-MA 10/19/2021)

  • Melrose Man Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Scam (USAO D-MA 10/13/2021)

  • Former Uniontown Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Obtain PUA Benefits while Incarcerated (USAO WD-PA 10/08/2021)

  • Dominican National Sentenced for Social Security Misuse and Theft of Government Money (D-MD 10/07/2021)

  • Former Rogers Company Executive Pleads Guilty To Role In Workers’ Comp Billing Fraud/Kickback Conspiracy (USAO WD-AK 10/6/2021)

  • Four Defendants Charged with COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 10/05/2021)

  • Inmate Sentenced to Six Months' Imprisonment for Conspiring to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits (USAO WD-PA 10/05/2021)

  • Columbus man charged in narcotics conspiracy also accused of forcing addicts into prostitution through violence (USAO SD-OH 10/04/2021)

  • Two Men Charged With Fraud Involving More Than $1 Million in Unemployment Compensation and the CARES Act (USAO ND-IL 09/29/2021)

  • Two Niagara County Men Sentenced For Forcing Undocumented Immigrants To Work In Their Mexican Restaurant (USAO WD-NY 09/28/2021)

  • Former Air Force Employee Pleads Guilty to Receiving Stolen Government Money Through Falsified Travel Claims (USAO WD-OK 09/28/2021)

  • 6 Physical Therapists And 2 Acupuncturists Charged In Over $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 09/28/2021)

  • Former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union Charged with Stealing Over $220,000 in Union Funds (USAO ED-MI 09/27/2021)

  • Illinois Man Charged With Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits While Incarcerated (USAO D-NJ 09/27/2021)

  • 11 Romance Scammers Charged With Money Laundering, Wire Fraud Conspiracies (USAO ND-TX 09/24/2021)

  • Former Employment Security Department employee indicted for filing false unemployment claims and demanding kickbacks (USAO WD-WA 09/24/2021)

  • Former SUNY Student Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 09/23/2021)

  • Three California Residents Charged With Conspiring To Defraud Unemployment Insurance Program (USAO ND-CA 09/23/2021)

  • Defendants Charged in Connection with Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers (USAO MD-FL 09/22/2021)

  • Two Federal Inmates Charged with Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud (MD-PA 09/22/2021)

  • Two Tampa Men Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO MD-FL 09/22/2021)

  • Former State Employee Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 09/21/2021)

  • New Jersey Man Admits Stealing more than $450,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 09/20/2021)

  • Sioux City Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-IA 09/20/2021)

  • Three Maryland Men Facing Federal Indictment for Filing More Than 600 Fraudulent Claims for Unemployment Resulting in Losses of More Than $2.7 Million (USAO D-MD 09/20/2021)

  • Dudley Man Pleads Guilty to Theft and Misuse of COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance (USAO D-MA 09/17/2021)

  • Four Defendants Charged in $2.2M Unemployment Fraud Case (USAO ED-MI 09/14/2021)

  • 14 Defendants Indicted, Including the Entire Administration of the Colombo Organized Crime Family (ED-NY 09/14/2021)

  • Captain Phip's Seafood Pleads Guilty to Visa Fraud Resulting in Foreign Workers Being Paid Lower Wages Than those to Which They Were Entitled (USAO D-MD 09/14/2021)

  • Parkville Man Pleads Guilty to $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations (USAO WD-MO 09/13/2021)

  • Rensselaer County Man Charged with Pandemic-Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-NY 09/09/2021)

  • One-Time EDD Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.6 Million in COVID-Related Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 09/08/2021)

  • Big Stone Gap Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud, Mail Fraud (USAO WD-VA 09/07/2021)

  • Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud (USAO WD-NY 09/02/2021)

  • Nigerian hacker and a repeat offender sentenced to federal prison for unemployment fraud and tax fraud scheme (USAO ND-GA 09/02/2021)

  • Batavia Woman Arrested, Charged With COVID Fraud (USAO WD-NY 09/01/2021)

  • Two Postal Employees Charged with Fraud in Conection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 09/01/2021)

  • Former Department of Unemployment Assistance Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Identity Theft Charges Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 08/30/2021)

  • Five Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Fraud, Mail Fraud Charges (USAO WD-VA 08/27/2021)

  • Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NV 08/26/2021)

  • Seven Individuals Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ND-OH 08/26/2021)

  • New Jersey Man Arrested for Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 08/25/2021)

  • Marion Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud (ND-IA 08/25/20121)

  • Long Island Chiropractor Settles Federal Fraud Allegations (USAO ED-NY 08/25/2021)

  • East Chicago Woman Charged Wire Fraud (USAO ND-IN 08/24/2021)

  • Acton and Manchester Men Arrested for Fraud Involving Small Business Administration Disaster Funds (USAO D-MA 08/23/2021)

  • Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Unemployment Benefits Fraud (USAO D-NV 08/20/2021)

  • Arkansas Woman Sentenced for Defrauding California’s State Unemployment Benefits (USAO ED-CA 08/19/2021)

  • FCA US LLC Sentenced In Connection With Conspiracy To Make Illegal Payments To UAW Officials (USAO ED-MI 08/17/2021)

  • Norton Man Sentenced in $499,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 08/16/2021)

  • Social Security Employee Charged With Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO MD-PA 08/13/2021)

  • California Man Charged With Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud (USAO D-NV 08/13/2021)

  • Bristol, Tennessee Man Sentenced in $499,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 08/12/2021)

  • Pierre Woman Charged with Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, and Money Laundering (USAO D-SD 08/12/2021)

  • Fourteen Individuals Charged in Multi-State Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 08/12/2021)

  • Bristol, Tennessee Man Sentenced in $499,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 08/11/2021)

  • Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced in $499,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 08/11/2021)

  • Two Charged with Participating in Fraudulent Schemes Related to the Covid-19 Pandemic (USAO D-NH 08/11/2021)

  • California Woman Pleads Guilty To Unemployment Benefits Fraud (USAO D-NV 08/10/2021)

  • Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in New York Federal Court on Charges Related to Ponzi and COVID-19 Fraud Schemes (DOJ-OPA 08/10/2021)

  • Boston Man Charged with Firearm and Ammunition Offenses (USAO D-MA 08/09/2021)

  • Stoneham Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 08/03/2021)

  • Louisiana Doctor Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud Conspiracy (USAO WD-AK 07/30/2021)

  • Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Social Security Misuse and Making False Statement (USAO D-MA 07/29/2021)

  • Virginia Inmate Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO ED-VA 07/28/2021)

  • Two Suburban Chicago Physicians Indicted on Narcotics and Health Care Fraud Charges (USAO ND-IL 07/27/2021)

  • Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced to 108 Months for Role in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 07/27/2021)

  • Bristol, Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Role in Pandemic Unemployment Scheme (USAO WD-VA 07/26/2021)

  • Two SCI Inmates, Two Allegheny County Residents Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Synthetic Cannabinoids into State Prisons and to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO WD-PA 07/26/2021)

  • Former New Bedford Man Pleads Guilty to False Pandemic Unemployment Claims (USAO D-MA 07/23/2021)

  • New Orleans Company Pleads Guilty to False Statements Charges (USAO ED-LA 07/22/2021)

  • Stoneham Man Indicted for Identity Theft and Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO D-MA 07/22/2021)

  • Nine San Diego Residents Charged with Submitting Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Claims and Drug Crimes in Two Cases (USAO SD-CA 07/22/2021)

  • Employment Development Department Enlists Former U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott to Boost California’s Unemployment Insurance Fraud Crackdown (CA-EDD 07/20/2021)

  • Lawrence Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 07/15/2021)

  • Wise County Man Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 07/15/2021)

  • Former Detroit Police Department Officer Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Extortion (USAO ED-MI 07/13/2021)

  • Leicester Woman and Man Charged in Superseding Indictment in COVID-19 Pandemic Scheme (USAO D-MA 07/12/2021)

  • Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Company and its Owners Plead Guilty to Violating Environmental and Worker Safety Laws Related to Workers’ 2015 Deaths (USAO D-NE 07/12/2021)

  • Texas Man Pleads Guilty for His Role as Executive National Marketing Director in Operating Sham Medical Reimbursement Account Program (USAO ED-LA 07/09/2021)

  • Former UAW Regional Director and Board Member Sentenced to Prison for Racketeering and Embezzlement Conspiracy (USAO ED-MI 07/06/2021)

  • Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Filing Fraudulent Claims For Over $250,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits Through Mail Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NV 07/06/2021)

  • Melrose Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Scam (USAO D-MA 7/06/2021)

  • Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy and Conspiring to Engage in Money Laundering and Obstruct Justice (USAO D-NJ 07/06/2021)

  • Iowa Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for his Role in COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-IA 07/02/2021)

  • Burgettstown Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Receive Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits while Incarcerated and Ineligible (USAO WD-PA 06/30/2021)

  • State Contractor Pleads Guilty in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 06/30/2021)

  • Former Branch Manager Charged With Bank Fraud (USAO WD-NY 06/29/2021)

  • Two felons sentenced to prison for scheme to steal thousands in COVID-19 unemployment insurance funds (USAO SD-GA 06/29/2021)

  • Former Waterloo Medicaid Provider Sentenced to More than Five Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Elderly Victim (USAO ND-IA 06/28/2021)

  • Portsmouth Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Virginia Prison Inmates (USAO ED-VA 06/24/2021)

  • Nigerian National indicted in Washington State for fraud on COVID-19 economic relief programs (USAO WD-WA 06/24/2021)

  • Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft Charges (USAO D-MA 06/22/2021)

  • Former Stockton Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO ED-CA 06/22/2021)

  • Lee County Woman Pleads Guilty to Nearly $700,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 06/21/2021)

  • Seven charged for roles in a $110 million compound drug scheme (USAO SD-TX 06/17/2021)

  • Saratoga Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Misusing a Social Security Number to Obtain Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ND-NY 06/16/2021)

  • West Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO WD-PA 06/16/2021)

  • Maryland Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $500,000 (USAO D-NJ 06/16/2021)

  • 3 Inland Empire Women Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud for Illegally Obtaining COVID-Related Jobless Benefits in Prison Inmates’ Names (USAO CD-CA 06/14/2021)

  • Tampa, Florida Man Facing Federal Indictment for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, and Other Federal Charges (USAO D-MD 06/11/2021)

  • Russell Co. Woman Sentenced in $499,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 06/11/2021)

  • Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Related Unemployment Benefits for Prison Inmates (USAO ED-VA 06/11/2021)

  • Bucks County Drug Manufacturer and Two Executives Charged With Conspiracy to Defraud the FDA (USAO ED-PA 06/11/2021)

  • Former International UAW President Gary Jones Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Union Funds (USAO ED-MI 06/10/2021)

  • California Man Pleads Guilty To Fraudulently Obtaining Over $170,000 In Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NV 06/08/2021)

  • Former Chiropractor Found Guilty of Health Care Fraud Charges that She Schemed to Defraud Health Insurers Out of $2.2 Million (USAO CD-CA 06/08/2021)

  • New Jersey Company Fined $325,000 and Sentenced to a Two Year Term of Corporate Probation for Committing an OSHA Violation That Resulted in a Worker's Death (USAO MD-PA 06/07/2021)

  • Monmouth County Man Charged with Bankruptcy Fraud (USAO D-NJ 06/03/2021)
  • Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Kick Back Payments in Exchange for Referrals to OK Compounding (USAO ND-OK 06/02/2021)

  • Arkansas Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Benefits Fraud (USAO ED-CA 05/27/2021)

  • Fresno Woman Charged with COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Benefits Fraud (USAO ED-CA 05/27/2021)

  • Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Pension Contribution Reports (USAO D-MA 05/26/2021)

  • Nigerian National Charged for Role in Unemployment and Money Laundering Schemes (USAO D-MA 05/26/2021)

  • Nigerian national indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for fraud on Employment Security benefits (USAO WD-WA 05/26/2021)

  • Charlotte Man Is Charged With Using Stolen Identities To Defraud Government-Funded Coronavirus Aid Relief Programs Of More Than $200,000 (USAO WD-NC 05/25/2021)

  • Two Postal Service Employees Plead Guilty to Using EDD Debit Cards to Illegally Purchase Thousands of Dollars in Postal Money Orders (USAO CD-CA 05/24/2021)

  • Schaller Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud (USAO ND-IA 05/21/2021)

  • Owner of a Tanker Truck Repair Company Pleads Guilty to Lying to OSHA During Explosion Investigation (DOJ-OPA 05/20/2021)

  • Two Camden County Residents Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud Victims of More Than $1.4 Million in Coronavirus Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 05/20/2021)

  • Former New York City Department of Buildings Inspector Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme (USAO ED-NY 05/19/2021)

  • Eight Brooklyn Individuals Charged With Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Relief Fraud (USAO ED-NY 05/18/2021)

  • Nigerian citizen charged with defrauding Washington State Employment Security Department of over $350,000 (USAO WD-WA 05/17/2021)

  • U.S. Attorney Presents Law Enforcement “Awards of Excellence” (USAO ND-TX 05/14/2021)

  • Malden Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO D-MA 05/13/2021)

  • General Contracting Company Admits Causing Death of Employee who Fell Off Roof During Residential Roof Installation (USAO D-NJ 05/13/2021)

  • U.S. Secret Service Helps Recover $2B Through Investigations into COVID-19-Related Financial Fraud (USSS Press Release 05/12/2021)

  • Georgia Man Indicted on Charges of Wire Fraud Involving Unemployment Compensation and the CARES Act Using Residences in Homewood and DeKalb, Illinois (USAO ND-IL 05/12/2021)

  • Former International UAW President Dennis Williams Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Union Funds (USAO ED-MI 05/11/2021)

  • Two Niagara County Men Plead Guilty To Forcing Undocumented Immigrants To Work At Their Mexican Restaurant (USAO WD-NY 05/06/2021)

