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The Office of the Inspector General is directly responsible for meeting the statutory mission of promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of Social Security Administration programs and operations and to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in such programs and operations.
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According to officials, two Williamsburg residents are among those charged with with trafficking individuals from Central America and forcing them to work.
December 29, 2021 — A Hampton man pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding victims in the Hampton Roads area out of more than $630,000 and evading the assessment of more than $50,000 in income taxes.
October 26, 2021 — A federal jury convicted a Williamsburg man yesterday on charges of filing false tax returns and failure to file a tax return.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA — A previously convicted felon was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for engaging in a COVID-19 related loan fraud scheme with losses of nearly $200,000. "During a global pandemic, the defendant took advantage of aid programs intended to provide critical relief for hardworking members of our communities impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak," said Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. "Our Office will continue to hold accountable individuals who exploit and disadvantage others in order to unlawfully enrich and advantage themselves." "Expl...