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The United States Attorney’s Office, the Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Rhode Island State Police have updated information on criminal investigations and prosecutions of individuals who are alleged to have targeted and defrauded federally funded programs created to assist businesses and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Paycheck Protection Program and Unemployment Insurance Program.
To date, federal charges have been brought against 23 individuals, including 15 this week, for fraudulently applying for aid from CARES Act funded programs. Investigators have identified more than $31 million dollars allegedly targeted by these fraudsters.
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PROVIDENCE A former construction project manager for a Newport-based real estate development company who admitted, on the eve of trial, he executed a nearly two-year long scheme to defraud his employer, banks and construction companies of more than $200,000, which he used to fund the purchase of a boat, pay yacht club fees and scuba diving expenses and to take trips to Florida, Jamaica, Mexico, and Grand Cayman, was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison.
According to court documents, within two months of being hired by Landings Real Estate Group, Gregory Meeker, 57, of Barrington, who oversaw various real estate development projects, including the Newport Beach Club and Long Meadow Landings projects, devised a scheme to submit invoices to Landings, many of which were false or inflated, in the names of subcontractors.
The police cruiser set on fire during the riots in June 2020. Photo: Nathan Jeffrey video
A Cranston man arrested for his alleged role in the torching of a Providence Police Department cruiser during the riots of 2020 is expected to plead guilty to a federal information charging him with malicious attempt to damage or destroy a vehicle, according to documents filed in federal court.
According to a plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court, Nicholas L. Scaglione, 31, will admit to igniting a Providence Police Department cruiser that was parked in downtown Providence as officers responded to a riot on June 2, 2020, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R. Bonavolonta, and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.
UpdatedWed, Mar 10, 2021 at 2:53 pm ET
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A Sandy Springs man was sentenced to prison for his part in a scheme to steal federal tax refunds of University of Iowa employees. (Shutterstock)
SANDY SPRINGS, GA A Sandy Springs man was sentenced to prison for his part in a scheme to steal federal tax refunds of University of Iowa employees.
On Friday, Edoghogho Collins Oloton, age 33, of Sandy Springs, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to two years in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a scheme to pilfer federal tax refunds by fraud using the identification information of dozens of University of Iowa employees announced Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. Oloton was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and pay $100 to the Crime Victims Fund.