  • Allen Park Tax Preparer Arrested in Scheme to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO ED-MI 05/06/2021)

  • Novi Man Charged in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/06/2021)

  • Bristol, Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty as Part of Ongoing Prosecution of CARES Act Fraudsters (USAO WD-VA 05/05/2021)

  • Dudley Man Arrested for Theft and Misuse of COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance (USAO D-MA 05/04/2021)

  • Texan sentenced in CARES Act unemployment fraud scheme (USAO SD-TX 05/04/2021)

  • Former Union Official Sentenced for Violent Extortion (DOJ-OPA 05/03/2021)

  • "John Doe" Charged in Superseding Indictment with Identity Theft and Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 05/03/2021)

  • Las Vegas Woman Sentenced For Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO D-NV 04/29/2021)

  • The New York State Department Of Labor Prevents Cyber Criminals From Stealing More Than $12 Billion In Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic (NYS DOL 04/29/2021)

  • Rochester Man Second To Plead Guilty In Ponzi Scheme That Bilked Investors Out Of Thousands Of Dollars (USAO WD-NY 04/28/2021)

  • 23 Indicted on Federal CARES Act Unemployment Fraud Charges (USAO WD-VA 04/28/2021)

  • Leaders Of Brooklyn Chapter Of The United Brotherhood Of Carpenters Convicted In Union Bribery Scheme (USAO SD-NY 04/28/2021)

  • Dodge County Strip Club Owner & Former Manager Charged with Federal Offenses (USAO ED-WI 04/28/2021)

  • South Florida Medical Clinic Owner Charged with Orchestrating $42 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO SD-FL 04/23/2021)

  • Morris County Man Admits Role in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy, Conspiring to Obstruct Justice (USAO D-NJ 04/21/2021)

  • Connecticut Nursing Home Operator Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement and Tax Offenses (USAO D-CT 04/20/2021)

  • Sioux City Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-IA 04/20/2021)

  • Ocean County Insurance Producer Admits $1.5 Million Health Care Fraud Against Blue Cross Blue Shield (USAO D-NJ 04/19/2021)

  • Roseville Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Unemployment Benefits (USAO ED-CA 04/19/2021)

  • Virginia Beach Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Nearly 1,700 Victims in $1 Million Small Business Loan Scam (USAO ED-VA 04/16/2021)

  • Saint Paul, Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Scheme (USAO WD-VA 04/16/2021)

  • Brockton Man Charged with Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO D-MA 04/16/2021)

  • Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Pension Contribution Reports (USAO D-MA 04/16/2021)

  • Arizona Man Sentenced For Possession Of Multiple Fraudulently-Obtained Unemployment Benefits Cards (USAO D-NV 04/15/2021)

  • New Jersey Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $150,000 (USAO D-NJ 04/15/2021)

  • New Jersey Company Pleads Guilty to Committing an OSHA Violation that Resulted in a Worker's Death (USAO MD-PA 04/15/2021)

  • Former Local Union Vice President Indicted for Operating Overtime Kickback Scheme in the Allentown Post Office (USAO ED-PA 04/14/2021)

  • Labor Contractor Indicted for Operating Undocumented Worker Conspiracy and Extensive Tax Fraud (USAO ED-PA 04/14/2021)

  • Twelve Individuals Indicted And Arrested For Unemployment Benefits And Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud (USAO D-PR 4/13/2021)

  • Dominican National Sentenced for ID Theft, Theft of Public Funds (USAO D-RI 04/12/2021)

  • Hot Springs Man Pleads Guilty To Charges In Connection With Obtaining Coronavirus Relief Funds (USAO WD-AR 04/09/2021)

  • Man Sentenced for Defrauding Nearly 1,700 Victims in $1 Million Small Business Loan Scam (USAO ED-VA 04/09/2021)

  • South Florida Man Indicted for Tax Fraud (USAO SD-FL 04/09/2021)

  • Two Stoneham Residents Arrested on Charges of Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 04/09/2021)

  • 3 Inland Empire Women Arrested on Charges of Illegally Obtaining COVID-Related Unemployment Benefits in Names of Prison Inmates (USAO CD-CA 04/09/2021)

  • Four Individuals Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Virginia Prison Inmates (USAO ED-VA 04/09/2021)

  • Wise County Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-WV 04/08/2021)

  • CARES Act Fraud Investigations Identify Twenty-Three Individuals Targeting Thirty-One Million Dollars (USAO D-RI 04/08/2021)

  • Acting U.S. Attorney Williams and 15+ Philadelphia-Area Federal Agency Directors Issue Letter to Citizens Announcing Initiative to Combat City’s Gun Violence Epidemic (USAO ED-PA 04/08/2021)

  • Lawrence Woman Arrested for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 04/02/2021)

  • Leicester Man Indicted in Unemployment and SBA Loan Fraud Related to Covid-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 04/01/2021)

  • Career Coach Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $68,000 From Federally Funded Workforce Development Program (USAO WD-NC 04/01/2021)

  • Former U.S. Postal Service Carrier Sentenced on Federal Charge in Maryland for Making False Statements to Obtain Disability Compensation (USAO D-MD 03/29/2021)

  • Southern District of Florida Takes Sweeping Action Against CARES Act Fraud (USAO SD-FL 03/26/2021)

  • Justice Department Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud (DOJ-OPA 03/26/2021)

  • Buffalo Woman Arrested And Charged With Stealing Unemployment Benefits; Used Money To Pay For Plastic Surgery (USAO WD-NY 03/22/2021)

  • 14 Defendants Sentenced to 74+ Years in Forest Park Healthcare Fraud (USAO ND-TX 03/19/2021)

  • Abel Nazario-Quiñones, PR Senator And Former Mayor Of Yauco Sentenced To 18 Months For False Statements (USAO D-PR 03/19/2021)

  • Two felons admit guilt in scheme to steal thousands in COVID-19 unemployment insurance funds (USAO SD-GA 03/18/2021)

  • School Owners Indicted for Conspiracy, Fraud, Identity Theft, and Money Laundering (USAO SD-MS 03/18/2021)

  • Russell Co. Woman Pleads Guilty to $499,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-WV 03/18/2021)

  • Defendant Charged In $1.4 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 03/17/2021)

  • Construction Company Payroll Manager Charged With Fraud and Prevailing Wage Violations (NJ-OAG 03/15/2021)

  • Acting U.S. Attorney Leary Warns About Fraudsters Stealing Personal Information And Claiming COVID-19 Benefits Using Fake Websites (USAO MD-GA 03/12/2021)

  • Owner of Erie Fresh Meat Market Pleads Guilty to Food Stamp Fraud (USAO WD-PA 03/11/2021)

  • Former Chief Operating Officer of Global Premier Soccer Pleads Guilty in Visa Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 03/10/2021)

  • Two Postal Service Employees Face Federal Charges of Using Funds from Unemployment Insurance Scheme to Buy Postal Money Orders (USAO CD-CA 03/10/2021)

  • Leicester Man Arrested for Involvement in Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 03/08/2021)

  • Owner of IT Services Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding New York State (USAO ND-NY 03/05/2021)

  • Local alleged drug dealers also charged with falsely obtaining tens of thousands of dollars through Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO SD-OH 03/05/2021)

  • Justice Department Warns About Fake Unemployment Benefit Websites (DOJ-OPA 03/04/2021)

  • Former Executive Director of Maryland Center for Adult Training Sentence to Two Years in Federal Prison for Tax Related Charges (USAO D-MD 03/04/2021)

  • Contractor Pleads Guilty to Lying to OSHA Investigators (USAO D-CT 03/03/2021)

  • COVID-19 Unemployment Benefit Fraud Scheme Charged (USAO ED-CA 03/03/2021)

  • Former Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO ED-CA 03/02/2021)

  • Subcontractor Agrees to Pay the United States $500k+ in Damages After Failing to Pay Prevailing Wages on VA Construction Projects (USAO ED-PA 03/02/2021)

  • Additional Charges Brought Against Clinton Man and Fitchburg Man (USAO D-MA 03/01/2021)

  • FCA US LLC Pleads Guilty to Making Illegal Payments to UAW Officials (USAO ED-MI 03/01/2021)

  • Construction Contractor Sentenced To 41 Months For Conspiring To Commit Mail And Wire Fraud And Defrauding The U.S. Treasury (USAO MD-FL 02/25/2021)

  • Federal Indictment Charges Charlotte Man For Defrauding COVID-19 Government Benefits Programs (USAO WD-NC 02/22/2021)

  • San Gabriel Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud Charge for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $500,000 in COVID-19 Jobless Relief (USAO CD-CA 02/18/2021)

  • Former Chief Operating Officer of Global Premier Soccer Charged in Visa Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 02/12/2021)

  • Westmoreland County Woman Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Fraud (USAO WD-PA 02/11/2021)

  • New York City Department of Buildings Inspector Charged in Queens Bribery Scheme (USAO ED-NY 02/10/2021)

  • Arizona Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Multiple Fraudulently-Obtained Unemployment Insurance Benefits Debit Cards (USAO D-NV 02/03/2021)

  • Springfield Woman Indicted on Charges of Fraud Related to Small Business Administration COVID-19 Disaster Loan Program (USAO CD-IL 02/03/2021)

  • West Virginia Woman Admits Filing for Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Incarcerated Co-defendant (USAO WD-PA 02/02/2021)

  • The New York State Department of Labor Stops Fraudsters from Stealing More Than $5.5 Billion in Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic (New York State Department of Labor 02/02/2021)

  • Indian Trail Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Scheme To Defraud COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Program (USAO WD-NC 01/29/2021)

  • Former Union President and Benefit Funds Administrator Charged with Embezzlement (USAO D-NJ 01/28/2021)

  • Three Defendants Charged in Two New Unemployment Fraud Cases; Combined Losses Exceed a Half Million Dollars (USAO ED-MI 01/28/2021)

  • Former UAW Official Who Cooperated Against Two UAW Presidents Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison and Directed to Pay $342,000 in Restitution (USAO ED-MI 01/27/2021)

  • FCA US LLC Charged for Making Illegal Payments to UAW Officials (USAO ED-MI 01/27/2021)

  • Former Department of Unemployment Assistance Employee and Husband Indicted on Fraud Charges Arising From Pandemic Unemployment Claims (USAO D-MA 01/21/2021)

  • Le Mars Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-IA 01/21/2021)

  • Former State Employee Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud (USAO ND-NY 01/20/2021)

  • Clinton and Fitchburg Men Arrested on Mail Fraud and Employment Tax Charges (USAO D-MA 01/15/2021)

  • Former Union Officer Admits Embezzlement (USAO D-NJ 01/12/2021)

  • New York Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Supervisory Role in Large-Scale Wire Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 01/08/2021)

  • Attorney General Raoul Announces Attorney General's Task Force on Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud (IL Attorney General 01/08/2021)

  • Ex-Labor Union President Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Embezzling Union Health Plan Funds, Lying to Federal Officials (USAO CD-CA 01/05/2020)

  • Additional Charges Filed Against Suburban Chicago Couple in Federal Child Labor Trafficking Investigation (USAO ND-IL 12/29/2020)

  • U.S. Attorney's Office Announces: (1) Funding to Hire Prosecutor to Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud and (2) Charges Against Man for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO D-NV 12/23/2020)

  • Saratoga Springs Man Charged with COVID-19 Relief Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 12/21/2020)

  • Former U.S. Postal Service Carrier Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge in Maryland for Making False Statements to Obtain Up to $62,690 in Disability Compensation (USAO D-MD 12/21/2020)

  • Former Department of Unemployment Assistance Employee and Husband Arrested on Fraud Charges Arising from Pandemic Unemployment Claims (USAO D-MA 12/18/2020)

  • Former Nomura RMBS Trader Who Defrauded Customers is Sentenced (USAO D-CT 12/17/2020)

  • Former California Unemployment Office Worker Charged in Scheme to Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Pandemic Unemployment Aid (USAO SD-CA 12/17/2020)

  • Two COVID-19 Unemployment Benefit Fraud Schemes Charged in the Eastern District of California (USAO ED-CA 12/17/2020)

  • Menifee Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charge for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $500,000 in COVID-19 Jobless Relief (USAO CD-CA 12/16/2020)

  • The United States Reaches a Settlement with the United Auto Workers Union to Reform the Union and End Corruption and Fraud (USAO ED-MI 12/14/2020)

  • Two Individuals Arrested for Human Smuggling Conspiracy and Defrauding U.S. Government Agencies (USAO ED-NY 12/10/2020)

  • Husband, Wife Sentenced in $15 Million Embezzlement Scheme (USAO ND-TX 12/04/2020)

  • U.S. Law Enforcement Takes Action Against Approximately 2,300 Money Mules In Global Crackdown On Money Laundering (DOJ News Release 12/02/2020)

  • Former UAW VP Gets 30 Months for Taking $250,000 in Bribes and Kickbacks (USAO ED-MI 11/17/2020)

  • Atlanta Woman Charged with Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO ND-GA 11/16/2020)

  • South Jersey Doctor Charged In Health Care Fraud Billing Scheme (USAO D-NJ 11/09/2020)

  • Five Union Members Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud (USAO ND-NY 11/05/2020)

  • Former Jersey City Board of Education President and Acting Executive Director of Jersey City Employment and Training Program and Associate Charged with Embezzlement, Money Laundering and Fraud (USAO D-NJ 11/02/2020)

  • Farmington Hills Man Indicted in Unemployment Insurance, Credit Card Scams (USAO ED-MI 10/28/2020)

  • Construction Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the New York City School Construction Authority (USAO ED-NY 10/26/2020)

  • United States Attorney Mike Stuart Announces Healthcare Fraud Settlement for Over $1.2 Million (USAO SD-VA 10/23/2020)

  • Six Individuals Charged with Federal Identity Fraud Crimes (USAO D-MA 10/23/2020)

