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The U.S. Attorney’s office successfully prosecuted two separate fraud cases that involved federal funding meant to help businesses survive the pandemic.

Teldrin Foster, a Decatur resident, and Carla Jackson, a Tucker resident, have been convicted by a jury for their involvement in schemes to steal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gregory Scott Keough, 57, of Wellington, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for submitting fraudulent loan applications seeking approximately $2 million in forgivable loans related to COVID-19.

BOISE – Three defendants were sentenced Tuesday for fraudulently obtaining and misusing Paycheck Protection Program loans that were issued by a Boise financial institution and that were guaranteed by the

MIDDLETON — Daniel Olivar, 43, of Lynnfield, who opened Sonny’s Boxing and Fitness in Middleton back in 2020, has been sentenced in federal court on four wire fraud charges for

The business owner pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and money laundering charges related to the scheme.

A Chattanooga-area woman is set to serve 18 months in prison for defrauding COVID-19 unemployment programs in four states, including Tennessee and Alabama, according to the U.S. attorneys office.

In fiscal year 2023, the Task Force indicted 26 COVID-19 fraud-related cases seeking more than $15 million from various federal programs.

McClellon was living in Seattle when he submitted fraudulent documents to obtain $500,000 in loans from three financial institutions in May and June 2020.

A former Iowa businessman who defrauded the federal and state governments out of over $150,000 in pandemic benefits, and who also possessed firearms and ammunition after multiple prior felony convictions,