An Illinois tax preparer who helped run a “staggering” $14 million COVID scam used the money to build a mansion for a wife and kids he had in the Palestinian territories — infuriating his other wife ...

Jaimeka Michelle Austin, 32, pleaded guilty in 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

The two allegedly submitted false loan applications to Paycheck Protection Program lenders using inactive businesses and ...

A Roanoke woman will spend eight years behind bars in federal prisoN.

The scheme used fake or defunct companies to siphon $1.8 million through the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs.

A former Robeson County Sheriff’s deputy, his wife, and two adult sons pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on Thursday after they engaged in a scheme to defraud the Small Business ...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul obtains $20,000+ restitution from Rachel Jordan for PPP loan fraud in Chicago during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal prosecutors claim that Carl Delano Torjagbo siphoned millions in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds and filed fraudulent tax returns to generate false tax refunds. On January 27, 2026, ...

A Kansas City woman plead guilty in federal court to fraudulently receiving two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, ...

MARIETTA, GA — A Marietta man could face life behind bars after he was convicted in a multi-million-dollar Covid relief and tax fraud scheme. The US Attorney’s Office in Atlanta says, “Carl Delano ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A local business owner had been indicted in federal court for allegedly obtaining $316,062 through fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in 2021 and laundering more ...