  • Owner of Mexican Seafood Restaurants Pleads Guilty to Charges of Obstructing Investigation into Wage Violations and Federal Tax Fraud (USAO CD-CA 10/22/2020)

  • Department of Labor Agent Charged with Theft of Government Funds and False Documents (USAO MD-PA 10/21/2020)

  • Department of Justice is Combatting COVID-19 Fraud but Reminds the Public to Remain Vigilant (USAO WD-LA 10/20/2020)

  • Rapper Who Bragged about Unemployment Benefits Scam in Music Video Arrested for Allegedly Bilking COVID-19 Jobless Relief Program (USAO CD-CA 10/16/2020)

  • Four Arrested, More Than $1.2m Seized in Federal, State Investigation into CARES Act Unemployment Benefits Fraud in Rhode Island (USAO D-RI 10/14/2020)

  • Aurora Residents Charged with Child Labor Trafficking (USAO ND-IL 10/08/2020)

  • Long Island Chiropractor Charged with Health Care Fraud (USAO ED-NY 10/07/2020)

  • 18 Pennsylvania Prison Inmates and Accomplices Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds (USAO ED-PA 10/02/2020)

  • Charlotte Man Involved in Two Separate Identity Theft Schemes Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges (USAO WD-NC 10/02/2020)

  • New York Physical Therapy Providers Settle Healthcare Fraud Allegations (USAO ED-NY 10/02/2020)

  • Hudson County Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Role in Car Accident/Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 10/01/2020)

  • Former International UAW President Dennis Williams Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Embezzle Union Funds (USAO ED-MI 09/30/2020)

  • U.S. Attorney McSwain Announces Charges Against Delaware County Doctor and Medical Office Manager as Part of Nationwide Health Care Fraud Takedown (USAO ED-PA 09/30/2020)

  • Scranton Doctor Indicted For Receiving Healthcare Kickbacks And Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances Resulting In Two Deaths (USAO MD-PA 09/16/2020)

  • Two Individuals Charged With Fraudulently Filing For Unemployment Insurance (USAO SD-NY 09/16/2020)

  • Former Baltimore City Employee Gary Brown Sentenced To More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracies to Commit Wire Fraud and To Defraud the United States Related To Former Mayor Catherine Pugh and For Filing a False Tax Return (USAO D-MD 09/14/2020)

  • OSHA Safety and Health Officer and His Brother Charged with Conspiring to Extort Contractor (USAO D-NJ 09/10/2020)

  • Four Chester County Residents Charged with COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ED-PA 09/01/2020)

  • Former International UAW President Charged With Conspiring to Embezzle Union Funds (USAO ED-MI 08/27/2020)

  • Chiropractor Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Federal Prison for Scheme that Fraudulently Billed Labor Union Health Plan $4.8 Million (USAO CD-CA 08/25/2020)

  • Two Charged in $1.8 Million Unemployment Insurance Scam (USAO ED-MI 08/25/2020)

  • Melrose Man Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Scam (USAO D-MA 08/24/2020)

  • Rancho Cucamonga Businessman Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Exploiting Immigrant Farmworkers by Charging Illegal Visa Fees (USAO CD-CA 08/21/2020)

  • Southfield Man Charged in Multi-State Idenity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 08/19/2020)

  • Former Union Officer and Daughter Charged with Embezzlement (USAO D-NJ 08/13/2020)

  • Former U.S. Postal Service Carrier Facing Federal Indictment For Making False Statements To Obtain Disability Compensation (USAO D-MD 08/07/2020)

  • Georgia Business Owner Sentenced to 57 Months’ Imprisonment for Role in Scheme to Steal Millions from Federal Worker’s Compensation Program (USAO SD-FL 08/06/2020)

  • Former Pharmacy Owner Admits Role in Large-Scale Illegal Kickback Scheme (USAO D-NJ 08/04/2020)

  • Three Family Members Charged in Child Labor Trafficking Conspiracy in Chicago Suburbs (USAO ND-IL 08/04/2020)

  • Madison Business Owner and Company Plead Guilty to Immigration Crimes (USAO SD-MS 08/04/2020)

  • President of Navillus Contracting Charged with Defrauding union Benefits Funds (USAO ED-NY 07/30/2020)

  • Cicero Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Labor Trafficking Charge(USAO ND-IL 07/28/2020)

  • North Branford Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Tax Offenses Stemming From Embezzlement Schemes (USAO D-CT 07/24/2020)

  • Former Vice President Of Teamsters Labor Union Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Bribery (USAO SD-NY 07/23/2020)

  • Former Managers And Employees Of Connecticut Insurance Firm Charged In $17 Million Scheme To Defraud Client Healthcare Expenses (USAO SD-NY 07/20/2020)

  • State Contractor Charged in $2 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 07/17/2020)

  • Maryland Department of Labor Uncovers Massive Criminal Fraud Scheme (Maryland Dept. of Labor 07/15/2020)

  • Maryland Defense Contractor Facing Federal Indictment For Procurement Fraud (USAO D-MD 07/14/2020)

  • 8 Arrested on Federal Indictment Alleging Scheme to Obtain $1.1 Million in Unemployment Benefits Through Sham Companies (USAO CD-CA 07/07/2020)

  • Nearly 3,800 Fraudulently Filed Unemployment Insurance Claims Blocked by the U. S. Department of Labor (USAO ND-OK 06/29/2020)

  • Texas Man Charged With Defrauding Alameda-Based Union of $4.5 Million (USAO ND-CA 06/29/20)

  • Former Transit Union Official Admits Embezzlement (USAO D-NJ 06/23/2020)

  • Genovese Crime Family Member Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Racketeering Offenses (USAO SD-NY 06/23/2020)

  • Chicago and Tennessee Man Sentenced to 101 Months' Imprisonment for Veteran's Unemployment Compensation Fraud (USAO MD-PA 06/10/2020)

  • Attorney General Nessel Establishes Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force To Pursue Bad Actors (MI Attorney Gen. News Release 06/05/2020)

  • Former UAW President Gary Jones Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement, Racketeering, and Tax Evasion (USAO ED-MI 06/03/2020)

  • State and Federal Officials Urge Mainers to Report Unemployment Fraud (USAO D-ME 05/26/2020)

  • Dominican National Sentenced for Identity Theft and Stealing MassHealth Benefits (USAO D-MA 05/21/2020)

  • Six Texas Pharmacy Owners and Marketers Charged in $14 Million Kickback Scheme (DOJ News Release 05/13/2020)

  • Dominican National Sentenced for Identity Theft and Stealing MassHealth Benefits (USAO D-MA 04/16/2020)

  • Reference Laboratory, Pain Clinic, and Two Individuals Agree to Pay $41 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Urine Drug Testing (DOJ News Release 04/15/2020)

  • Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement Of Fraudulent Billing And Kickback Lawsuit Against Compounding Pharmacies And Owners (USAO SD-NY 04/02/2020)

  • Abel Nazario-Quinones, PR Senator and Former Mayor of Yauco Found Guilty for False Statements and Wire Fraud (USAO D-PR 03/22/2020)

  • Former EDD Employee Sentenced To Over Six Years Imprisonment for Unemployment Benefits Fraud (USAO ED-CA 03/20/2020)

  • San Francisco Acupuncturist Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison For Health Care Fraud (USAO ND-CA 03/16/2020)

  • Baton Rouge Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Making False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters (USAO MD-LA 03/12/2020)

  • Hudson County Woman Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Enslaving Sri Lankan Woman for Over Nine Years (DOJ News Release 03/10/2020)

  • Jury Convicts Belleville Woman for Mail Fraud in Worker’s Compensation Scheme (USAO CD-IL 03/09/2020)

  • Former International UAW President Charged With Embezzlement, Racketeering, and Tax Evasion (USAO ED-MI 03/05/2020)

  • San Fernando Valley Woman Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison for Running $11.5 Million Sleep Study Scam Bilking UPS and Costco (USAO SD-CA 03/06/2020)

  • Former UAW Midwest CAP President Pleads Guilty to Embezzling UAW Funds and Evading Taxes (USAO ED-MI 03/05/2020)

  • Former Harrisburg Businessman Sentenced to 37 Months' Imprisonment for Defrauding College Faculty Union (USAO MD-PA 02/27/2020)

  • Frankfort Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Receiving Child Pornography and Wage and Hour Offenses (USAO ED-KY 02/26/2020)

  • Men Plead Guilty to Employment Fraud Scheme, Defrauding Good Will (USAO ED-VA 02/06/2020)

  • Former Senior UAW Official Sentenced to 28 Months for Taking Over $1.5 Million in Bribes and Kickbacks (USAO ED-MI 02/21/2020)

  • Construction Company Owner Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $2.75 Million in Chicago Housing Authority Contracts (USAO NDIL 02/18/2020)

  • Dover Businessman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Fraud (USAO D-DE 02/14/2020)

  • Former Labor Union President Convicted Conspiracy, Embezzling Union Health Plan Funds and Lying to Federal Officials (USAO CD-CA 02/13/2020)

  • Former President Of Labor Union Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Demanding And Accepting Bribes (USAO SD-NY 02/13/2020)

  • Former Pharmacy Employee Admits Role in Multi-Million Dollar Illegal Kickback Scheme (USAO D-NJ 02/10/2020)

  • Former UAW Regional Director and Board Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Embezzlement Conspiracy (USAO ED-MI 02/07/2020)

  • Delaware Man Sentenced To 12 Months’ Incarceration For Defrauding Federally-Funded Job Placement Program In Wire Fraud Case (USAO D-DE 02/05/2020)

  • Former Manager of Long Island Catering Hall Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor and Forced Labor Conspiracy (USAO ED-NY 02/05/2020)

  • Four Indicted in Compound Cream Prescription Scam that Cost Government and Union Health Plans Over $22 Million (USAO CD-CA 02/04/2020)

  • Pair Plea in Overbilling Fraud Case (LA County DA 01/30/2020)

  • Electrical Contractor Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Stealing $3.3 Million from Employees (USAO D-CT 01/27/2020)

  • Union Officials Plead Guilty To Violent Extortion (USAO ND-IN 01/24/2020)

  • Former Vice President of Synergy Concepts Sentenced for Stealing Funds (USAO ED-MO 01/21/2020)

  • Contractor Charged with Lying to OSHA Investigators (USAO D-CT 01/16/2020)

  • Nursing Home Operator Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement and Tax Offenses (USAO D-CT 01/16/2020)

  • Former Acting Executive Director of Jersey City Employment and Training Program Charged in Embezzlement Scheme (USAO D-NJ 01/03/2020)

  • Troy Man Arraigned on Wire Fraud and Embezzlement Charges (USAO ND-NY 12/19/2019)

  • Turner Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement from Employee Benefit Plan (USAO D-ME 12/18/2019)

  • Texas Woman Found Guilty for Role in $5.5 Million Federal Worker's Compensation Overbilling Scheme (USAO ND-TX 12/13/2019)

  • Former EDD Employee Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 12/10/2019)

  • Former UAW Vice President Pleads Guilty to Taking $250,000 in Bribes and Kickbacks (USAO ED-MI 12/04/19)

  • Genovese Crime Family Member Convicted Of Racketeering And Extortion Offenses (USAO SD-NY 12/04/19)

  • Judge Sentences San Antonio Businessman to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-TX 12/02/2019)

  • Chicago and Tennessee Man Convicted for Veteran's Unemployment Compensation Fraud (USAO MD-PA 11/26/2019)

  • New Jersey/Pennsylvania Doctor Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribes And Kickbacks In Exchange For Prescribing Powerful Fentanyl Drug (USAO D-NJ 11/22/2019)

  • Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Facing 11-Count Federal Indictment for Wire Fraud and Tax-Related Charges (USAO D-MD 11/20/2019)

  • Stockton Woman Sentenced for Two Separate Fraud Conspiracies (USAO ED-CA 11/19/2019)

  • Cleveland, ND Woman Pleads Guilty to Visa and Mail Fraud (USAO D-ND 11/14/2019)

  • Washington County Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Defraud the IRS and Filing a False Declaration in a Bankruptcy Proceeding (USAO WD-PA 11/13/2019)

  • Former Atlanta Regional Commission Employee Charged with Bribery and Extortion (USAO ND-GA 11/08/2019)

  • Senator Abel Nazrio Quiñones Indicted and Arrested for Bribery Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds (USAO D-PR 11/6/2019)

  • Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Multi-Million Dollar Nationwide Ponzi Scheme (MD-PA 11/05/2019)

  • Former Missouri Hospital Executive Pleads Guilty to Pass-Through Billing Scheme That Caused Over $100 Million in Losses (DOJ News Release 10/29/2019)

  • Jefferson City woman Sentenced for Embezzling $65,000 from Employer (USAO WD-MO 10/23/2019)

  • Owner Of Hudson County, New Jersey, Scrap Metal Company Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison For 17-Year Conspiracy To Defraud Customers (USAO D-NJ 10/23/2019)

  • Former Senior UAW Official Pleads Guilty to Taking $123,000 in Bribes and Kickbacks (USAO ED-MI 10/22/2019)

  • Former President Of Labor Union Pleads Guilty To Demanding And Accepting Bribes (USAO SD-NY 10/16/2019)

  • Melvindale Man Sentenced for Defrauding the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (USAO ED-MI 10/11/2019)

  • Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Conspiracy, And Money Laundering In Rochester Federal Court; Charged In Federal Court In Pennsylvania As A Result Of His Role In Masterminding A Nationwide, Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme (USAO WD-NY 10/07/2019)

  • Former Carpenter's Benefit Plan Administrator Indicted on Fraud Charges (USAO D-NJ 09/30/2019)

  • U.S. Attorney Announces the Closing of An Investigation After Last Defendant Involved In Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme is Sentenced Today (USAO WD-NC 09/26/2019)

