Memphis, Tenn. June 21 2021 — A Memphis woman faces 2 felonies and 4 misdemeanors after allegedly using her position as a security guard at Amazon to steal money from someone who showed up looking for a job. According to Memphis Police, 24-year-old Tiffany Chism was working as a security guard at the Amazon building on […]
Bowie MD June 18 2021 A Maryland man was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution for defrauding a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program dedicated to rehabilitating military veterans with disabilities. According to court documents, Francis Engles, 65, of Bowie, was the owner and operator of […]
DAYTON OH March 17 2021 — A Dayton woman will spend two years in prison after she illegally obtained loans through COVID-19 relief programs. Nadine C. Jackson, 32, was sentenced today for committing wire fraud and making a false statement to a bank related to two Paycheck Protection Program loans and one Emergency Injury Disaster Loan. […]
Athens Alabama Feb 25 2021 Six Alabama educators have been indicted in a years-long, lucrative fraud and conspiracy scheme involving virtual schools throughout the state. Federal prosecutors say officials in Athens City Schools and Limestone County Schools, including two former superintendents, conspired to get more state funding by pretending to enroll full-time private students into […]
MIAMI FL Jan 11 2021 — A South Florida nurse lied to secure $420,000 in coronavirus relief funds, then embezzled the money, federal prosecutors said. Giraldo Caraballo, 55, applied for and was approved for a Paycheck Protection Program loan for his company, Professional Skills, claiming the company had 28 employees and an average monthly payroll of […]
Las Vegas NV Dec 26 2020 The Wynn Resorts security team in Las Vegas is being credited with detecting an alleged unemployment insurance (UI) fraud plot that involved Nevada and California. The US Attorney’s Office of Nevada announced federal charges yesterday against Alan Ray, 33, of England. Prosecutors allege that Ray was in possession of 24 […]
Butts County, Georgia December 14 2020 Arthur Cofield and two others have been indicted for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering. Cofield is currently serving a prison sentence in a Georgia Correctional facility in Butts County, Georgia. “Some prisoners aren’t interested in rehabilitation or paying their debt to society,” said U.S. Attorney Byung […]
Bridgeport CT Sept 12 2020 John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LARELL DAVID, 30, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to one count of access device fraud stemming from a scheme through which he defrauded Lowe’s home […]
Austin MN Sept 8 2020 Three Chicago men who were allegedly involved in a plan to obtain drugs from Mayo Clinic Health System via fraudulent prescriptions made their first appearances on Thursday in Mower County District Court. According to the court complaints, a security officer at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin contacted police at about 12:24 […]
Pembroke FL Aug 27 2020 The city of Pembroke Pines paid over $1.2 million for a security company’s services. But when investigators checked the logbooks, it turned out to be more of a ghost patrol: At times, no guards were on duty. That’s what the Broward County Office of Inspector General concluded in its final […]