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Department of Justice — 1,160 source documents in the archive, dated 2020-04-01 – 2026-09-18. Most often press releases (182), reports and audits (10), briefs and memoranda (3). Listed in date order; each page carries the record's full text and, where we have a copy, the original document.

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Records1,160 source documents
Dated2020-04-01 – 2026-09-18
Document typespress releases (182), reports and audits (10), briefs and memoranda (3), exhibits and declarations (1), orders and opinions (1)
Listed under programsUnemployment insurance (185), PPP (143), EIDL (71), Other pandemic litigation (43)

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    1. undatedFederal Prosecutors Have Charged Two Florida Residents with Bank Fraud Conspiracy for Allegedly Using Synthetic Identities — Miami, Fl.Source document
    2. undatedFitness Club Operator Pays More Than $2 Million to Resolve PPP Loan AllegationsSource document
    3. undatedFive companies based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania entered into a settlement agreement with the United States resolving allegationsSource document
    4. undatedFive Current or Former IRS Employees Charged with Defrauding Federal COVID-19 Relief ProgramsSource document
    5. undatedFlorida Man Admitted His Role in a Multimillion-Dollar Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Kickback Scheme — COVID-19 Fraud SchemeSource document
    6. undatedFormer insurance agent was arrested this morning on federal charges alleging he defrauded dozens of victims (Seneca Birchmore)Source document
    7. undatedFormer Iowa Businessman Who Defrauded the Federal and State Governments Out of Over $150,000 in Pandemic Benefits — Five YearsSource document
    8. undatedFormer Louisiana Woman Indicted for Preparing Over 110 Fraudulent PPP Loans Totaling Over $1.1 Million DollarsSource document
    9. undatedFormer Louisiana Woman Pled Guilty To Preparing Over 110 Fraudulent PPP Loans Totaling Over $1.1 Million DollarsSource document
    10. undatedFormer Massachusetts Resident Living in California Pleads Guilty to PPP FraudSource document
    11. undatedFounder of Casa Ruby Sentenced to 33 Months, Ordered to Repay $956,215 to SBA for Diversion of Covid-Relief FundsSource document
    12. undatedFour California Agricultural Companies and Their Owner Have Agreed to Settle Allegations — False Claims Act (FCA) — Fresno, Calif.Source document
    13. undatedGregory J. Blotnick — A Criminal Complaint Was Filed in the District of New Jersey Today — Nearly $4 MillionSource document
    14. undatedHPM Corporation (HPMC) and Its Owners Have Agreed to Pay $2,939,400 in Restitution and Penalties — Richland, WashingtonSource document
    15. undatedIllinois Tax Preparer Convicted at Trial After Stealing More Than $11 Million from Taxpayers in COVID-19 Assistance Fraud SchemeSource document
    16. undatedImmco Diagnostic LLC (Immco) and Primus Corporation (Primus) have agreed to pay $2.375 millionSource document
    17. undatedIn One Week, National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces More Arrests, Convictions and Sentences Representing Over $340 Million In Taxpayer FraudSource document
    18. undatedIndictment (Sealed) — United States of America v. Lauren Marcel Duhart, Case 6:20-cr-00537 (District of South Carolina, Document 3)Source document
    19. undatedIndictment Charging Dana Lamar Antonio Hayes, Jr. — Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Aggravated Identity Theft — Baltimore, MarylandSource document
    20. undatedIndictment Charging Taylor Jashaun Kendall, Age 26 — Michael Tyriq Allen — Scheme to Obtain COVID-19 Relief FundingSource document
    21. undatedInformation — United States of America v. Roosevelt Roshelle Hunt, Case No. 6:20-cr-00466 (District of South Carolina, Entry Number 144)Source document
    22. undatedJacob Eldridge, 45, of St. Louis, solicited at least 20 friends and acquaintances to file fraudulent applicationsSource document
    23. undatedJason Carnell O'Daffer, formerly of Wenatchee, was sentenced for fraudulently obtaining more than $117,000 in COVID relief fundingSource document
    24. undatedJefferson Parish Resident Sentenced to 70 Months Imprisonment for Fraud and Identity Theft Totaling Over $350,000Source document
    25. undatedJudge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Bridgitte Keim (52, Temple Terrace) to 24 months in federal prison for bank fraudSource document
    26. undatedJustice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams — Press Release, Office of Public Affairs, September 14, 2022Source document
    27. undatedJustice Department Prosecutes a Half-Billion Dollars in Healthcare and COVID Fraud Schemes Exploiting Taxpayer Funded ProgramsSource document
    28. undatedKansas City, Missouri woman was arrested today following an indictment by a federal grand jury (Tiffanie Foster)Source document