  • Fourth Defendant in Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme Sentenced to over Four Years in Prison (USAO ED-CA 09/19/2019)

  • 25 Southern California Defendants Face Federal Charges Alleging Fraud Schemes that Cost Health Care Programs Millions of Dollars (USAO CD-CA 09/18/2019)

  • UAW International Board Member Arrested and Charged with Embezzling UAW Funds (USAO ED-MI 09/12/2019)

  • Texas Man Sentenced in H-2B Visa Scam (USAO SD-TX 09/04/2019)

  • Former Senior UAW Official Pleads Guilty to Taking Over $1.5 Million in Bribes and Kickbacks (USAO ED-MI 09/04/19)

  • Dayton Technology Staffing Company Pleads Guilty In Connection To University Visa Fraud (USAO SD-OH 08/28/2019)

  • Charleston Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of Methadone (USAO SD-WV 08/24/2019)

  • Jacksonville Contractor Agrees To Pay $500,000 To Settle False Claims Act Liability (USAO MD-FL 08/16/2019)

  • Painting Contractor Sentenced To 46 Months' Imprisonment In Connection With George Wade Bridge Project (USAO MD-PA 08/16/2019)

  • Cardinal Lawn and Landscape, Inc. and Its President Both Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Visa Fraud (USAO ED-MO 08/15/2019)

  • CEO Of Denver Technology Company Sentenced To Over 6 years In Federal Prison For Obstructing And Defrauding the IRS As Well As Stealing Money from Employee Healthcare and 401(K) Plans (USAO D-CO 08/12/2019)

  • Two Boston City Hall Aides Convicted of Conspiring to Extort Music Festival Production Company (USAO D-MA 08/07/2019)

  • Delaware Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Federally-Funded Job Placement Program In Wire Fraud Case (USAO D-DE 08/05/2019)

  • Former UAW Vice President Norwood Jewell Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring with Fiate Chrysler to Accept Illegal Payments (USAO ED-MI 08/05/2019)

  • Illinois State Senator Indicted for Allegedly Fraudulently Receiving Salary and Benefits from Labor Union (USAO ND-IL 08/02/2019)

  • Plainville Electrical Contractor Admits Stealing More Than $3.3 Million From Employees (USAO D-CT 07/31/2019)

  • Former Union Official Admits Receiving Unlawful Cash Payments from Chicago Business (USAO ND-IL 07/30/2019)

  • President Of Labor Union Arrested For Demanding And Accepting Bribes (USAO SD-NY 07/26/2019)

  • Former Bureau Of Prisons Employee Sentenced To 37 Months In Prison For Wire Fraud (USAO ND-CA 07/22/2019)

  • Doctor And Three Others In Bergen County Charged In $10 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 07/16/2019)

  • Attorney, Consultant and Business Owner Indicted for Wire & Bankruptcy Fraud (USAO WD-WI)

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Center Owner Pleads Guilty to $57 Million Money Laundering Conspiracy in Connection with Hospital Pass-Through Billing Scheme (USAO MD-FL 07/09/2019)

  • Former Steel Valley Authority Financial Manager Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement (USAO WD-PA 06/28/2019)

  • Leaders Of Brooklyn And Manhattan Chapters Of The United Brotherhood Of Carpenters Charged In Rampant Admissions-Bribery Scheme (USAO SD-NY 06/27/2019)

  • Stockton Man Sentenced To Over 6 Years In Prison For Unemployment Benefits Fraud And Identity Theft (USAO ED-CA 06/25/2019)

  • Seven Maryland Residents Charged in Connection with Computer Fraud and Identity Theft Ring That Targeted State Governments (USAO ND-NY 06/21/2019)

  • Dominican National Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft and Stealing Government Benefits (USAO D-MA 06/21/2019)

  • Louisiana Couple and their Business Plead Guilty to Operating Sham Medical Reimbursement Account Program that Defrauded the IRS and Program Participants Out of Over $48 Million (DOJ DC 06/19/19)

  • Attorney Sentenced to 18 Months' Imprisonment for Obstructing Federal Grand Jury Investigation of His Client (USAO ED-NY 06/14/2019)

  • Las Vegas Woman Indicted For Using Over 40 Stolen Identities To Collect $170,000 In Unemployment Insurance (USAO D-NV 06/06/2019)

  • O.C. Man Faces Federal Mail Fraud Charges for Allegedly Using Over 200 Stolen Identities to Collect Unemployment Insurance (USAO CD-CA 05/31/2019)

  • Two Chicago Women Held Accountable For Falsely Billing 24-7 For Seven Years In $1.7 Million Workers’ Compensation Fraud (USAO ND-IL 05/31/2019)

  • South Florida Construction Company Executives Sentenced Friday for Defrauding a Law Income Housing Development Program (USAO SD-FL 05/28/2019)

  • Five People Charged with Forced Labor Conspiracy Involving Trafficking of Victims from Georgia to Work on Wisconsin Farms (USAO ED-WI 05/24/2019)

  • Former Manager Of International Labor Union Pleads Guilty To Defrauding And Stealing From Union (USAO ED-VA 05/17/2019)

  • Seven Guilty in Forest Park Healthcare Fraud Trial (USAO ND-TX 04/10/2019)

  • Orange County Woman Sentenced to 4½ Years in Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO CD-CA 04/09/2019)

  • Former UAW Vice President Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy with Fiat Chrysler Executives (USAO ED-MI 04/02/19)

  • Seven People Charged In $50 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 03/05/2019)

  • Construction Company Executive Indicted for Defrauding New York City School Construction Authority (USAO ED-NY 03/14/2019)

  • Bergen County, New Jersey, Man Charged With Embezzlement And Failure To File Annual Report For Employee Benefit Plan (USAO D-NJ 03/13/2019)

  • Former President of Union Local Sentenced for Embezzling More than $300,000 in Union Funds (USAO ED-MI 03/08/2019)

  • San Francisco Acupuncturist Indicted On Health Care Fraud Charges For False Billing Scheme (USAO ND-CA 03/08/2019)

  • Stockton Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Separate Fraud Conspiracies (USAO ED-CA 03/05/2019)

  • Maryland Businessman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding International Labor Union (USAO ED-VA 03/01/2019)

  • President and Vice President of South Florida Construction Company Convicted at Trial of Defrauding Low-Income Housing Development Program (USAO SD-FL 02/28/2019)

  • Former Arizona Official Who Accepted Bribes from Culver City Debt Collection Outfit Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charge (USAO CD-CA 02/25/2019)

  • Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of Former Vice President Of Teamsters Labor Union For Bribery (USAO SD-NY 2/21/2019)

  • Baldwinsville Man Sentenced for Obstructing the Department of Labor (USAO ND-NY 02/11/2019)

  • Southern District of Georgia continues crackdown on healthcare fraud (USAO SD-GA 2/8/2019)

  • Owner of Gire Roofing Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Visa Fraud; Harboring, Employing Illegal Aliens (USAO CD-IL 02/07/2019)

  • Columbia Heights Restaurant Owner Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Visa Fraud And Harboring An Illegal Worker (USAO D-MN 02/06/2019)

  • Fourteen Individuals Charged for Operating “Pill Mills” and Illegally Prescribing Drugs to Hundreds of Patients in Multiple Locations in the Philadelphia Area (USAO ED-PA 02/06/2019)

  • Illinois Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Identity Theft and Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO D-CT 02/05/2019)

  • Camarillo Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Scheming to Obtain Unemployment Benefits Through Sham Companies (USAO CD-CA 01/31/2019)

  • Everett Man Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (USAO D-MA 01/31/2019)

  • Local 98 Leader John Dougherty, Philadelphia City Councilman Robert Henon, and Six Others Charged in 116-Count Public Corruption Indictment (USAO ED-PA 01/30/2019)

  • Two Hondurans Sentenced To Prison For Scheme To Facilitate Employment Of Undocumented Aliens In Construction Industry And To Evade Payroll Taxes (USAO MD-FL 1/29/2019)

  • Former President Of Labor Union Sentenced For Embezzlement, False Filings, And Kickback Schemes (USAO SD-NY 01/28/2019)

  • Former Scranton Lackawanna Human Development Agency Employee Sentenced To Probation For Theft Of Government Funds (USAO MD-PA 1/28/2019)

  • Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $269.2 Million Recovery From Walgreens In Two Civil Healthcare Fraud Settlements (USAO SD-NY 01/22/2019)

  • U.S. Army Veteran And Former Government Employee Indicted For Wire Fraud (USAO ND-CA 12/18/18)

  • Eight Dallas-Area Pharmacy Owners and Marketers Charged in $9 Million Kickback Scheme (USAO ND-TX 12/19/18)

  • Former Senior UAW Official Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Bribe Union Officials (USAO ED-MI 12/18/2018)

  • Detroit Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Illegal Gun Possession (USAO ED-MI 12/13/2018)

  • Omaha Company Sentenced for Making False Statements to the U.S. Department of Labor (USAO D-NE 12/10/2018)

  • Federal Jury Convicts Chicago Doctor on Fraud Charges for Billing Insurance Companies for Nonexistent Treatment (USAO ND-IL 12/03/2018)

  • Two Dallas Area Clinic Workers Charged in $5.9 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-TX 11/21/2018)

  • Twenty Seven Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters Union Members Sentenced (USAO ND-IN 11/19/2018)

  • Wright State University Agrees To Pay Government $1 Million For Visa Fraud (USAO SD-OH 11/19/2018)

  • Two Men Plead Guilty To Defrauding The United States Regarding The Immigration, Visa, And Employment Laws (USAO D-MD 11/16/18)

  • Eight Individuals Charged in Related Schemes to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment Benefits (USAO ND-IL 11/13/18)

  • Two Former Fiat Chrysler Executives and a Senior UAW Official Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Bribe Union Officials (USAO 11/07/2018 ED-MI)

  • South Bay Resident Charged With Visa Fraud And Mail Fraud (USAO ND-CA 11/02/18)

  • Four Health Care Professionals and A Personal Trainer Indicted for Allegedly Pocketing $6.5 Million for Nonexistent Services (USAO ND-IL 11/02/18)

  • Rocky River businessman C. David Snyder sentenced to two years in prison, ordered to pay $781,000 in restitution for embezzlement and tax crimes (USAO ND-OH 11/1/2018)

  • Two supervisors at an aluminum manufacturing company in Mahoning County indicted for obstructing an investigation following a workplace death (USAO ND-OH 10/25/2018)

  • Amherst Man Sentenced on Health Care Fraud Charge (USAO WD-NY 10/25/2018)

  • Owner And Operator Of New Jersey-Based Real Benefits Association LLC Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Selling Bogus Health Insurance (USAO D-NJ 10/24/18)

  • Couple Indicted For Embezzling $14.5 Million from Retirement Funds (USAO ND-TX 10/24/18)

  • Everett Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (USAO D-MA 10/18/2018)

  • Bergen County, New Jersey, Man Charged With Embezzlement And Failure To File Annual Report Related To Employee Benefit Plan (USAO D-NJ 10/12/18)

  • South Jersey Woman Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 10/15/18)

  • Twenty White County Defendants Charged with Wire Fraud for Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO ED-AR 10/10/2018)

  • Former Senior VP Of Demolition Company Admits Taking $340,000 In Bribes To Steer Contracts To Cinelli Iron & Metal Co. (USAO D-NJ 10/05/2018)

  • Former Owner of Long Island Catering Hall Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor (USAO ED-NY 09/26/18)

  • Former President of Labor Union Pleads Guilty to Participating in Embezzlement and Kickback Scheme (USAO SD-NY 09/26/2018)

  • Stockton Man Sentenced to over Four Years in Prison for Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme (USAO ED-CA 09/20/2018)

  • Senator Abel Nazario Quiñones Indicted And Arrested For Falsifying Documents And Wire Fraud (USAO D-PR 09/12/2018)

  • Illinois Man Admits To Perpetrating Identity Theft and Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO D-CT 08/31/2018)

  • Covington, Louisiana Couple and Their Business Charged in 35-Count Indictment in Over for Operation of Fraudulent Business RUnning Medical Reimbursement Account Program that Cause at Least $40,000,000 in Loss to IRS and Participants (USAO ED-LA 08/30/2018)

  • Omaha Railcar Cleaning Company and Two Owners Charged With Violating Environmental and Worker Safety Laws Related to Workers' 2015 Deaths (DOJ-ENRD 08/23/2018)

  • First Defendant Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Identify Theft Scheme (USAO ED-CA 08/16/2018)

  • Two Union Officials Charged With Labor Extortion Conspiracy (USAO ND-IN 08/16/18)

  • Attorney General's Laxalt Announces 12-30 Month Prison Sentence of Las Vegas Woman for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (Nevada Attorney Genera's Office 08/16/2018)

  • Founder and Managing Partner of Accounting Firm Pleads Guilty to Making False Filings With The U.S. Department of Labor (USAO SD-NY 08/02/2018)

  • 25 Charged in Federal Document and Benefit Fraud Sweep Many defendants have criminal histories including a conviction for murder and drug charges (USAO D-MA 07/26/2018)

  • Accountant Charged with Conspiracy for His Role in Operation of Covington Business Running Medical Reimbursement Account Program (USAO ED-LA 07/24/2018)

  • Former Senior UAW Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy with Fiat Chrysler Executives (USAO ED-MI 07/23/2018)

  • Former Union Officer Sentenced for Embezzlement (USAO D-MA 07/17/18)

  • Wife of Former UAW Vice President Sentenced to Prison for Criminal Tax Fraud (USAO ED-MI 07/13/2018)

  • Houston Pharmacist Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-TX 06/29/2018)

  • National Healthcare Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against Over 600 Individuals, Including Several Chicago-Area Medial Professionals (USAO ND-IL 06/28/2018)

