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September 26, 2022 ¡ª A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman today admitted fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

July 25, 2023 ¡ª A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment on July 20 charging two Fairbanks men with eight federal charges linked to an illegal big-game guide-outfitter operation.

October 28, 2022 ¡ª U.S. Attorney Mark Totten today announced that former Clayton County, Georgia police officer Andre Jackson has been convicted of attempting to launder $500,000 in fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds. Jackson faces up to 10 years in prison.

May 19, 2025 ¡ª INDIANAPOLIS¡ª A federal jury has found Kristopher McDonald, of Indianapolis, guilty of the following eight counts related to his operation of a violent human and drug trafficking enterprise, ¡°The Kristopher McDonald Organization.¡±

Feb. 14, 2024 ¡ª Over 40 members and associates of the Heath Street Gang in Boston were charged today in federal court in Boston with racketeering conspiracy; drug trafficking; firearms; wire fraud; and financial frauds, including COVID fraud, following a two-year investigation into gang violence in Boston.

July 10, 2023 ¡ª Dedra Bright ("Bright") of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 5, 2023 to payment of restitution and probation for theft of government funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.

IR-2023-45, March 13, 2023 ¡ª Danny Werfel began work today as the 50th commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

March 15, 2024 ¡ª Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Rami Saab, also known as ¡°Rami Hasan,¡± was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 10 years in prison for his role as the mastermind of a sprawling conspiracy to fraudulently obtain disaster relief loans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

October 19, 2023 ¡ª Joseph Harding, of Williston, Florida, was sentenced to 4 months in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in connection with COVID-19 relief fraud. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

May 3, 2023 ¡ª Wilbert Jean Stanley, III, and Felicia Jackson Stanley, both of Tallahassee, Florida, were sentenced, after previously pleading guilty to one count each of wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and making false statements in connection to COVID-19 pandemic relief. Wilbert Stanley was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison, and Felicia Stanley was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentences.