Federal prosecutors alleged Friday that a Florida man used a fake business to receive a $1.9 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan — then used some of the funds to purchase a Mercedes and pickup truck. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Florida said in a statement that Keith Nicoletta, 48, acquired the …
A Florida woman has been charged with setting up a GoFundMe, collecting donations for the families of a triple murder, and then spending the money on herself. Amanda Brown, 32, has been accused of taking nearly $12,000 from a now-defunct GoFundMe called “Polk County Triple Homicide, Family Expenses” and depositing it into her personal accounts, …
Federal authorities said a Florida business owner received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and used part of the funds to pay for resort stays, luxury items, and a sports car. The Department of Justice said in a statement that David Hines, 29, sought $13.5 million in PPP loans “through applications to an insured financial …
A Virginia couple have been charged with fraud after they allegedly received over $1.4 million in proceeds under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) meant to help businesses struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Monica Magdalena Jaworska, 43, and her husband, Tarik Jaafar, 42, were arrested on June 20 at JFK International Airport as they tried …
A two day search for a woman who reportedly fell into the New River Gorge in West Virginia ended on Tuesday with the arrest of the woman and her husband on a variety of charges, including conspiracy, fraudulent schemes, and obstructing an officer, The Beckley Register-Herald reported. Julie Wheeler, 44, and Rodney Wheeler, 47, faked …
A Pennsylvania woman is behind bars after police say she hid grandmother’s death and collected her social security payments for years. ABC 27 reports that Cynthia Carolyn Black is facing several felony charges after she allegedly kept her deceased grandmother frozen for over a decade. Police began investigating in February 2019, following a tip from …
A urogynecologist in Michigan reportedly plans to admit to Medicare fraud and reusing single-use rectal devices on multiple patients. Documents filed in the U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan on Monday stated that Roger Beyer agreed on May 8 to plead guilty to conspiracy to committing health care fraud and misuse of medical devices. …
A Pennsylvania woman who garnered more than $10,000 after claiming she had cancer was criminally charged after it was revealed that she had been lying about her ailment, according to reports. An investigation that started in June resulted in Jessica Smith’s arrest on Monday on receiving stolen property and theft charges. Smith, 32, is accused …
A Michigan-based doctor is facing a staggering 267 lawsuits for allegedly misdiagnosing children with epilepsy for at least a decade. WXYZ reported that Dr. Yasser Awaad was accused of subjecting hundreds of children to taxing and unnecessary medical tests—which often left them sleep-deprived—after intentionally misdiagnosing them with epilepsy. Lawyers said the children often underwent these …
Authorities in Utah and Arizona have criminally charged an Arizona public official for allegedly operating a trafficking ring that involved transporting pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. to give birth, then paying them to give their babies up for adoption. Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen—who is also an adoption attorney licensed in …
The daughter taped notes of ‘explanation’ to windows of her mother’s home after neighbors started to wonder why they hadn’t seen her
Authorities in Georgia say a pair of crooks were nabbed as part of a sting operation into what appears to be a stolen-vehicle ring. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, 22-year-old Shawn Milstead of Inglewood, Calif., and 35-year-old Jason Tucker of Pontiac, Mich., were arrested on suspicion of attempting to use fraudulent documentation to secure …