    29. undatedKarla Padilla, Age 48, of Yakima, Washington, Has Pleaded Guilty — Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $59,000 in COVID-19 Relief FundsSource document
    30. undatedKC Investments Group, Inc. (KC Inc.) and its sole individual owner, Sunu P. KC, of Chantilly, have agreed to pay $230,414.65Source document
    31. undatedKeon Ball, Baltimore, Maryland, Pleaded Guilty Today to Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity TheftSource document
    32. undatedKnox County Man Sentenced for Making False Declarations in Bankruptcy ProceedingSource document
    33. undatedLamont Taylor — A Raleigh Man and Business Owner Pled Guilty to a Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud — Raleigh, N.C.Source document
    34. undatedLast of Four Individuals Charged in $63 Million Mail Theft Conspiracy, Including Two Postal Employees Pleads GuiltySource document
    35. undatedLobbying organization Governmental Advocates Inc. has self-disclosed its ineligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program loan it obtainedSource document
    36. undatedMacomb County Resident Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar Pandemic Assistance Fraud SchemeSource document
    37. undatedMalaina Chapman, 38, to 54 Months Imprisonment — Former Small Business Administration (SBA) Employee — MiamiSource document
    38. undatedMarcel Gavin, age 36, a resident of Odenton, Maryland, was indicted today for conspiracy to commit wire fraudSource document
    39. undatedMarisa Beck, Age 40, of Spokane, Pled Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $360,000 in COVID-19 Relief FundingSource document
    40. undatedMartin Kao, Honolulu, Was Sentenced Today in Federal Court — 87 Months Imprisonment — Acting United States Attorney Kenneth M. SorensonSource document
    41. undatedMaxine Michelle Burns, 44, of Willow Springs in Howell County, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape GirardeauSource document
    42. undatedMiddle District of Florida COVID-19 Fraud Task Force: Results Achieved — Task Force Indicted 24 COVID-19 Fraud Related CasesSource document
    43. undatedMiddle District of Florida COVID-19 Fraud Task Force: Results Achieved — Task Force Indicted 26 COVID-19 Fraud Related CasesSource document
    44. undatedMiddlesex County Man Charged with $1.3 Million in Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud SchemeSource document
    45. undatedMorris County public relations firm entered into a settlement agreement with the United States resolving allegations (Coyne)Source document
    46. undatedMorris County tour company entered into a settlement agreement with the United States resolving allegations (CIE Tours)Source document
    47. undatedMount Zion Baptist Church Agrees to Pay Over $70,000 to Settle Allegations of Misusing Paycheck Protection Program Loan FundsSource document
    48. undatedMoustapha Diakhate, 45, of Stamford, Was Arrested Today on a Federal Criminal Complaint — Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud OffensesSource document
    49. undatedMuge Ma, a/k/a 'Hummer Mars' — Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman, Southern District of New York (Complaint)Source document
    50. undatedMuge Ma, a/k/a Hummer Mars — A Chinese National Who Resided in New York — Pled Guilty Today — Southern District of New YorkSource document
    51. undatedMultiple Nonprofit Organizations — Have Paid $5,809,021.60 to Settle Allegations — San Diego (June 12, 2024)Source document
    52. undatedMyiesha Robertson, age 35, of New Orleans, LA, pleaded guilty on March 4, 2026 (false statements to the IRS)Source document
    53. undatedNearly two dozen individuals have been named in a federal indictment charging them with violations in the Eastern District of TexasSource document
    54. undatedNew Orleans Woman Guilty of Aiding Preparation of False Tax Return, Aiding in Making False Statements to Small Business Administration and Making False Statements to Small Business AdministrationSource document
    55. undatedNii A. Tei, 47, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 48 months in prison for structuring financial transactionsSource document
    56. undatedNineteen Individuals Have Been Named in a Federal Indictment — Eastern District of Texas — Conspiracy to Commit Wire FraudSource document
    57. undatedNivah Garcis, 51, of North Plainfield, New Jersey, Is Charged by Complaint with One Count of Bank Fraud and One Count of Money LaunderingSource document
    58. undatedNorth Carolina Restaurant Owner and Son Charged with COVID-Relief FraudSource document
    59. undatedNorth Little Rock Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Theft of More Than $330,000 in Illegally Obtained Unemployment Benefits from Multiple StatesSource document
    60. undatedOakland County Sleep Specialists Agree to Pay $763,954.74 to Settle False Claims Act AllegationsSource document
    61. undatedOklahoma Medical Supply Company Owner Indicted for $30M Health Care Fraud SchemeSource document
