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An Amherst political donor and businessman was sentenced to time served and home detention for funneling more than $3 million ...
Amherst businessman admits to COVID-19 relief fraud, faces sentencing including home detention and restitution.
Prosecutors said he claimed his business employed eight people and had an annual payroll of more than $583,000. In reality, ...
Herman Brunis of Cincinnati sentenced to over a year in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud, must pay $300,000 restitution.
A Senate bill targeting fraud charges tied to the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, which BI previously reported on, moved ...
More than $200 billion in COVID-19 relief loans and grants for small businesses may have been stolen by fraudsters, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog report.. The report ...
The scheme included the use of stolen identities of developmentally disabled persons who lived in long-term care facilities ...
About 40 people were detained Tuesday pending deportation proceedings during a federal law enforcement operation targeting ...
The government has charged more than 2,300 people with allegedly perpetrating Covid-19 fraud, according to the SBA's report. This represents a significant ramp-up in the past two years.
Tomb Raider composer and sound designer was arrested and sentenced to 16 months to abusing the UK COVID loan program.
covid relief fraud nears $100b, secret service says Unemployment fraud in the U.S. reached dramatic levels during the pandemic: more than $63 billion was paid out improperly through fraud or ...