  • National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results In Charges Across The Country And In Southern District Of Georgia (USAO SD-GA 06/28/2018)

  • President and Vice President of South Florida Construction Company Charged with Defrauding Low-Income Housing Development Program (USAO SD-FL 06/21/2018)

  • Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Illegal Gun Possession (USAO ED-MI 06/20/18)

  • Company Owner and Bookkeeper Indicted on Wire Fraud Conspiracy Charges In Connection With Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme (USAO WD-NC 06/07/2018)

  • Former Charity Executive Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Embezzlement Scheme (USAO WD-MO 06/07/2018)

  • Texas Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison For Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 06/04/2018)

  • CEO Gets More Than 19 Years for $18 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-TX 06/01/18)

  • Georgia Man Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Role in Identity Theft and Wire Fraud Conspiracy (USAO NJ 05/30/2018)

  • Attorney Convicted of Obstructing Federal Grand Jury Investigation of His Client By Altering Records (USAO ED-NY 05/25/18)

  • 2nd Former Newport Police Union Official Admits Guilt in Fraud Case (USAO D-RI 05/24/18)

  • Five Individuals, Including One-Time Fraud Investigator, Arrested in Health Care Fraud Scheme that Allegedly Sought $20 Million (USAO CD-CA 05/22/2018)

  • Mullens Doctor Charged in 20 Count Indictment With Unlawful Distribution of Prescription Opioids and Health Care Fraud (USAO SD-WVa 05/22/2018)

  • Two Houston Residents Sentenced in Identity Theft Scheme (USAO SD-TX 05/21/2018)

  • Local Union Official Sentenced to Five Years' Imprisonment for Extorting Business Owner into Hiring Union Members (USAO ED-NY 5/18/2018)

  • Three Indicted in Immigration Fraud Scheme that Exploited Immigrant Farmworkers by Charging Prohibited Fees for Visas, Living Expenses (USAO CD-CA 05/17/2018)

  • Debt Collection Outfit Fined $350,000 and Ordered to Forfeit $946,770 for Paying Bribes to Arizona Official in Exchange for Non-Public Info (USAO CD-CA 05/07/2018)

  • Camp Hill Attorney Charged with Obstruction of Proceedings Before Agencies of the United States (USAO MD-PA 05/07/2018)

  • Former Felon Sentenced To 6 1/2 Years In Prison For Unlawful Possession Of Firearms Including Automatic Rifle (USAO D-NV 5/2/2018)

  • Resident of Nashua Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Obstructing U.S. Department of Labor Investigation and Civil Lawsuit (USAO D-NH 05/01/2018)

  • Suburban Physician Indicted for Allegedly Pocketing Nearly $1 Million in Medicare and Insurer Payments for Nonexistent Treatment (USAO ND-IL 4/27/2018)

  • Former Lexington Resident Sentenced to 41 Months for Theft from Pension Plans (USAO ED-KY 04/25/2018)

  • H-1B Tech Staffing Company Owner Sentenced To Prison For Collecting Illegal Filing Fees From Visa Recipients (USAO ED-PA 04/20/18)

  • Dallas Attorney Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Role in $26 Million Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-TX 04/20/18)

  • Two Stockton Men Charged With Unemployment Benefits Fraud And Identity Theft (USAO EDCA 04/18/2018)

  • Diagnostic Company Owner Sentenced for Kickbacks, Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering (USAO SD-TX 4/12/2018)

  • Former Union Official Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement (USAO D-NJ 04/06/2018)

  • Former UAW Official Pleads Guilty to Accepting Illegal Payments from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (USAO ED-MI 04/05/2018)

  • Atlantic County, New Jersey, Pharmaceutical Representative Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 04/04/18)

  • Charges Allege Two Individuals And Their Companies Exploited The USDOT Disadvantaged Business Program (USAO ED-PA 04/03/2018)

  • Hearing Aid Dealer and Hearing Aid Salesman Charged with Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO ED-MI 03/29/2018)

  • Massachusetts Asbestos Abatement Company And Owner Sentenced For Defrauding Union Benefit Funds (USAO D-MA 03/28/2018)

  • Georgia Man Admits Using Fictitious Businesses For $530,000 Unemployment Insurance, Tax Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 03/27/2018)

  • General Foreman At Port Elizabeth Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Salary Fraud (USAO D-NJ 03/26/2018)

  • Pleasantville, New Jersey, Teacher and Sewell, New Jersey, Salesman Admit Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 03/26/2018)
  • Federal Jury Convicts Louisiana Woman in Connection with Disaster Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme (USAO MD-LA 03/22/2018)

  • Sinking Spring, PA Man Sentenced 5 Years For Fraudulent Claims (USAO ED-PA 03/22/18)

  • Former Senior UAW Official Charged with Accepting Prohibited Payments from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (USAO ED-MI 03/21/2018)

  • Former Boss of Operating Engineers Union Local 324 Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Extortion Conspiracy (USAO ED-MI 03/16/2018)

  • Washington County Businessman and Convicted Felon Charged with Fraud, Tax and Firearms Offenses (USAO WD-PA 03/15/2018)

  • Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Stealing $317,736 from State by Filing Fraudulent Unemployment and Temporary Disability Claims (New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice 3/12/2018)

  • Former CEO of Tennessee-based Telemarketing Company Pleads Guilty to Misrepresenting Health Insurance Plans (USAO MD-TN 03/09/2018)

  • Indictment Charges Pennsylvania Man With Falsely Certifying Bridge Inspection Vehicles (USAO D-CT 03/06/2018)

  • Margate, New Jersey, Firefighter Admits $7 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 03/02/18)

  • "Compound King" and Two Others Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Conspiracy (USAO SD-TX 02/21/2018)

  • Former Charity Executive, Arkansas Lobbyist Indicted for $1 Million Bribery Scheme (USAO WD-MO 02/22/2018)

  • Union Bookkeeper Who Embezzled More Than $300,000 Sentenced To Years In Federal Prison (USAO WD-MI 02/21/2018)

  • FDLE arrests man in scheme targeting teachers (Florida Department of Law Enforcement 02/21/2018)

  • Atlantic County Man Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 02/21/2018)

  • Middle Township Teacher Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 02/20/2018)

  • Tennessee Couple Sentenced to Prison for Unemployment Compensation Fraud (USAO MD-PA 02/16/2018)

  • Man Admits Role In Identity Theft And Wire Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 02/16/2018)

  • Business Manager Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Embezzling $1.5 Million from Boilermakers Local 154 (USAO WD-PA 02/12/2018)

  • Former Arkansas Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to $4 Million Charity Scheme (USAO WD-MO 02/12/2018)

  • Former Facilities Manager Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Theft from San Diego Workforce Partnership (USAO SD-CA 02/12/2018)

  • Brooklyn Man Charged with Demanding and Receiving Kickbacks on Federally Funded Construction Contract (USAO SD-NY 02/08/2018)

  • Wife of Former UAW Vice President Pleads Guilty to Criminal Tax Fraud (USAO ED-MI 02/07/2018)

  • Kentucky Otolaryngologist Pays $2.79 Million To Resolve False Claims Allegations (USAO WD-KY 02/07/2018)

  • Former Meriden Resident Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Employer (USAO D-CT 02/07/2018)

  • Owner of Information Technology Companies Admits Visa Fraud And Tax Crimes (USAO D-NJ 02/02/2018)

  • Pleasantville Guidance Counselor Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health BenefitsPrograms (USAO D-NJ 02/01/2018)

  • Man Admits Role In Identity Theft And Wire Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 01/31/2018)

  • Painting Contractor Pleads Guilty In Connection With George Wade Bridge Project (USAO MD-PA 01/23/2018)

  • Fiat Chrysler's Former Vice President for Employee Relations Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Pay Off Senior UAW Officials (USAO ED-MI 01/22/2018)

  • Union Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement, Aggravated ID Theft (USAO D-RI 01/18/2018)

  • Former Owner Of Springfield, Tennessee-Based Smart Data Solutions, LLC Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Healthcare Benefits Scheme (USAO MD-TN 01/17/2018)

  • Acting Boss Of Bonanno Organized Crime Family And 9 Other Members Of La Cosa Nostra Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Racketeering And Related Offenses (USAO SD-NY 1/12/2018)

  • Members and Associates of Genovese Crime Family Charged In manhattan Federal Court With Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Offenses (USAO SD-NY 01/11/2018)

  • Clinic owner and UPS driver indicted in bogus sleep study scheme that bilked employee health care programs at UPS and Costco (USAO CD-CA 12/22/2017)

  • Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Spend Nearly $1 Million from Springfield Charity for Illegal Political Activity, Kickbacks (USAO WD-MO 12/20/2017)

  • Jury Convicts Operator of National Vocation Group Job-Staffing Company of Wire Fraud (USAO ND-GA 12/14/2017)

  • Former Owner and Manager of Long Island Catering Hall Indicted for Forced Labor and Visa Fraud (USAO ED-NY 12/11/2017)

  • North Suburban Chiropractor Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Billing Insurance Carrier for Medically Unnecessary Treatment (USAO ND-IL 12/06/2017)

  • Rocky River executive charged with embezzling from employee retirement plan and failing to pay over taxes collected from employees (USAO ND-OH 12/06/2017)

  • Holland Couple Sentenced In Connection With Fraudulent Receipt of Over $1,000,000 In Veterans Benefits And Postal Workers Compensation (USAO WD-NY 12/06/2017)

  • Vidor, TX, and Huston Area Pharmacists Sentenced to Federal Prison on Bribery and Tax Charges in Connection With Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-TX 12/01/2017)

  • Commercial Construction Estimator Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 12/01/17)

  • Rochester Couple Charged With Fraud And Money Laundering (USAO WD-NY 11/30/2017)

  • Beam Bros. Trucking, Inc., Beam Bros. Holding Company and Executives Sentenced on Federal Conspiracy Charges (USAO WD-VA 11/30/2017)

  • Union Officer to Plead Guilty to Embezzlement, Identity Theft (USAO D-RI 11/27/2017)

  • Former Treasurer of Local Labor Union Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement (USAO ED-VA 11/14/2017)

  • Pharmaceutical Employee Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 11/13/2017)

  • West Palm Beach Man Sentenced for Conspiring with his brother, a United States Postal Service Letter Carrier, to Commit Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO SD-FL 11/03/2017)

  • Meridian Residents Charged with Harboring and Employing Illegal Immigrants (USAO SD-MS 11/03/2017)

  • General Foreman At Port Elizabeth Convicted Of Salary Fraud (USAO D-NJ 11/01/2017)

  • Milwaukee-Area Gas Station Owner Charged in Federal Court with Forced Labor Trafficking and Other Crimes (USAO ED-WI 10/30/2017)

  • Union Treasurer Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Funds (USAO D-CT 10/24/2017)

  • Chiropractor Pleads Guilty and Sentenced for Making False Claims to Medicare (USAO SD-IL 10/18/2017)

  • Former AFLAC Employee Who Stole over $4 Million from Insurance Company with Fake Disability Claims Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison (USAO CD-CA 10/16/2017)

  • Huntley Businessman Pleads Guilty to Causing Union Benefit Funds to File False Statements and Failing to Pay $600,000 in Federal FICA Taxes (USAO ND-IL 10/16/2017)

  • Pharmaceutical Employee Admits Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 10/6/2017)

  • Two Delano Residents Plead Guilty In Unemployment Insurance Scheme (USAO ED-Cal 10/2/2017)

  • Pharmaceutical Employee Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 9/28/2017)

  • Two Pharmaceutical Employees Admit Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 09/25/2017)

  • Margate, New Jersey, Doctor Pleads Guilty in Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy Targeting New Jersey Health Benefits Programs (USAO D-NJ 9/22/2017)

  • Former Huntley, Illinois Resident Indicted on Bankruptcy Fraud Charges (USAO ND-IL 09/19/2017)

  • Former UAW Official Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Accept Illegal Payments from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (USAO ED-MI 08/29/2017)

  • Former political candidate sentenced to prison for stealing federal funds (USAO ND-GA 08/25/2017)

  • Woodbury Woman Sentenced To Prison In Labor Trafficking Case (USAO ED-MN 08/24/2017)

  • Minnesota Business Owner Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Stealing More Than $755,000 From Employee Pension Plan (USAO D-MN 08/09/2017)

  • Local Union Official Pleads Guilty to Extorting Business Owner into Hiring Union Members (USAO ED-NY 08/08/2017)

  • Former Facilities Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from San Diego Workforce Partnership (USAO SD-CA 8/03/2017)

  • Owners of Hudson County, New Jersey, Scrap Metal Company Charged with 17-year Conspiracy to Defraud Customers (USAO D-NJ 08/02/2017)

  • Miami Resident Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison For $1 Million Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme (USAO SD-FL 07/27/2017)

  • Former Postal Employee Convicted at Trial in Scheme to Defraud Worker’s Compensation Program Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison (USAO ND-TX 07/27/2017)

  • Former FCA Executive and Wife of Former UAW Vice President Charged in Scheme to Pay Off UAW Officials (USAO ED-MI 07/26/2017)

  • West Palm Beach Man Convicted of Conspiring with his Brother, a United States Postal Service Letter Carrier, to Commit Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO SD-FL 07/26/2017)

  • Lancaster Man Sentenced to 27 Months’ Imprisonment for Perjury (USAO MD-PA 07/26/2017)

  • CFO and VP Sentenced in Nationwide Worker's Compensation Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-TX 07/21/2017)

  • General Forman at Port Elizabeth Arrested for Salary Fraud (USAO D-NJ 07/20/2017)

  • Former Worksource DeKalb Supervisor Charged with Bribery (USAO ND-GA 07/19/2017)

  • Former Corporate General Counsel Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Conspiring to Obstruct Justice in Federal Criminal Trail (USAO D-NJ 07/19/2017)