    62. undatedOn May 29, 2025, a federal jury convicted Dr. Reginald Eburuche of Southfield of bank fraudSource document
    63. undatedOn October 23, 2024, Tomeka Glenn, a/k/a Tomeka Harris and Tomeka Davis — The Sentence Was Announced by Erek L. BarronSource document
    64. undatedOpinion Editorial by Stephen J. Cox, United States Attorney — Published in the Texas Lawyer (July 8, 2020)Source document
    65. undatedOwner of SoCal-Based Ambulatory Transportation Companies Indicted for Alleged Tax Evasion and COVID-19 Relief FraudSource document
    66. undatedParadise Williams — 26-Count Indictment Charging Wire Fraud and Money Laundering — U.S. Attorney Nick Brown — SeattleSource document
    67. undatedPatrick Parker Walsh, Williston, Florida, Was Sentenced Today — Wire Fraud — Money Laundering in Connection to COVID-19 Pandemic ReliefSource document
    68. undatedPatrick Poux Pleaded Guilty to Filing False Applications — COVID-19 Emergency Relief Loans in 2020 — BrooklynSource document
    69. undatedPennsylvania man pleads guilty, receives prison time for 2022 PFD fraud schemeSource document
    70. undatedPorsha Tims Bush, 41, of Knoxville, Entered a Guilty Plea to One Count of Executing a Wire Fraud SchemeSource document
    71. undatedPrinting Manufacturer Agrees to Pay $900,000 in Settlement over Misrepresentations in PPP ApplicationsSource document
    72. undatedPuig USA, Inc. and Carolina Herrera, Ltd., both located in New York, have agreed to jointly pay $6.7 millionSource document
    73. undatedPutnam County Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment and COVID-19 BenefitsSource document
    74. undatedReginald Alphonso Hopkins, Age 52, of Prince George's County, Maryland, Pleaded Guilty (PPP Funds)Source document
    75. undatedRingleader Sentenced To 122 Months in Prison in Connection With $63 Million Mail Theft Conspiracy That Included Two Postal EmployeesSource document
    76. undatedRoss Jay Bailey, Cool Ridge, Was Sentenced Today to Five Years of Federal Probation — Theft of Government Money — Beckley, W.Va.Source document
    77. undatedRuben Mireles, 48, of Clovis, pleaded guilty today to stealing $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief moneySource document
    78. undatedSacramento Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Prison for Covid-Related Unemployment Insurance Fraud SchemeSource document
    79. undatedSan Fernando Valley-Based Rehab Center and Owner Ordered to Pay More Than $1.5 Million to U.S. for Improper COVID-19 Business LoanSource document
    80. undatedSarrah Denton Willhite, 35, of Gatlinburg Tennessee Was Sentenced to 27 Months in PrisonSource document
    81. undatedSchuyler Oppenheimer — An Alleged Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer — Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl and MethamphetamineSource document
    82. undatedScott Wayne Jarman, 49, pleaded guilty to two counts of false statement to the United States Small Business AdministrationSource document
    83. undatedSeattle Doctor Found Guilty of Fraudulently Obtaining Millions of Dollars from COVID-19 Relief ProgramsSource document
    84. undatedSemblex Corporation, a Delaware corporation, agreed to pay $3,052,250 to resolve allegations (Paycheck Protection Program, False Claims Act)Source document
    85. undatedSettlement Agreement — United States ex rel. GNGH2, Inc. v. Azumi, LLC, et al.Source document
    86. undatedDel Mar Fairgrounds Agrees to Pay $5.6 Million to Settle Allegations Over Pandemic-Related LoanSource document
    87. undatedPress Release — Two More Defendants Plead Guilty in Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme (April 9, 2026)Source document
    88. undatedLas Vegas Resident Sentenced To Prison For COVID-19 Fraud SchemeSource document
    89. undatedDistrict of New Mexico Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-eraSource document
    90. undatedDOJ OPA, 'Feeding Our Future Ringleader Sentenced to 500 Months' (May 22, 2026)Source document
    91. undatedDOJ Usao Cdca Press Release Convicted Murderer Who Ran 15 Million Covid Jobless Benefits F 2023 07 10Source document
    92. undatedDOJ Usao Edny Press Release Ex Congressman George Santos Sentenced 87 Months Prison Wire F 2025 04 25Source document
    93. undatedDOJ Usao Mdfl Press Release Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Micah Greenberg Plea 2021 05 17Source document
    94. undatedDOJ Usao Ndwv Press Release Wheeling Man Gets 13 Years Covid Fraud Drug Trafficking 2024 05 01Source document
    95. undatedEastern District of Louisiana Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Law Enforcement Surge Takedown ExceedingSource document
    96. undatedEastern District of Texas joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in COVID-Era Loan Takedown Exceeding $245 millionSource document
    97. undatedEastern District of Virginia joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in surge takedown exceeding $245M in COVID-eraSource document
