FLORIDA The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it got a Temporary Restraining Order in federal court to combat fraud related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, prosecutors stated. The enforcement…
California Man Charged with Setting up a Sham Sewing Company to Illegally Get COVID-19 Relief Loans
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man, who is a fugitive from justice, faces charges of fraudulently getting more than $860,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program, according to officials. Arman Manukyan…
Disbarred Beverly Hills Attorney Admits Embezzling His Client’s Money to Pay Off Debt
LOS ANGELES – A disbarred Beverly Hills lawyer plead guilty Monday to stealing more than $500,000 from a client he represented in bankruptcy proceedings, according to prosecutors. He used part of the money…
Kentucky Doctor and Assistant Guilty of Unlawfully Distributing Drugs
KENTUCKY A Kentucky doctor and his former office assistant pleaded guilty on Aug. 7 for their roles in unlawfully distributing opioids and other controlled substances during a time when the defendants did…
Arkansas Project Manager Admits Illegally Filing $8 Million in Fraudulent Covid-19 Bank Loan Applications
OKLAHOMA A project manager employed by a major retailer plead guilty to bank fraud charges for filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program or…
Grammy-Winning Producer “Detail” Charged with Sexually Assaulting Six Women
LOS ANGELES A man has been charged with forcibly raping five women and sexually assaulting another woman dating back to 2010, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Detail, whose…
Houston Attorney Sent to Prison for Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme of More Than $18 Million
TEXAS A federal judge sentenced a Houston attorney to two years in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and tax evasion, according to prosecutors. In September 2019, a jury convicted…
Owner of Talent Management Co., Eight Others Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA The owner of a Florida talent management company and four others were charged Wednesday for their alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $24 million,…
North Carolina Man Facing 10 Years in Prison for Threatening Black Family Because of Race
NORTH CAROLINA Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that Douglas Matthew Gurkins, 34, admitted to threatening to use force against a Black family they were renting a dwelling in Gurkins’ neighborhood. Gurkins plead guilty…
California Man Involved in $3.5 Million Loan Modification Scam Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A federal judge sentenced two Orange County residents to prison for their roles in bogus modification programs aimed at homeowners, according to officials. The victims were struggling to pay…
Crystal Geyser Water Bottler Ordered to Pay for Illegal Storage, Transportation of Arsenic-laced Waste
LOS ANGELES The company that produces “Crystal Geyser Natural Alpine Spring Water” was sentenced Wednesday to ordered to pay criminal fines totaling $5 million for illegally storing and transporting hazardous waste, according…