Laplace Woman Guilty of Covid-19 Relief Fraud
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- U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
- Document type
- Press release
- Date
- 2026-05-29
Press release — Laplace Woman Guilty of Covid-19 Relief Fraud, dated 2026-05-29, issued by U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA – TIFFANY CARTER (“CARTER”) , age 41, of LaPlace, Louisiana pleaded guilty on May 19, 2026, before U.S. District Judge William J. Crain, to False Statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle. According to court documents, CARTER made materially false statements and representations to the SBA, resulting in her obtaining fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loans. The total loss to the SBA for the loans is $731,972.00. At sentencing, CARTER faces up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine of $250,000.00, a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00, and supervised release for a period of up to three (3) years. Judge Crain set sentencing for August 18, 2026. For more information on the Department of Justice’s response to the pandemic, please visit https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus . Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form . U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Kathryn McHugh of the Financial Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution. On April 7, the Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division. The core mission of the Fraud Division is to zealously investigate and prosecute those who steal or fraudulently misuse taxpayer dollars. Department of Justice efforts to combat fraud support President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs. Updated 6/2/2026 * * *
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