    98. undatedFormer Boone County Schools Maintenance Supervisor Sentenced to Prison and Order to Pay $3.4 Million for Fraud Scheme (USAO S.D. W. Va.)Source document
    99. undatedFormer Orange County Education Official Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling More Than $16.6Source document
    100. undatedFour Charged in $35 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud SchemeSource document
    101. undatedGovernment Alleges San Diego County Brothers Obtained More Than $8 Million in Pandemic Loans by LyingSource document
    102. undatedHome Health Provider and Two Executives Agree to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Kickback and Pandemic-Relief FraudSource document
    103. undatedJoseph J. Simons BiographySource document
    104. undatedJustice Department Sues to Block Visa's Proposed Acquisition of Plaid (November 5, 2020)Source document
    105. undatedKentucky Man Sentenced for Role in Scheme to Defraud Boone County Schools (USAO S.D. W. Va.)Source document
    106. undatedLabor Organizations to Pay $5.1 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck ProtectionSource document
    107. undatedLeader of $20M COVID-19 relief fraud ring sent to prisonSource document
    108. undatedLeader of $20M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Ring Sentenced to 15 YearsSource document
    109. undatedMan Convicted for Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief FraudSource document
    110. undatedMelissa Holyoak Appointed Interim United States Attorney for the District of UtahSource document
    111. undatedMiddle District of Louisiana Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million inSource document
    112. undatedNon-profit entity settles False Claims Act allegations involving Paycheck Protection LoanSource document
    113. undatedPress Release — Digital Health Company And Medical Practice Indicted In $100M Adderall SchemeSource document
    114. undatedNorthern District of Florida Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million inSource document
    115. undatedPress Release — Ohio Man Sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud (May 21, 2025)Source document
    116. undatedNorthern Virginia Resident Settles Allegations of Fraudulently Obtaining Paycheck Protection Program LoansSource document
    117. undatedPress Release — COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Releases 2024 Report (April 9, 2024)Source document
    118. undatedClemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025-Present) — Office of the Pardon AttorneySource document
    119. undatedOwner Of Mid-State Opioid Treatment Programs Agrees to Settle Allegations Of PPP Fraud & Controlled SubstanceSource document
    120. undatedSamuel Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison (U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, March 28, 2024)Source document
    121. undatedSecond Colorado Springs Funeral Home Operator Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud Grieving FamiliesSource document
    122. undatedSettlement agreement among the United States, the Harvard Club of Boston and relator Daniel Foster (PPP False Claims Act)Source document
    123. undatedSettlement Agreement — United States and William Philip Werschler et al. (U.S. Attorney's Office, E.D. Wash.)Source document
    124. undatedSeven Allied Crawford corporations who are wholesale steel distributors incorporated in seven separate statesSource document
    125. undatedShaniqua Page Wilson, age 32, a resident of Odenton, Maryland, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Jane Triche MilazzoSource document
    126. undatedShelby Township Resident Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar Pandemic Assistance Fraud SchemeSource document
    127. undatedSheng-Wen Cheng — Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss, Southern District of New York (Complaint)Source document
    128. undatedSix Michigan Businesses Agree to Pay Over $500,000 to Resolve False Claims Act AllegationsSource document
    129. undatedSouth Florida Man Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud Allegedly Spends Loan Money on Exotic Sport CarsSource document
    130. undatedSouthern District of Ohio joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA & SBA OIG in surge takedown exceeding $245 million in COVID-eraSource document
    131. undatedSouthfield Couple Pleads Guilty in $1.2M Pandemic Fraud ConspiracySource document
    132. undatedStephen Bennett, 46, of Berlin, New Jersey, Pleaded Guilty — Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain COVID-19 Relief Funds — Camden, N.J.Source document
    133. undatedStephen R. Clark on Friday sentenced a University City, Missouri business owner to 30 months in prison (Le Mell Harlston)Source document
    134. undatedSteven R. Goldstein, 36, of Northridge — Raymond Magana, 39, of Santa Clarita — Federal Criminal Complaint — Santa Ana, CaliforniaSource document