  • United States Attorney’s Office in Chicago Creates New Unit to Prosecute Criminal Heath Care Fraud Violations (USAO ND-IL 07/18/2017)

  • State Labor Commissioner Reardon Announces Sentencing of Former Federal Correctional Officer in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Case (NY DOL 07/13/2017)

  • Federal Grand Jury Indicts Union Official for Allegedly Extorting Cash Payments from Local Business (USAO ND-IL 07/12/2017)

  • Olathe Woman Sentenced In Identity Theft Scheme (USAO D-KS 07/11/2017)

  • Sutter County Women Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Making False Statements to the Grand Jury(USAO ED-CA 07/06/2017)

  • Local Businessman Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison For Orchestrating $70 Million Ponzi Scheme (USAO SD-OH 06/30/2017)

  • New Jersey Owner of Computer School Admits $2.8 Million Veterans’ Retraining Assistance Program Education Fraud (USAO NJ 06/21/2017)

  • Long Beach Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for $5M Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 06/15/2017)

  • Local Attorney Sentenced for Wire Fraud Related to $70 Million Ponzi Scheme (USAO SD-OH 06/09/2017)

  • Union Treatment Center to Pay $3 Million and be Permanently Excluded from Federal Health Care Programs Under False Claims Act Settlement (USAO WD-TX 06/07/2017)

  • Lake County Woman Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding the State of Illinois out of $6.8 Million in Unemployment Benefits (USAO ND-IL 06/05/2017)

  • Woodbury Woman Pleads Guilty In Labor Trafficking Case (USAO D-MN 05/31/2017)

  • Virginia Man Admits to Falsely Certifying Bridge Inspection Vehicles (USAO D-CT 05/26/2017)

  • Federal Grand Jury Indicts Union Secretary-Treasurer for Scheming to Fraudulently Obtain Social Security Benefits (USAO ND-IL 05/26/2017)

  • Battle Creek Hotel Owner Sentenced To Prison For Lying About Minimum Wage Payments (USAO WD-MI 05/24/2017)

  • Former director of Cleveland Job Corps sentenced to more than three years in prison, ordered to pay $1.5 million for embezzlement and tax violations (USAO ND-OH 05/23/2017)

  • Identity Theft Ring Convicted for Unemployment Fraud and Conspiracy (USAO ED-MI 05/22/2017)

  • Manager of Clothing Factory Sentenced to Prison after Offering Bribe to Federal Labor Investigator in Exchange for Closing Investigation (USAO CD-CA 05/18/2017)

  • Former EDD Employee Arrested For Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme (USAO ED-CA 05/18/2017)

  • Chicago Dermatologist Convicted on Federal Fraud Charges for Billing Health Insurance Programs for Medically Unnecessary Treatments (USAO ND-IL 05/11/2017)

  • Three Family Members in North Suburban Chiropractic Group Sentenced to Federal Prison in $10.8 Million Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-IL 4/26/2017)

  • Former Fort Stockton Teacher Sentenced for Wire Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-TX 4/26/2017)

  • Four Defendants Sentenced to Prison in Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Sober Homes and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers (USAO SD-FL 4/26/2017)

  • Florida Identity Thieves Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison (NY State Department of Taxation and Finance 4/19/2017)

  • Ponte Vedra Man Indicted For Lying To OSHA Investigators About Fatal Workplace Accident (USAO MD-FL 04/19/2017)

  • Secret Partner at One World Trade Center Construction Firm Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice and Making a False Tax Return (USAO ED-NY 4/12/2017)

  • Guilty Plea in Scheme to Defraud the State of California of $2.5 Million (USAO ED-CA 3/31/2017)

  • Federal Grand Jury Indicts Eight Individuals Charged In a $158 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-TX 3/24/2017)

  • Sutter County Women Found Guilty of Making False Statements to a Grand Jury (USAO ED-CA 3/23/2017)

  • Former Labor Department Clerk Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $56,000 in Unemployment Benefits by Fraudulently Altering Claims (NJ Division of Criminal Justice 3/24/17)

  • Osteopathic Doctor Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Sober Homes and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers (USAO SD-FL 3/23/2017)

  • A North Miami Resident was Sentenced to More than 3 Years in Prison for Identity Theft (USAO SD-FL 3/22/2017)

  • Broward County Resident Sentenced to Three Years In Prison for Identity Theft (USAO SD-FL 3/21/2017)

  • Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Sober Homes and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers (USAO SD-FL 3/15/2017)

  • Tennessee Couple Convicted For Unemployment Compensation Fraud (USAO MD-PA 3/10/2017)

  • United States Postal Service Letter Carrier Convicted of Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO SD-FL 3/10/2017)

  • Corporation and Three Individuals Charged with Environmental, Conspiracy, and Obstruction Crimes (USAO ED-WI 3/9/2017)

  • Owners of Fine Dining Restaurants Indicted for Obstructing Federal Labor Department Investigation into Failure to Pay Minimum Wages and Overtime (USAO PR 03/03/2017)

  • Building Contractor Company Executive Sentenced To 68 Months In Prison For Theft From Labor Union, Making Unlawful Labor Payments, Fraud and Money Laundering (USAO DC 2/27/2017)

  • Owner of Mall Kiosk Businesses Sentenced for Immigration and Money Laundering Crimes (USAO ED – VA 02/23/2017)

  • Brunswick couple charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice, tax violations (USAO ND-OH 2/21/2017)

  • Jonesboro Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for FEMA Fraud (USAO WD-LA 2/17/2017)

  • Former Charleston Job Corps Center employee sentenced to federal prison for misappropriating government funds (USAO SD-WV 2/14/17)

  • Local Businessman Pleads Guilty in $70 Million Ponzi Scheme (USAO SD-OH 2/10/2017)

  • DA Charges Manslaughter in South End Trench Deaths (Suffolk County District Attorney Massachusetts 02/08/2017)

  • Lancaster County Man Guilty of Perjury (USAO MD-PA 2/8/2017)

  • Former Business Manager Sentence to Prison for Stealing More Than $1.7 Million From Labor Union, Unlawful Labor Payments, Fraud and Money Laundering (USAO D.C. 2/7/2017)

  • New York Couple Sentenced for H1B Visa Fraud Scheme, Forfeits $1 Million (USAO D-VT 1/31/2017)

  • Over 100 Defendants Charged in Government Impersonation, Fraud, and Theft Schemes Involving Tens of Thousands of Stolen Personal Identities (USAO SD-FL 1/31/2017)

  • Conspirators Sentenced to Nearly Five Years for Identity Theft and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 1/31/2017)

  • Columbus Doctor To Plead Guilty To Running Medical Center As Drug Premises, Tax Charges (USAO SD-OH 1/30/2017)

  • Ohio Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiring to Exploit Foreign Workers at Minnesota Farm (USAO D-MN 1/25/2017)

  • New York Woman Sentenced to Prison for Operating Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO D-CT 01/24/2017)

  • Local Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud (USAO SD-OH 1/20/2017)

  • Fort Stockton Teacher Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-TX 1/20/2017)

  • Woman Sentenced for Virginia Employment Commission Fraud (USAO ED-VA 1/17/2017)

  • Member of Dockworkers Union Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison in Scheme Involving Fraudulently Billing for Chiropractic Services (USAO CD-CA 1/16/2017)

  • Vice President of Local Drywall Company Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Fraud (USAO SD-OH 1/10/2017)

  • U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer Speaks About Human Trafficking in Washington, DC to Commemorate National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (USAO SD-FL 01/10/2017)

  • Two Indicted in $6.6 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and Auto Workers Union (USAO D-NJ 01/09/2017)
  • Last Defendant In $48 Million Dollar Cigarette Tax Fraud Scheme Sentenced (USAO ED-KY 12/23/2016)

  • Collin County Man Convicted of Visa Fraud and Harboring Illegal Aliens (USAO ED-TX 12/21/2016)

  • North Miami Resident Sentenced for Possessing 2,434 Stolen Identities (USAO SD-FL 12/15/2016)

  • Vidor, TX, Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Role in Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-TX 12/14/2016)

  • Owner of Axis Benefit Administrators Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Theft of $3 Million from HRA Funds (USAO D-OR 12/14/2016)

  • CFO of Local Drywall Company Pleads Guilty in Employment Tax Fraud Case (USAO SD-OH 12/08/2016)

  • Executives, Surgeons, Physicians, and Others Affiliated with Forest Park Medical Center (FPMC) in Dallas Indicted in Massive Conspiracy (USAO ND-TX 12/1/2016)

  • Third Circuit Court Of Appeals Affirms Lengthy Prison Sentences For Two Men Who Executed The Largest Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud In The Nation’s History (USAO MD-PA 12/1/2016)

  • Two New York Men Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Human Trafficking And Other Crimes For Roles In New Jersey Chicken Slaughterhouse Business (USAO D-NJ 11/29/2016)

  • Building Contractor Company Executive Convicted of Theft from Labor Union, Unlawful Labor Payments, Fraud and Money Laundering (DOJ 11/22/2016)

  • Minnesota Business Owner Indicted for Stealing More Than $755,000 From Employee Pension Plan (USAO D-MN 11/22/2016)

  • Buffalo Man Indicted For Distributing Fentanyl Which Resulted In Death (USAO WD-NY 11/16/2016)

  • Former AFLAC Employee Convicted in Scheme to Defraud Insurance Company out of $4 Million through Bogus Disability Claims (USAO CD-CA 11/16/2016)

  • Federal Jury Convicts Two Former Postal Employees in Scheme to Defraud Worker's Compensation Program (USAO ND-TX 11/14/2016)

  • Houston Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Role In Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-TX 11/10/2016)

  • Lee's Summit Business Owner Sentenced for Underpaying Employees (USAO WD-MO 11/09/2016)

  • North Miami Beach Resident Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Possessing 225 Stolen Identities (USAO SD-FL 11/03/2016)

  • Former Business Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.7 Million from Labor Union, Unlawful Labor Payments, Fraud and Money Laundering (DOJ 11/01/2016)

  • Scranton Business Owners Charged In Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO ED-PA 10/31/2016)

  • Former Charleston Job Corps Center employee pleads guilty to misappropriating government funds (USAO SD-WV 10/26/2016)

  • Andover Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Union Benefit Funds (USAO D-MA 10/25/2016)

  • Former Stockton Woman Indicted with Others in Two Fraud Conspiracies (USAO ED-CA 10/18/2016)

  • Member of Dockworkers Union Guilty in Scheme that Bilked Health Care Plan by Fraudulently Billing for Chiropractic Services (USAO CD-CA 10/18/2016)

  • Virginia Immigration Attorney Admits Visa Fraud, Obstruction Of Justice (USAO D-NJ 10/17/2016)

  • Union Official Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $1 Million from ILA Local 970 (USAO ED-VA 10/14/2016)

  • Sacramento Woman Sentenced for a Health Care Fraud Scheme that Billed for Unnecessary or Unperformed Dental Work (USAO ED-CA 10/13/16)

  • Plaza Construction Charged With Fraud (USAO ED-NY 10/13/2016)

  • Postal Union Stewards Steal Bargaining Agreement Money (USAO WD-MI 10/07/2016)

  • Israeli Owner of Mall Kiosk Businesses Pleads Guilty to Immigration and Money Laundering Charges (USAO ED-VA 10/06/2016)

  • Ambulance Company Owner Sentenced To 10 Months In Prison (USAO ED-PA 10/04/2016)

  • Owner Of Information Technology Companies Arrested For Visa Fraud, Obstruction Of Justice, And Harboring Foreign Workers (USAO D-NJ 9/26/2016)

  • New Jersey Woman Admits Operating unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO D-CT 9/21/2016)

  • Cleaning Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge Stemming From Employee Kickback Scheme (USAO D-CT 9/20/2016)

  • Stockton Man Arrested, Charged with Unemployment Fraud (USAO ED-CA 9/20/2016)

  • East Windsor Woman Charged With Passport Fraud (USAO D-CT 9/19/2016)

  • City of Miami Resident Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Possessing 242 Stolen Identities Used in Unemployment and Tax Fraud Schemes (USAO SD-FL 9/19/2016)

  • Former Tax Preparer Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Obtaining More Than $315,000 in Fraudulent Unemployment Benefits (USAO ND-IL 9/19/2016)

  • Corapeake Woman Pleads Guilty to Virginia Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 9/15/2016)

  • Former president of Steelworkers Union Local 5000 charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from labor union (USAO ND-OH 9/14/2016)

  • Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Conspiring with Members of Organized Crime Family and Others in Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 9/08/2016)

  • Former Thornton Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Health Care Clients (USAO D-CO 9/02/2016)

  • Six Additional Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters Union Members Charged (USAO ND-IN 08/30/16)

  • Leader Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1.4 Million in Unemployment Benefits (USAO MD 08/29/16)

  • Couple Pleads Guilty to $20 Million Visa Fraud Involving Indian Workers (USAO ED-VA 08/25/16)

  • North Miami Beach Resident Pleads Guilty to Possessing 225 Stolen Identities (USAO SD-FL 08/18/16)

  • Former Gary Firefighter’s Association Secretary-Treasurer Sentenced (USAO ND- IN 8/18/2016)

  • Sacramento Jury Convicts Southern California Man in $5M Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 8/16/2016)

  • Ohio Woman Convicted of Conspiring to Exploit Foreign Workers at Minnesota Farm (USAO MN 8/08/2016)

  • Miramar Resident Convicted of Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO SD-FL 8/2/2016)

  • Three Former Employees Of Timeshare Consulting Firm Sentenced For Conspiring To Defraud Timeshare Owners (USAO D-NJ 07/18/2016)

  • Three Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1.4 Million in Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-MD 07/18/2016)

  • City of Miami Resident Pleads Guilty to Possessing 242 Stolen Identities Used in Unemployment and Tax Fraud Schemes (USAO SD-FL 07/13/2016)

