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A farm labor contractor was sentenced to a year in prison Monday for stealing $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief money, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Ruben Mireles of Clovis owned
On April 9, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report on the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (“Task Force”), by far DOJ’s most comprehensive review of...
Four years ago this month, lenders began dispersing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to small businesses in what would become the largest Small Business Administration (SBA)...
In the latest update from the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (CFETF), significant progress has been made in combating fraudulent activities related to the pandemic. According to the report released on Apr 9, 2024, more than 3,500 defendants have been charged with federal crimes.The enforcement efforts have also led to the recovery of over $1.4 billion in seized and forfeited funds from the CARES Act, along with more than 400 civil settlements and judgments. The CFETF members have been relentless in their pursuit of justice, building a comprehensive program to...
The government continued to dedicate enormous resources to investigating and prosecuting fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief programs in 2023. While we observed some civil False...