    135. undatedSubsidiary of Chinese State-Owned Entity to Pay $14.2M to Resolve False Claims Act AllegationsSource document
    136. undatedSubsidiary of Chinese State-Owned Entity to Pay $14.2M — U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of WisconsinSource document
    137. undatedTexas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1.6 Million in Paycheck Protection Program LoansSource document
    138. undatedThe Defendants Evaded More Than $1.35M in Taxes and Spent More Than $738K in COVID Relief Funds (Kowkabi)Source document
    139. undatedThe Department of Justice Is Reminding Members of the Public to Be Vigilant Against Fraudsters — Coronavirus Fraud CoordinatorsSource document
    140. undatedThe Department of Justice Is Reminding Members of the Public to Be Vigilant Against Fraudsters — Shreveport, La.Source document
    141. undatedThe Department of Justice Is Reminding Members of the Public to Be Vigilant Against Fraudsters — WashingtonSource document
    142. undatedThe Energy Federation, Inc., a Franklin-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that provides advice on promoting energy efficiencySource document
    143. undatedThe former Ross Family Service Coordinator for the Atlantic City Housing Authority and Urban Redevelopment Agency today admittedSource document
    144. undatedThe Justice Department Announced Today the Results of a Coordinated, Nationwide Enforcement Action — Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. MonacoSource document
    145. undatedThe Northern District of West Virginia joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245Source document
    146. undatedThe Number of Defendants Charged with Illegally Obtaining Pandemic Relief Funds Continues to Rise in the Southern District of GeorgiaSource document
    147. undatedThe Recently Ousted Head of Aviron Pictures Was Arrested This Morning — William Sadleir, 66, of Beverly Hills (Los Angeles)Source document
    148. undatedThe U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan Joins the DOJ’s Fraud Division, SBA and the SBA OIG inSource document
    149. undatedThe U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri Joins DOJ’s Fraud Division, SBA and SBA OIG in COVID-EraSource document
    150. undatedThe USAO-KS Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in COVID-Era Loan Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in Fraud (U.S.Source document
    151. undatedThree Affiliated Skilled Nursing Facilities to Pay $300,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Medically Unnecessary Rehabilitation ServicesSource document
    152. undatedThree Chinese-Owned Companies to Pay More Than $21.6M to Resolve False Claims Act AllegationsSource document
    153. undatedThree Chinese-Owned Companies to Pay More Than $7.3M to Resolve False Claims Act AllegationsSource document
    154. undatedTomeka Glenn, a/k/a Tomeka Harris and Tomeka Davis, Age 47, of Windsor Mill, Maryland — Guilty Plea (Wire Fraud, CARES Act)Source document
    155. undatedTracy Hardy, 52, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Entered a Plea of Guilty — Four Counts of Wire FraudSource document
    156. undatedTwo Corrections Officers Employed by the Suffolk County Sherriff's Department Were Arrested Today — Christnel Orisca — BostonSource document
    157. undatedTwo Former City of Miami Police Department (MPD) Employees Pled Guilty for Their Involvement in Separate COVID-19 Relief Fraud CasesSource document
    158. undatedTwo McLean Companies and CEO Ordered to Pay $1.1 Million for Defrauding the Paycheck Protection ProgramSource document
    159. undatedTyler Keith Andrews, Russellville, Arkansas — 196 Months in Federal Prison (December 5, 2024)Source document
    160. undatedTyler Keith Penix — Pled Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $16.5 Million — Conspiracy to Obtain Fraudulent COVID Relief FundingSource document
    161. undatedU.S. Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced today that on January 15, 2026, David J. McDonaldSource document
    162. undatedU.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss: As He Admitted, Sheng-Wen Cheng Fraudulently Applied — Complaint, Information (Southern District of New York)Source document
    163. undatedU.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown Announces the Indictment of 24 Individuals Associated with Shreveport Street Gang on Charges Related to CARES Act Fraud SchemeSource document
    164. undatedU.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Durst Image Technology US LLC (Durst) agreed to pay $1.8 millionSource document
    165. undatedU.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that John L. Hutchins, 71, of Lewiston, NY, pleaded guiltySource document
    166. undatedU.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Brian A. Smith, 49, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaintSource document