  • Conspirators Sentenced to Federal Prison in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1.4 Million in Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-MD 07/7/2016)

  • Owner of Mall Kiosk Businesses Pleads Guilty to Immigration and Money Laundering Charges (USAO ED-VA 07/6/2016)

  • Second City Official Charged in Music Festival Extortion (USAO D-MA 06/29/2016)

  • Champaign Roofer Charged with Immigration Violations (USAO CD-IL 6/22/2016)

  • Jury Convicts Lockport Contractor of Defrauding City of Chicago’s Women-Owned Business Entity Procurement Program (USAO ND-IL 06/17/2016)

  • Former State Employee, Tech Company CEO Charged in Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-OD 06/16/2016)

  • Lancaster Resident Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Unemployment Compensation Benefits Fraud (USAO MD-PA 06/15/2016)

  • Vice President of Local Drywall Company Indicted in Income Tax Fraud, False Statements Case (SD-OH 06/15/2016)

  • U.S. Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Workers Compensation Benefits (USAO D-MD 06/15/2016)

  • Austin Area Chiropractor Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Millions in Kickbacks and Money Laundering (USAO WD-TX 06/10/2016)

  • Connecticut Man Found Guilty in Multimillion Dollar Stranger-Originated Life Insurance Scheme (USAO D-CT 06/09/2016)

  • Boston City Official Charged with Union-Related Extortion (USAO D-MA 05/19/2016)

  • Schaumburg Contractor Charged with Underpaying Union Employees and Underfunding Their Pension and Welfare Funds (USAO ND-IL 05/18/2016)

  • Cape Girardeau County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Involving Crop Insurance Fraud (USAO ED-MO 5/17/2016)

  • Leader Admits Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1.4 Million in Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-MD 05/13/2016)

  • Granite City Chiropractor Pleads Guilty To Healthcare Fraud And Money Laundering (USAO SD-IL 05/11/2016)

  • Sacramento Dentist Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison for Billing for Unnecessary or Unperformed Dental Work (USAO ED-CA 5/5/2016)

  • Former Postal Worker Sentenced to Prison for Workers’ Comp Fraud (USAO ED-VA 05/03/2016)

  • Immigration Attorney Sentenced to Probation for Assisting Alien in Immigration Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-GA 05/03/2016)

  • Manager of Clothing Factory Found Guilty of Offering Bribe to Federal Labor Investigator in Exchange for Closing Wage Investigation (USAO CD-CA 4/27/2016)

  • Couple Indicted for $20 Million Visa Fraud Involving Indian Workers (USAO ED-VA 04/27/2016)

  • Former President of the Broward Teachers Union Sentenced to Prison for Mail Fraud (USAO SD-FL 04/25/2016)

  • Atlantic County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For $3 Million Time-Share Mortgage Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 04/22/2016)

  • Restaurateur and Squirrel Hill Eatery Indicted on Labor-Related Charges (USAO W-PA 04/21/2016)

  • Doctor Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison for $3.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 04/11/2016)

  • Husband and Wife Owners of Chicago Physical Therapy Company Indicted in Schemes to Defraud Medicare and Force Labor (DOJ 04/11/2016)

  • Defendants Sentenced to Imprisonment in Extensive Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-FL 4/8/2016)

  • Blankenship Sentenced To A Year In Federal Prison (SD-WV 04/06/2016)

  • Former Cheyenne, Wyoming Resident Christopher Sean Koegl Sentenced for False Statement and Fraud to Obtain Federal Employees' Compensation (D-WY 04/04/2016)

  • School Construction Authority General Contractor Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Long-Running Scheme to Deprive Workers of the Prevailing Wage (USAO ED-NY 4/1/2016)

  • Four Conspirators Plead Guilty in $1.4 Million Unemployment Benefit Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 03/28/2016)

  • Former Corporate General Counsel Admits Conspiring to Obstruct Justice in Federal Criminal Trail (USAO D-NJ 03/23/2016)

  • North Miami Beach Resident Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Stolen Identity Tax and Unemployment Insurance Claims Fraud Schemes (USAO SD-FL 03/15/2016)

  • Former Employee of Timeshare Consulting Firm Sentenced to 15 Months In Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Timeshare Owners (USAO NJ 3/9/2016)

  • Financial Management Company Owner Sentenced to 48 Months for Defrauding Clients (USAO SD-OH 3/9/2016)

  • Rio Arriba County Man Sentenced to 71 Months for Federal Conspiracy and Mail Fraud Conviction (USAO NM 03/08/2016)

  • Business Manager and Secretary-Treasurer of Iron Workers Local 201 Charged With Taking Kickbacks From the Wages of Public Works Employees (DOJ 03/07/2016)

  • Charleston Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to the Department of Labor (USAO D-SC 02/29/2016)

  • Paige Industrial Services Agrees To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations (USAO D-MD 02/22/2016)

  • Former Employees Of Timeshare Consulting Firm Sentenced To Prison For Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 02/19/2016)

  • Former President of the Broward Teachers Union Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Broward County School Board and the Broward Teachers Union (USAO SD-FL 02/12/2016)

  • Troy Man Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud (USAO ND-NY 2/3/2016)

  • Six Defendants Plead Guilty in Extensive Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Tens of Thousands of Individuals' Personal Identifying Information (USAO SD-FL 01/27/2016)

  • Indictment: Olathe Woman’s Schemes Included False Tax Returns, Mail Fraud and Bank Fraud (USAO KS 1/26/2016)

  • A.G. Schneiderman Announces Guilty Pleas Of Westchester County Residents For Stealing Over $69,000 In Unemployment Benefits (New York State 01/21/2016)

  • Atlantic City Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Conspiring With Alleged Members Of Organized Crime Family And Others In Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 01/19/2016)

  • Sacramento Dentist Pleads Guilty To Billing For Unnecessary Or Unperformed Dental Work (USAO ED-CA 01/11/2016)

  • North Miami Beach Resident Pleads Guilty for his Participation in a Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-FL 1/7/2016)

  • Georgia Woman Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Unemployment Benefits Theft Scheme (USAO CT 1/5/2016)

  • Lancaster Resident Charged With Unemployment Compensation Benefits Fraud (USAO MD-PA 1/4/2016)

  • Landscaping Executive to Plead Guilty to Orchestrating Schemes to Avoid Paying Union Benefits, Falsify Unemployment Documents (USAO D-RI 01/04/2016)
  • Stockton Woman Charged with Half Million Dollar Unemployment Fraud (USAO ED-CA 12/30/2015)

  • Texas Man Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Fraud Perpetrated Through Misused Identities and Undocumented Workers (USAO ED-CA 12/24/2015)

  • Departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Labor Announce Selection of Phase II Anti-Trafficking Coordination Teams (DOJ 12/17/2015)

  • U.S. Attorney Wagner Announces Selection of Sacramento for Phase II Anti Trafficking Coordination Team (USAO ED-CA 12/17/2015)

  • Former Business Manager of Operating Engineers Local 324 Indicted for Extortion and Embezzlement Schemes (USAO ED-MI 12/16/2015)

  • Tishman Construction Charged with Defrauding Clients in a Ten-Year Overbilling Scheme (USAO ED NY 12/10/2015)

  • Roofing Company Owner Pleads Guilty To Charges In Connection With Employee's Fatal Fall (USAO ED-PA 12/09/2015)

  • Two Members of Dockworkers Union Charged in Scheme that Bilked Health Care Plan by Fraudulently Billing for Chiropractic Services (USAO CD-CA 12/08/2015)

  • Florida Woman Sentenced To Three And A Half Years In Prison For Role In $3 Million Time-Share Mortgage Fraud Scheme (USAO NJ 12/07/2015)

  • Defendant Sentenced To Prison For Procurement Fraud, Embezzling Employee Benefits and Evading Taxes (USAO MD 12/03/2015)

  • Ten Individuals Convicted and Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 11/30/2015)

  • Man Sentenced For Fraudulent Employment Visa Scheme (USAO NH 11/24/2015)

  • Granite Construction to Pay More Than $8 Million in Forfeiture and Penalties for Engaging in a Scheme to Fraudulently Claim Credit for Work Performed by Minority Owned Business (USAO ED-NY 11/24/2015)

  • Wellington Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Heroin, Identity Theft and Filing False Tax Return Charges (USAO SD-FL 11/20/2015)

  • Defendant Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Three Fraud Schemes (USAO MD 11/20/2015)

  • 61 Defendants Charged in Fraud Schemes Involving Tens of Thousands of Stolen Personal Identities (USAO SD-FL 11/19/2015)

  • Former Teamster Convicted of Extorting Boston Businesses (USAO MA 11/17/2015)

  • 28 Charged in $9.5 Million Fraudulent Billing Health Care Fraud Scheme to Siphon and Steal Money from Workers' Compensation Program (USAO ND-TX 11/16/2015)

  • Former Executive with Screen Actors Guild Pension Plan Pleads Guilty to Tax Charge Stemming for Failing to Report Income (USAO CD-CA 11/13/2015)

  • Former CEO of Baltimore Behavioral Health Sentenced to 30 Months (USAO MD 11/13/2015)

  • Moving Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Bait-And-Switch Scheme (USAO D-MA 11/03/15)

  • Troy Brothers Indicated for Health Care Fraud (USAO ND-NY 11/4/2015)

  • Shelby Township Company Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud and Health Care Fraud (USAO-ED Michigan 11/03/2015)

  • Dayton Couple Charged in Alleged $70 Million Ponzi Scheme (USAO-SD Ohio 10/30/2015)

  • Former Business Manager and Two Contractors Charged With Theft From Labor Union, Unlawful Labor Payments, Fraud and Money Laundering (DOJ 10/28/2015)

  • Husband and Wife From Bergen County, NJ, Admit Embezzling More Than $150,000 From Union Benefit Plan (USAO NJ 10/26/2015)

  • Plantation Resident Sentenced to More Than 9 Years in Prison for Identity Theft Scheme Involving Income Tax, Unemployment, and Credit Card Fraud (USAO SD- FL 10/22/2015)

  • Former Copley man sentenced to four years in prison for stealing $1.5 million from healthcare plans (USAO ND-OH 10/16/2015)

  • Six Defendants Indicted and Three Plead Guilty in $1.4 Million Unemployment Benefit Fraud Scheme (USAO MD 10/16/2015)

  • Former Executives of School Bus Company Indicted for Bank Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, and Payroll Tax Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ED-NY 10/15/2015)

  • High Desert Women Pleads Guilty in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving Bogus Movie Production Companpies (USAO CD-CA 10/14/2015)

  • Former Letter Carrier Admits to Receiving Bogus Travel Expenses for Medical Care (USAO MD 10/8/2015)

  • Two Former Labor Union Officials Charged with Embezzlement (USAO ND-WV 10/6/2015)

  • Sutter County Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison for Role in $14 Million Unemployment and Disability Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 10/1/2015)

  • Teamsters Indicated for Attempted Extortion of Reality Television Production Company (USAO MA 9/30/2015)

  • CEO of New Jersey Engineering Consulting Firm Admits Role in $130,000 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Conspiracy (USAO NJ 9/29/2015)

  • Lancaster Man Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years in Prison for Defrauding State’s Unemployment Insurance System and Tax Fraud (USAO CD-CA 9/28/2015)

  • Three Sutter County Residents Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Decades Long Unemployment and Disability Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 9/24/2015)

  • Former Detroit City Treasurer Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison for Taking Bribes in Exchange for Tens of Millions in Detroit Pension Investments (USAO E-MI 9/22/2015)

  • Chambersburg Man Indicted For Federal Workers' Compensation Fraud (USAO MD-PA 09/16/15)

  • Four Indicted on Federal Charges Related to Ventura County-Based Scheme to Obtain Unemployment Benefits through Sham Companies (USAO CD-CA 09/16/15)

  • Former Letter Carrier Admits to Receiving Over $62,000 in Bogus Travel Expenses for Medical Care (USAO D-MD 09/10/15)

  • Two Contractors and One Former Civilian Employee Sentenced in Bribery Scheme at Georgia Military Base (USAO GA 09/10/15)

  • Indictment Charges 3 Former Nomura RMBS Traders With Multiple Fraud and Conspiracy Offenses (USAO D-CT 09/08/15)

  • Doctors Convicted in $2.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 09/04/15)

  • Miami-Dade County Residents Sentenced in Stolen Identity Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Social Security Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-FL 09/01/15)

  • Dallas Attorney and Family Members in Federal Custody for Allegedly Committing Health Care Fraud, Theft of Government Funds and Mail Fraud (USAO ND-TX 08/28/15)

  • West Suburban Dermatologist Sentenced To 7 Years In Federal Prison For Defrauding Medicare And Private Insurers Of $3.7 Million (USAO ND-IL 08/28/15)

  • A.G. Schneiderman Announces Indictment Of Westchester County Residents For Allegedly Stealing $69,000 In Unemployment Benefits (USAO NY 08/21/15)

  • Three Family Members In A Wheeling Chiropractic Group Indicted For Phony Billing And Unnecessary Treatment In $10.8 Million Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NI 08/21/15)

  • Plantation Resident Pled Guilty in Identity Theft Scheme Involving Income Tax, Unemployment, and Credit Card Frauds (USAO SD-FL 08/17/15)

  • Former President of the Broward Teachers Union Indicted For Mail Fraud (USAO SD-FL 08/11/15)

  • Six Defendants Charged in Extensive Tax Refund and Identity Theft Fraud Scheme Involving Thousands of Individuals' Personal Identifying Information (USAO SD-FL 08/12/15)

  • Georgia Woman Admits Stealing Unemployment Benefits Through Fictitious Employer Scheme (USAO D-CT 08/11/15)

  • Business Owners Charged with Defrauding CDC and IRS (USAO ND-GA 08/11/15)

