17 tracked private-fraud cases involving pandemic fraud.
The owner of a Sudbury accounting firm and real estate company was sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the IRS through paying an executive over $1.6 million in compensation and fringe benefits under the table, and for making a fraudulent pandemic relief application for over $179,000.
Jedrek Upton was sentenced to one year in prison followed by 36 months supervised release for wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to steal approximately 1.5 million dollars in COVID-relief loans and use the funds for a lavish lifestyle.
A defendant is alleged to have masterminded a $250 million COVID-19 fraud scheme in Minnesota. The defendant was taken into custody following cooperation from Somalia with US authorities.
An individual alleged to be the mastermind of a $250 million COVID-19 fraud scheme in Minnesota has been taken into custody following cooperation between Somalia and the United States.
Abdikerm Eidleh, age 42, was arrested in Somalia in connection with an alleged $250 million COVID-19 pandemic fraud scheme involving Feeding Our Future. He was one of the original defendants indicted in the case.
Abdikerm Eidleh is alleged to have been a central figure in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, controlling shell companies, recruiting fraudulent food sites, and funneling over $5 million in proceeds. He was taken into custody in Mogadishu, Somalia, following international collaboration between the U.S. Attorney's Office and FBI.
Eight North Carolina tax return preparers pleaded guilty to their alleged involvement in a pandemic-relief fraud scheme that caused approximately $25 million in losses.
Roosevelt Gulley was sentenced to four years and six months in prison and ordered to pay $575,425 in restitution after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to unemployment insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Plymouth man was convicted by federal jury of wire fraud for allegedly submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan applications on behalf of business entities he owned and controlled.
Emanuel Tucker pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration out of approximately $15.9 million in loans.
Currin Caridine was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in a pandemic fraud conspiracy affecting government benefit programs.
Sonny Madumelu pleaded guilty to committing COVID-19 relief fraud.
Said Abdullahi Ereg is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with alleged pandemic fraud resulting in approximately $4 million in losses.
The founder of lender service provider Blueacorn pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds under the Paycheck Protection Program.
Four defendants are charged in connection with an alleged $93 million COVID-19 tax credit fraud scheme described as the nation's largest known scheme of its kind. The FBI and IRS-CI conducted the investigation and arrests.
Jia Bei Zhu was convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud for selling faulty COVID‑19 tests to consumers.
John Gotti’s grandson is alleged to have orchestrated a $1.1 million fraud scheme involving false claims tied to the pandemic and cryptocurrency.