    167. undatedU.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Rech, 52, of North Chili, NYSource document
    168. undatedU.S. Attorney Williams Announces Enforcement Priorities And SDNY Whistleblower Pilot Program (U.S. Attorney's OfficeSource document
    169. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, C.D. Ill., "Texas Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud" (Oct. 1, 2026)Source document
    170. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, California, Central, "Calabasas Law Firm and Senior Managers Settle False Claims Act AllegationsSource document
    171. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, California, Central, "South Bay-Based Nursing Facilities Chain and Owner Agree to Pay $18Source document
    172. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, California, Eastern, "Citrus Heights Couple Sentenced for $1 Million Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Scheme" (Aug. 7, 2025)Source document
    173. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, California, Northern, "CEO Of Company Providing Homes For Parolees And Probationers Sentenced ToSource document
    174. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, "Nigerian Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison forSource document
    175. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, D. Kan., "Wichita business owner indicted for Covid-era loan fraud" (Oct. 1, 2026)Source document
    176. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, D. Minn., "St. Paul Man Sentenced to 33 Months' Imprisonment for Defrauding $1.6 Million inSource document
    177. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, District of Colorado, "Aurora Man Indicted for Defrauding Surveying Company and $2.3 MillionSource document
    178. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut, New Canaan Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion (2024-10-07)Source document
    179. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, E.D. Mich., "Three Fraudsters Sentenced to Combined 235 Months in Federal Prison for $16MSource document
    180. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, E.D. Mich., CPA Pleads Guilty to Committing $2.3 Million COVID-era Loan Fraud (Sept. 29, 2026)Source document
    181. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, E.D. Pa., Delaware Pastor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Committing Over $500,000 inSource document
    182. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, E.D. Tenn., Knoxville Automotive Supplier Agrees To Pay $4.2 Million To Settle PaycheckSource document
    183. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, E.D. Va., Homeowners’ associations and private club pay over $2.6M to resolve allegations ofSource document
    184. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan, "State Contractor Sentenced in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme," Oct. 28, 2021Source document
    185. undatedBrooklyn Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for $1.75 Million Covid-19 Unemployment FraudSource document
    186. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, "Eight Brooklyn Individuals Charged with Multi-Million Dollar Covid-19 Relief Fraud" (May 18, 2021)Source document
    187. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Florida, Southern, "Owner of Jet Charter Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations RegardingSource document
    188. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Georgia, Northern, "Delta Airlines Pays $8.1 Million To Settle Lawsuit Alleging Misuse of Pandemic-Relief Funds" (July 15, 2025)Source document
    189. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Georgia, Northern, "Five current and former police officers convicted in multi-million-dollar COVID-19 loan scheme" (April 6, 2023)Source document
    190. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Georgia, Southern, "Augusta “Ghost” Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison" (Sept. 25, 2025)Source document
    191. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Kentucky, Western, "Business Owner Agrees to Pay $1,731,200 to Resolve Allegations HeSource document
    192. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Maryland, "United States Department Of Energy Employee Agrees To Pay $96,757.95 To Settle FalseSource document
    193. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Massachusetts, "Think Tank Agrees to Pay More Than $500,000 to Resolve Allegations That ItSource document
    194. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Michigan, Eastern, "Eleven Charged in $4.5 Million Dollar Pandemic Fraud Scheme" (Aug. 1, 2023)Source document
    195. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Michigan, Eastern, "THE DETROIT CLUB OWNERS AND OPERATORS SETTLE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS FOR $357,669" (March 12, 2025)Source document
