Jaimeka Michelle Austin, 32, pleaded guilty in 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

An Illinois tax preparer who helped run a “staggering” $14 million COVID scam used the money to build a mansion for a wife and kids he had in the Palestinian territories — infuriating his other wife ...

Federal prosecutors claim that Carl Delano Torjagbo siphoned millions in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds and filed fraudulent tax returns to generate false tax refunds. On January 27, 2026, ...

THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM SUPPORTED A LOT OF BUSINESSES THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, BUT OFFICIALS SAY SOME EXPLOITED THAT LOAN PROGRAM. KCCI CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SUZANNE BEHNKE REPORTS ON A ...

The two allegedly submitted false loan applications to Paycheck Protection Program lenders using inactive businesses and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Screengrab via YouTube) Former Phoenix news anchor Stephanie Hockridge has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for her ...

ALGONA, Iowa (KUOO) - A former sergeant in the Cuban military who obtained fraudulent checks through the Paycheck Protection Program was sentenced to four years in federal prison. KUOO Radio is ...

A Roanoke woman will spend eight years behind bars in federal prisoN.

About 400 government employees investigated by the state of Illinois improperly tapped a federal pandemic relief fund program meant to keep small businesses afloat — part of a nationwide wave of ...

She pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, court documents said. The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations identified over $3.3 million in ...