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December 2, 2021 — A Meridian man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering based on schemes to defraud his employer, Fry Foods, Inc., during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Part 1 of this article series, published in the November 2021 issue of Compliance Today, outlined in general the American and Italian healthcare systems. Part 2 outlines America’s...

November 30, 2021 — Tiyari Collins and Farah Collins, husband and wife, have pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA") by obtaining approximately $1.9 million in fraudulent loans from the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") and Economic Impact Disaster Loan ("EIDL") program. Tiyari Collins, who owned and operated Collins Financial Services Group, a tax-preparation business based in metro Atlanta, also pleaded guilty to filing thou...

November 30, 2021 — A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale found a Florida woman guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Yves Montima and a co-conspirator submitted 12 fraudulent PPP loan applications on behalf of himself and others.

William Rainey, 39, appeared Friday before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Joshua P. Kolar for an initial hearing on felony charges of fraud and theft of government funds.

November 23, 2021 — Four more Southwest Virginia residents who conspired with over 30 other people to defraud the United States government by filing claims for more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits and committing mail fraud and other offenses were sentenced this week to federal prison time.

November 3, 2021 — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Jeffrey Gossett of Greer, has pleaded guilty to felony counts of wire fraud and money laundering stemming from the theft of nearly $2 million in funds related to the Coronavirus, specifically Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).

If convicted, Damara Holness could spend up to 20 years in prison and faces a fine of up to $250,000.

A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty today to using at least 40 stolen identities to fraudulently collect approximately $175,622 in unemployment insurance benefits from the California Employment Development Department, the administrator of the federally funded unemployment insurance benefit program for residents of the State of California.