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May 28, 2025 ¡ª Fourteen defendants ¨C including San Fernando Valley and Glendale residents ¨C were arrested on two federal criminal complaints alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $25 million in taxpayer-funded COVID-19 relief funds and federally-guaranteed small business loans.

May 29, 2025 ¡ª The founder and former CEO of the now-defunct Sovereign Health Group addiction treatment provider was arrested today on an eight-count federal grand jury indictment alleging he submitted more than $149 million in fraudulent claims to health insurers ¨C including for fraudulent urinalysis claims ¨C and, in addition, paid more than $21 million in illegal kickbacks for patient referrals.

May 28, 2025 ¡ª Kenneshia Davis of Mobile, Alabama, was sentenced today to serve a year and a day in federal prison for filing fraudulent tax returns.

May 28, 2025 ¡ª A federal grand jury returned a 41-count indictment against Warren Soto Delfin, of Fairfield, charging him with failure to pay more than $2 million in trust fund taxes to the IRS, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced.

May 29, 2025 ¡ª The 71st defendant in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme has been indicted with two counts of wire fraud following her failed attempt to leave the country for Dubai, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick.

June 2, 2025 ¡ª United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Joseph Cole Barleta, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney to 66 months¡¯ imprisonment, three years¡¯ supervised release, $302,700,484.60 in restitution, and forfeiture of $8,063,303.83, for racketeering conspiracy (RICO), in connection with his role in the operation of a fraudulent investment vehicle known as Complete Business Solutions Group Inc. d/b/a Par Funding (¡°Par Funding¡±).

June 2, 2025 ¡ª Two Florida men pleaded guilty last week just before jury selection began for their June 2 trial. The two pled before Magistrate Judge David Baker to tax crimes related to a scheme to prepare false tax returns for clients.

June 2, 2025 ¡ª A man who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine and launder money was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison.

May 30, 2025 ¡ª Louis Perpignan, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on May 27, 2025, by United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 42 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

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