    196. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Missouri, Eastern, "Former St. Louis Tax Preparer Sentenced to 56 Months in Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns" (Sept. 30, 2026)Source document
    197. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Missouri, Eastern, "St. Louis Woman Accused of $177,000 Pandemic-Era Tax Credit Scheme" (March 17, 2025)Source document
    198. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, N.D. Fla., Guilty Plea by Air Force Reservist for PPP Loan Fraud is Another Win for National Fraud Enforcement Division (Sept. 29, 2026)Source document
    199. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, New Hampshire, "Robert Waters, Jr. and Westville Remarketing, Inc. Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations" (April 16, 2024)Source document
    200. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, New Jersey, "CityMD Agrees to Pay over $12 Million for Alleged False Claims to COVID-19 Uninsured Program" (June 7, 2024)Source document
    201. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, New Jersey, "Small Business Investment Company Agrees to Pay $1.5 MILLION to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations" (June 5, 2025)Source document
    202. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, New Mexico, "New Mexican Business Owner Settles Allegations of COVID-19 Relief Fund Misuse withSource document
    203. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, New York, Northern, "New Jersey Woman, Colombian Lover Convicted in $13 Million Federal Program Fraud Scheme" (Oct. 2, 2026)Source document
    204. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, New York, Northern, "United States Attorney Freedman Announces First-Ever Settlement of FalseSource document
    205. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, New York, Western, "Companies pay $92,000 to settle allegations related to false statement inSource document
    206. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, North Carolina, Eastern, "Eight North Carolina Tax Return Preparers Plead Guilty in Almost $25MSource document
    207. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, North Carolina, Western, "Restaurant And Owner Agree To Pay Over $1.5 Million To SettleSource document
    208. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia, "Metro Atlanta man charged with laundering funds from COVID-19Source document
    209. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Ohio, Northern, "Five Cleveland-Area Men Sentenced to Imprisonment and Ordered to Pay OverSource document
    210. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Ohio, Northern, "Leader of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme Sentenced to PrisonSource document
    211. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Ohio, Northern, "Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Unemployment Insurance and Bank Fraud" (Dec. 26, 2024)Source document
    212. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Pennsylvania, Eastern, "Chester County Man Sentenced to 1 ½ Years in Prison for StealingSource document
    213. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Pennsylvania, Eastern, "Head of Consulting Firm Eclipse Capital Partners Agrees to Pay Over $3.2Source document
    214. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Pennsylvania, Eastern, "Philadelphia Businesswoman Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for MultipleSource document
    215. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, "Former Miami-Dade County Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison forSource document
    216. undatedFour Defendants Charged With COVID-19 Fraud SchemeSource document
    217. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, "Two Defendants Plead Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud" (December 14, 2022)Source document
    218. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Tennessee, Eastern, "American Plastics, LLC Agrees To Pay $2.25M Following Improper Receipt Of PPP Loan" (Oct. 2, 2026)Source document
    219. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Tennessee, Eastern, "Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Employment Tax Credit Scheme" (July 9, 2025)Source document
    220. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Tennessee, Eastern, "Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Employment Tax Credit Scheme" (March 12, 2025)Source document
    221. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Tennessee, Western, "Memphis Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Returns for Clients" (Feb. 26, 2026)Source document
    222. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Texas, Eastern, "Nigerian Sentenced for Federal Fraud Violations in the Eastern District of Texas" (Jan. 6, 2022)Source document
    223. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Texas, Northern, "Four Tax Preparers Sentenced to Combined 105 Months in Federal Prison" (July 1, 2025)Source document
