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OVERSIGHT PLAN

Pandemic Response Oversight Plan

  • Revised Pandemic Response Oversight Plan
    - June 30, 2023

DOL-OIG Oversight of the Unemployment Insurance Program

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  • OIG Oversight of the Unemployment Insurance Program

AUDIT AND OTHER REPORTS

  • ETA and State Workforce Agencies Need to Do More to Recover Pandemic UI Program Improper Payments
    Report No. 19-25-003-03-315 (April 1, 2025)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-25-003-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-25-003-03-315] {744 KB}
  • COVID-19: Data Sharing Project Finds Billions Paid to Same Likely Fraudsters under Both the Unemployment Insurance and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Programs
    Report No. 19-25-001-03-315 (December 5, 2024)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-25-001-03-315] {1.37 MB} | [Response View Response 19-25-001-03-315]
  • COVID-19: ETA Could Have Done More to Ensure States Had Sufficient Staffing to Deliver Timely Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
    Report No. 19-25-002-03-315 (November 22, 2024)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-25-002-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-25-002-03-315] {1.94 MB} | [Response View Response 19-25-002-03-315]
  • MSHA Generally Provided Adequate Oversight of Miner Training, Though Opportunities to Strengthen Controls Exist
    Report No. 19-24-004-06-001 (September 12, 2024)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-24-004-06-001] {360 KB}
  • ETA Did Not Ensure States Sufficiently Implemented Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation Program
    Report No. 19-24-005-03-315 (September 11, 2024)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-24-005-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-24-005-03-315] {1.65 MB} | [Response View Response 19-24-005-03-315]
  • COVID-19: ETA's Oversight of Short-Time Compensation Did Not Detect $129.6 Million in Questioned Costs June 26, 2024
    Report No. 19-24-003-03-315 (June 26, 2024)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-24-003-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-24-003-03-315] {1.52 MB} | [Response View Response 19-24-003-03-315]
  • A Review of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Relief and Its Impact on Six Different U.S. Communities
    Report No. 19-24-002-03-315 (March 28, 2024)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-24-002-03-315] {2.21 MB}
  • COVID-19: MSHA Did Not Complete or Accurately Report Mandatory Inspections
    Report No. 19-24-001-06-001 (October 17, 2023)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-24-001-06-001] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-24-001-06-001] {6.68 MB} | [Response View Response 19-24-001-06-001]
  • COVID-19: ETA Needs a Plan to Reconcile and Return to the U.S. Treasury Nearly $5 Billion Unused by States for a Temporary Unemployment Insurance Program
    Report No. 19-23-015-03-315 (September 28, 2023)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-23-015-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-015-03-315] {2.09 MB} | [Response View Response 19-23-015-03-315]
  • COVID-19: The Employment and Training Administration Needs to Improve Oversight of Grants Awarded in New Jersey
    Report No. 19-23-016-03-391 (September 28, 2023)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-23-016-03-391] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-016-03-391] {1.86 MB} | [Response View Response 19-23-016-03-391]
  • OSHA Needs to Do More to Address High Injury Rates of Warehouse Workers
    Report No. 19-23-013-10-105 (September 27, 2023)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-013-10-105] {4.12 MB}
  • COVID-19: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance For Non-Traditional Claimants Weakened By Billions In Overpayments, Including Fraud
    Report No. 19-23-014-03-315 (September 27, 2023)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-23-014-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-014-03-315] {1.40 MB} | [Response View Response 19-23-014-03-315]
  • Alert Memorandum: ETA Needs to Incorporate Data Analytics Capability to Improve Oversight of the Unemployment Insurance Program
    Report No. 19-23-012-03-315 (September 25, 2023)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-012-03-315] {870 KB} | [Response View Response 19-23-012-03-315]
  • COVID-19 - ETA Can Improve its Oversight to Ensure Integrity over CARES Act UI Programs
    Report No. 19-23-011-03-315 (September 22, 2023)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-011-03-315] {3.88 MB} | [Response View Response 19-23-011-03-315]
  • COVID-19: Unemployment Relief For Governmental Entities And Nonprofit Organizations Should Have Been Better Managed
    Report No. 19-23-010-03-315 (September 21, 2023)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-23-010-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-010-03-315] {4.14 MB} | [Response View Response 19-23-010-03-315]
  • COVID-19 - Audit of State Workforce Agencies' Information Technology Systems Capability in Processing Unemployment Insurance Claims
    Report No. 19-23-008-03-315 (September 19, 2023)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-008-03-315] {216 KB}
  • COVID-19: OSHA Needs To Strengthen Its Process for Awarding Future Emergency Supplemental Funds to State Plans
    Report No. 19-23-009-10-105 (August 30, 2023)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-23-009-10-105] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-009-10-105] {1.96 MB} | [Response View Response 19-23-009-10-105]
  • ETA Did Not Provide Adequate Oversight of Emergency Administrative Grants
    Report No. 19-23-006-03-315 (July 27, 2023)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-23-006-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-006-03-315] {2.57 MB} | [Response View Response 19-23-006-03-315]
