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Department of Justice

Mansfield Woman Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for $8.5 Million PPP Fraud

A Mansfield businesswoman was sentenced today to more than 7 years in federal prison in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $8.5 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
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Kennebunk Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining PPP Funds During Pandemic

Meghan Martell, 33, submitted an application for a PPP loan, falsely stating she was the sole proprietor of a beauty salon with gross income in 2019 of $99,870 and submitting fraudulent documentation in support of the application.
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California Couple Sentenced for Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program

HONOLULU – On January 9, 2025, Senior United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright sentenced Christopher A. Mazzei, 46, and Erin V. Mazzei, 43, both of Arroyo Grande, California, to 36 months and 27 months of imprisonment, respectively, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a scheme to defraud the government of forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds intended for Coronavirus-related relief.
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New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to PPP, EIDL Loan Fraud Conspiracy

Tyree Jones, 32, conspired with others to exploit the COVID19 pandemic by submitting fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds.
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Two Maryland Men Indicted For Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Of More Than $1,000,000

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging two Maryland men on federal charges related to a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million in unemployment insurance benefits. On February 1, 2024, a grand jury returned a sealed indictment of Daiwor Woah-Tee, age 51, of Belcamp, Maryland, and Dekwii Woah-Tee, age 46, of Rosedale, Maryland with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft, respectively, relating to a scheme to obtain more than $1,000,000 in unemployment insurance benefits. The indictment was unsealed upon the...
Department of Justice

Boston Man Sentenced for Frequently Obtaining COVID-Relief Funds

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston after being convicted of fraudulently obtaining pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Department of Justice

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Filing COVID-19 Cares Act Loans and Tax Fraud

Baltimore, Maryland – Today, Melvin Thompson Jr., 34, of Chestertown, Maryland, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return in connection with submitting fraudulent loan applications.
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Springfield Business Owner Sentenced for $14 Million Fraud Scheme

A Springfield, Mo., business owner was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a nearly $14 million wire fraud conspiracy that utilized his businesses, as well as fake businesses, to fraudulently receive loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Pandemic Loan Fraud

Robert Baines was ordered to repay the $41,484 in PPP loans, as well as $4,815 to the property management company where he once worked.
Department of Justice

Suburban Chicago Businessman Charged With Covid-Relief Fraud

FRANCESCO DISTEFANO and a co-defendant allegedly used fraud proceeds to purchase a Lamborghini Huracan, Maserati Ghibli, and Porsche 911.