    224. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Texas, Northern, "Machining Supplier Settles PPP Lawsuit for $1.5 Million" (April 16, 2025)Source document
    225. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Texas, Northern, "North Texas Concrete Manufacturer Settles PPP Lawsuit for $1.8 Million" (March 20, 2025)Source document
    226. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Texas, Southern, "International marine company agrees to pay over $3 million to settle False Claims Act allegations" (June 25, 2025)Source document
    227. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Texas, Southern, "International ocean bottom seismic operations company pays over $4 million toSource document
    228. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Texas, Southern, "Million-dollar PPP scheme sends Sugar Land man to prison" (Aug. 7, 2024)Source document
    229. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Texas, Southern, "Prolific fraudster sentenced to 10 years for series of schemes costing victims millions" (April 24, 2025)Source document
    230. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Texas, Southern, "Tax preparers indicted for filing false tax returns causing thousands in fraudulent claims" (April 10, 2026)Source document
    231. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Virginia, Eastern, "Defense Contractor and Chief Executive Officer Resolve False Claims Act andSource document
    232. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Virginia, Eastern, "Medical group agrees to pay $2.8M to settle False Claims Act allegations" (April 2, 2025)Source document
    233. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Virginia, Eastern, "Tax refund scheme leads to convictions for Hampton Roads fraudsters" (March 6, 2025)Source document
    234. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington, "Canadian resident sentenced to 3+ years in prison for more thanSource document
    235. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington, "Nigerian citizen pleads guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraudSource document
    236. undatedU.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington, "Nigerian who defrauded U.S. pandemic aid programs of more thanSource document
    237. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office for Western District of Pennsylvania Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge TakedownSource document
    238. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Announcing Enforcement Surge ThatSource document
    239. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, C.D. Cal.: Inland Empire Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in Crime Ring that Fraudulently ObtainedSource document
    240. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, C.D. Cal.: ‘Smart Rings’ CEO Found Guilty of Running $2 Million Ponzi Scheme (Sept. 25, 2026)Source document
    241. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, D. Conn.: Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces More Than $9.2 Million in SettlementsSource document
    242. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, E.D. Okla.: Seminole County Resident Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud In Payroll Protection Program Scheme (Sept. 15, 2026)Source document
    243. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, E.D. Pa.: Dauphin County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Scheme (Sept. 24, 2026)Source document
    244. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, M.D. Pa.: York Tax Preparer Sentenced to 18 Months In Prison In Bank Fraud Scheme For SubmissionSource document
    245. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, S.D. Ind.: Former Veterans Affairs Field Examiner Indicted on Federal Fraud Charge Related to COVID 19 Relief Programs (Sept. 25, 2026)Source document
    246. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, W.D. Tex.: El Paso Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program of More Than $2 Million (Sept. 24, 2026)Source document
    247. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, W.D. Va.: Roanoke Woman Indicted for COVID Fraud Scheme – Case Advances Fraud Division Crackdown (Sept. 24, 2026)Source document
    248. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, W.D.N.C.: Federal Judge Sentences Former City Councilwoman and Daughters for COVID-19 Loan Fraud (Sept. 22, 2026)Source document
    249. undatedU.S. Attorney’s Office, W.D.N.Y.: Dunkirk woman sentenced for theft of government funds involving COVID-19 fraud (Sept. 24, 2026)Source document
    250. undatedU.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, "Eight North Carolina Return Preparers Plead Guilty in Almost $25MSource document

    Sources: the 1,160 record pages listed; court, dates and document types are as recorded on those pages.

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