  • Port St. Lucie Resident Sentenced for Unemployment insurance Fraud (USAO SD-FL 08/07/15)

  • Capitol Heights Postal Worker Indicted in Disability Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 08/03//15)

  • Federal Grant Fraud Claims Settled with Wheeling Jesuit University (USAO ND-WV 08/03/15)

  • Miami-Dade County Brothers Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Identity Theft Schemes Involving Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Federal and State Tax Fraud (USAO SD-FL 08/03/15)

  • Former Employee Of Atlantic County, New Jersey, Timeshare Consulting Firm Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Defraud Timeshare Owners (USAO D-NJ 07/31/15)

  • Two Texas Men Sentenced To Prison For Roles In Organized Crime Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 07/30/15)

  • Member Of Lucchese Organized Crime Family Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Racketeering And Other Crimes (USAO D-NJ 07/28/15)

  • Cleveland Heights Man Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Prison For $1.1 Million Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-OH 07/27/15)

  • Husband and Wife Admit to Procurement Fraud Scheme and to Embezzling Employee Benefits (USAO D-MD 07/27/15)

  • Investigative Advisory Report - Weaknesses Contributing to Fraud in the Unemployment Insurance Program (07/24/2015)

  • Ironworkers Business Manager Sentenced To 230 Months For Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO ED-PA 07/20/15)

  • Florida Business Owners Indicted for Harboring Illegal Aliens as Branson Workers (USAO WD-MO 07/13/15)

  • Union Employee Sentenced For Theft From Health Care Fund (USAO WD-NY 07/09/15)

  • Kansas City Area Business Owner Indicted in 2014 Indicted Again on Bank Fraud (USAO D-KS 07/09/15)

  • Owners and Chiropractor Indicted in Alleged Nationwide Worker’s Compensation Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-TX 07/09/15)

  • Two Labor Union Officers And One Former Labor Union Officer Indicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Accepting More Than One Million Dollars In Kickbacks And Embezzling Union Funds (USAO SD-NY 07/01/15)

  • Pennsylvania Contractors Sentenced For Roles In Employee Extortion Scheme, Vehicular Assault Of A Site Manager And Paying Bribes To Get Federal Contracts (USAO D-NJ 06/30/15)

  • 2 Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Union and PPO Insurance Plans by Seeking Millions of Dollars for Unneeded Medical Procedures (USAO CD-CA 06/26/15)

  • Atlantic County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison For $3 Million Time-Share Mortgage Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 06/25/15)

  • Roofing Company Owner Charged In Employee's Fatal Fall (USAO ED-PA 06/11/15)

  • Attorney And Senior Employee Of Quantell, Inc. And Intaset Technologies Corporation Pleads Guilty In Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-MD 06/25/15)

  • Two More Sentenced For Racketeering In Case Involving Ironworkers Local 401 (USAO ED-PA 06/18/15)

  • Kutztown Steel Company And Owners Charged With Conspiracy (USAO ED-PA 06/16/15)

  • New Berlin Contractor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Scheme to Underpay Wages – Will Pay $1.6 Million in Restitution and Damages (USAO ED-WI 06/15/15)

  • Rochelle Park, New Jersey, Man Admits Selling Bogus Construction Safety Certification Cards (USAO D-NJ 06/11/15)

  • Former Union Officials Plead Guilty To Embezzlement (USAO WD-NY 06/05/15)

  • Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Investigation Of Health Care Fraud Involving D.C. Medicaid Program (USAO DC 06/04/15)

  • Health Care Provider Sentenced To 75 Months For $2.5 Million Health Care Fraud (USAO ND-Illinois 06/01/15)

  • High Desert Woman Charged with Stealing Identities from Elderly Victims as Part of Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO CD-CA 05/29/15)

  • Hunter Roberts Construction to Pay More Than $7 Million in Penalties and Restitution for Engaging in a Fraudulent Overbilling Scheme (USAO ED-NY 05/20/15)

  • Company Owner Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Records In A Federal Investigation (USAO MD-LA 05/12/15)

  • School Construction Authority General Contractor and His Employees Convicted of Multiple Crimes for Participating in Long-Running Scheme to Deprive Workers of the Prevailing Wage (USAO ED-NY 05/8/15)

  • Hedge Fund CFO Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme (USAO D-Connecticut 05/7/15)

  • IT Software Services Contractor and its President Agree to Pay $9 million to Settle Civil False Claims Act Allegations (USAO ED-Virginia 05/7/15)

  • Andover Man and His Woburn Construction Company Charged with Defrauding Union Benefit Funds and IRS (USAO D-Massachusetts 05/6/15)

  • Hedge Fund Executive Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme (USAO D-Connecticut 05/06/15)

  • Fairfield County Hedge Fund Executive Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison for Fraud Scheme (USAO D-Connecticut 05/05/15)

  • Former Ironworkers Business Agent Gets Eight Year Sentence (USAO ED PA 04/23/15)

  • KC Woman Sentenced for $100,000 Benefits Fraud (USAO WD MO 04/20/15)

  • Former Teamster Leader Sentenced for Extorting Boston Businesses (USAO D-Massachusetts 04/17/15)

  • Ex Siu-E Employee Pleads Guilty To Lying To Federal Agents (USAO SD IL 04/17/15)

  • Genovese Organized Crime Family Soldier Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO-D NJ 04/17/15)

  • Genovese Organized Crime Family Associate Sentenced To 28 Months In Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO-D NJ 04/15/15)

  • Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison on Assault Charge (USAO-D NJ 04/15/15)

  • Silent Business Partner of Organized Crime-Controlled World Trade Center Contractor Indicted for Scheme to Defraud the Port Authority and Related Crimes (USAO-EDNY 04/14/15)

  • Another Member of Local 401 Sentenced To Prison Term (USAO ED-PA 04/13/15)

  • Former Local 17 Business Agent Pleads Guilty To Misusing Dmv Database (USAO-WDNY 04/09/15)

  • Defendants Charged in Separate Fraud Schemes that Resulted in Thousands of Identities Stolen and Used To Commit Fraud Schemes (USAO SD-FL 04/09/15)

  • Three Labor Union Members Plead Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Labor Union Memberships (USAO-SDNY 04/07/15)

  • Manager Of Clothing Factory Indicted For Offering Bribe To Federal Labor Investigator In Exchange For Closing Wage Investigation (USAO CD-CA 04/07/15)

  • Wentzville Man Sentenced on Fraud Conspiracy Charges (USAO-ED Missouri 04/06/15)

  • Husband and Wife Indicted in $1.5 Million Fraud Conspiracy (USAO-D Maryland 04/02/15)

  • A Miami County Resident Charged for Her Alleged Trafficking In and Unauthorized Use of Personally Identifying Information (USAO-SD Florida 03/26/15)

  • Huntley Contractor Charged With Mail Fraud, Causing False Statements To Be Made On Forms Required By ERISA, And Failing To Collect And Pay Over $600,000 In Federal Taxes (USAO-ND Illinois 03/24/15)

  • Former CEO Of Baltimore Behavioral Health Pleads Guilty To Failing To Transfer Payroll Taxes To The IRS And To Stealing From The Employee Pension Plan (USAO-D Maryland 03/17/15)

  • VA Hospital Union Official Arrested for Stealing from Union (USAO ND-Alabama 03/12/15)

  • Miami-Dade County Resident Sentenced in Stolen Identity Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme(USAO SD-Florida 03/11/15)

  • Settlement Reached in Patriots Park Renovations Civil Case (USAO-ED Virginia 03/11/15)

  • Local 17 President and Business Manager Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy, Conspiracy to Commit Extortion, and Attempted Extortion (USAO WD-New York 3/07/15)

  • Two Women Sentenced for Roles in Health Care Fraud (USAO-ED Virginia 03/05/15)

  • Two Former Civilian Military Employees and One Military Contractor Convicted in Bribery Scheme at Georgia Military Base (USAO DOJ 03/03/15)

  • Gaithersburg Woman Sentenced For Submitting Four Fraudulent Claims For Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO-D Maryland 03/02/15)

  • Former Elected Union Official Pleads Guilty to Helping to Conceal Extortion Scheme (USAO ED-Michigan/FBI 2/24/15)

  • St. Louis County Area Landscape Company and Its Owner Indicted on Immigration Charges (USAO-ED Missouri 02/18/15)

  • Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison For Three Bank Robberies And Separate Assault Charge(USAO-D New Jersey 02/18/15)

  • One Labor Union Officer And Three Labor Union Members Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Labor Union Memberships (USAO-ND Illinois 02/04/15)

  • CEO and Head Trader Of Bankrupt Sentinel Management Sentenced To Prison Terms For $665 Million Fraud Scheme Before Firm’s 2007 Collapse (USAO-ND Illinois 01/30/15)

  • D’Iberville Man Sentenced To Prison For Oil Spill Fraud Conspiracy (USAO-SD Mississippi 01/29/15)

  • Ironworkers Business Manager Convicted in Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO-ED Pennsylvania 01/20/15)

  • Physician-Owned Forest Park Medical Center To Pay $215,000 To Resolve Kickback Allegations Under Civil Settlement With United States (USAO-WD Texas 01/15/15)

  • Connecticut Construction Company Admits Underfunding Retirement Plan, Filing False Tax return (USAO-D Connecticut 01/13/15)

  • Miami-Dade County Residents Sentenced in Identity Theft and Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO-SD Florida 01/08/15)

  • Three Cleveland men accused of defrauding states out of $233,000 in unemployment insurance (USAO-ND Ohio 01/08/15)
  • Pool Company Owner Sentenced For Hiring Unauthorized Aliens (USAO-D Maryland 12/30/14)

  • Genovese Organized Crime Family Soldier And Two Crime Family Associates Admit Racketeering Conspiracy (USAO-D New Jersey 12/19/14)

  • Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud and identity Theft (USAO-ED Wisconsin 12/17/14)

  • Four people sentenced to prison for $360,000 identity theft scheme (USAO-ND Ohio 12/16/14)

  • Former Union President Sentenced To 22 Months In Prison For Extortion Conspiracy Involving Christmastime Tribute Payments (USAO-D New Jersey 12/09/14)

  • Accountant from Rio Arriba County Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Federal Prison for Convection on Conspiracy, Mail Fraud and Identity Theft Charges(USAO-D New Mexico 12/04/14)

  • Former Longshoreman Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison For Extortion Conspiracy Involving Christmastime Tribute Payments (USAO-ED New York 12/02/14)

  • Chester County Business Owner Admits To Immigration Fraud Scheme (USAO-ED Pennsylvania 12/01/14)

  • Indictment: Keebler Employees Filed False Reports To Receive Unemployment Benefits (USAO-SD Illinois 11/21/14)

  • Two Metro East Women Sentenced For Unemployment Fraud (USAO-SD Illinois 10/24/14)

  • Employee of Essex County Contractor Admits Tax Charges(USAO-D New Jersey 10/07/14)

  • Four Defendants Plead Guilty in Connection with HMA Direct Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO D- Massachusetts 10/01/14)

  • Pennsylvania Accountant Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison For Conspiring With Members Of Organized Crime Family In Mortgage Fraud Scheme (USAO-D New Jersey 09/19/14)

  • Former Employee of Timeshare Consulting Firm Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Fraud Conspiracy (USAO-D New Jersey 07/18/14)

  • Two Defendants Indicted For Identity Theft And Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO-SD Florida 07/16/14)

  • U. S. Attorney Announces Sentence of Crawfordsville Man for Fraudulent Tax Returns (USAO-SD Indiana 07/15/14)

  • Member and Associate of Lucchese Organized Crime Family Convicted of Racketeering and Other Crimes (USAO-D New Jersey 07/03/14)

  • Former President And Owner Of Schuylkill Products Sentenced In Largest Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud In Nation’s History (USAO-D Maryland 06/30/14)

  • Doctors Indicted For Health Care Fraud (USAO-D Maryland 06/26/14)

  • Former Teamsters Official Sentenced On Bribery Charge (USAO-ED Michigan 06/23/14)

  • Home Healthcare Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Charge (USAO-SD Ohio 06/19/14)

  • Former Chicago Tax Preparer Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Tax and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes (USAO-ND Illinois 06/17/14)

  • O'Fallon Man Sentenced To Prison On Fraud Conspiracy (USAO-ED Missouri 06/02/14)

  • Former Longshoremen Plead Guilty to Extortion Conspiracy Involving Christmastime Tribute Payments (USAO-D New Jersey)

  • Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Soldier Sentenced to Serve 27 Months in Prison (DOJ Press Release)

  • Fairfield County Hedge Fund Executives Plead Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Offense (USAO-D Connecticut)

  • New York Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charge for Stealing More Than $130,000 in Two Schemes that Spanned D.C., Maryland, and New York (USAO-D District of Columbia)

  • Former Longshoremen Plead Guilty to Extortion Conspiracy Involving Christmastime Tribute Payments (USAO- D New Jersey 05/21/14)

  • Owner And Operator Of New Jersey-Based Real Benefits Association LLC Admits Selling Bogus Health Insurance (USAO- D New Jersey 05/14/14)

  • Texas-Based “Notary” Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Multimillion-Dollar Unemployment Benefit Fraud (USAO-SD New York 05/14/14)

  • Union Officials Plead Guilty To Extortion Conspiracy Involving Christmastime Tribute Payments (USAO- D New Jersey 05/13/14)

  • Contractor Admits Fraud And Aggravated Assault (USAO- D New Jersey 04/14/14)

  • Demolition Company Operators Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Scheme To Underpay Employees In Violation Of Federal Prevailing Wage Law (USAO- SD New York 04/09/14)

  • Hogsett Announces Crawfordsville Man Charged With Theft of Government Funds (USAO-SD Indiana 04/03/14)

  • Connecticut Construction Company Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million, Admits Making False Statements to U.S. (USAO-D Connecticut 04/07/14)

 

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