  • Tracking the Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance Response to Local Communities During the Pandemic
    Report No. 19-23-007-03-315 (July 10, 2023)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-007-03-315] {204 KB}
  • Alert Memorandum: ETA and States Need to Ensure the Use of Identity Verification Service Contractors Results in Equitable Access to UI Benefits and Secure Biometric Data
    Report No. 19-23-005-03-315 (March 31, 2023)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-005-03-315] {3.33 MB} | [Response View Response 19-23-005-03-315]
  • Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Go Viral: Inspectors General on Curing the Disease
    Report No. 19-23-004-03-315 (March 9, 2023)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-004-03-315] {1.32 MB}
  • The Greatest Theft of American Tax Dollars: Unchecked Unemployment Fraud
    Report No. 19-23-003-03-315 (February 8, 2023)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-003-03-315] {653 KB}
  • Insights on Telehealth Use and Program Integrity Risks in DOL Workers' Compensation Programs During the Pandemic
    Report No. 19-23-002-04-001 (December 13, 2022)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-002-04-001] {1.55 KB}
  • COVID-19: OSHA's Enforcement Activities Did Not Sufficiently Protect Workers From Pandemic Health Hazards
    Report No. 19-23-001-10-105 (October 31, 2022)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-23-001-10-105] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-23-001-10-105] {2.26 MB} | [Response View Response 19-23-001-10-105]
  • COVID-19: ETA and States Did Not Protect Pandemic-Related UI Funds from Improper Payments Including Fraud or from Payment Delays
    Report No. 19-22-006-03-315 (September 30, 2022)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-22-006-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-22-006-03-315] {5.57 MB} | [Response View Response 19-22-006-03-315]
  • Alert Memorandum: Potentially Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Payments in High-Risk Areas Increased to $45.6 Billion
    Report No. 19-22-005-03-315 (September 21, 2022)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-22-005-03-315] {1.44 MB} | [Response View Response 19-22-005-03-315]
  • Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies Report Activities Related to CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Programs
    Report No. 19-22-004-03-315 (August 2, 2022)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-22-004-03-315] {736 KB} | [Response View Response 19-22-004-03-315]
  • COVID-19: To Protect Mission Critical Workers, OSHA Could Leverage Inspection Collaboration Opportunities with External Federal Agencies
    Report No. 19-22-003-10-105 (March 31, 2022)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-22-003-10-105] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-22-003-10-105] {2.63 MB} | [Response View Response 19-22-003-10-105]
  • Pandemic Response and Accountability: Reducing Fraud and Expanding Access to COVID-19 Relief through Effective Oversight
    Report No. 19-22-003-03-315 (March 17, 2022)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-22-003-03-315] {758 KB}
  • COVID-19: Delays In Providing Disaster Relief Jeopardize $366 Million Disaster Worker Grant Program
    Report No. 19-22-002-03-391 (January 28, 2022)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-22-002-03-391] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-22-002-03-391] {876 KB} | [Response View Response 19-22-002-03-391]
  • COVID-19: Safety and Remote Learning Challenges Continue for Job Corps
    Report No. 19-22-001-03-370 (November 12, 2021)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-22-001-03-370] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-22-001-03-370] {2.21 MB} | [Response View Response 19-22-001-03-370]
  • COVID-19: The Pandemic Highlighted the Need to Strengthen Wage and Hour Division's Enforcement Controls
    Report No. 19-21-008-15-001 (September 30, 2021)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-21-008-15-001] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-21-008-15-001] {2.75 MB} | [Response View Response 19-21-008-15-001]
  • COVID-19: Pandemic Causes Delays in FECA Claims Adjudication
    Report No. 19-21-007-04-431 (September 23, 2021)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-21-007-04-431] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-21-007-04-431] {1.46 MB} | [Response View Response 19-21-007-04-431]
  • The U.S. Department of Labor Complied with The Payment Integrity Information Act for FY 2020, but Reported Unemployment Insurance Information Did Not Represent Total Program Year Expenses
    Report No. 22-21-007-13-001 (August 6, 2021)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 22-21-007-13-001] {2.51 MB} | [Response View Response 22-21-007-13-001]
  • Alert Memorandum: ETA Does Not Require the National Association of State Workforce Agencies to Report Suspected UI Fraud Data to the OIG
    Report No. 19-21-006-03-315 (July 1, 2021)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-21-006-03-315] {328 KB} | [Response View Response 19-21-006-03-315]
  • Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration Needs to Issue Guidance to Ensure State Workforce Agencies Provide Requested Unemployment Insurance Data to the Office of Inspector General
    Report No. 19-21-005-03-315 (June 16, 2021)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-21-005-03-315] {602 KB} | [Response View Response 19-21-005-03-315]
  • COVID-19: States Struggled to Implement Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Programs
    Report No. 19-21-004-03-315 (May 28, 2021)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-21-004-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-21-004-03-315] {3.74 MB} | [Response View Response 19-21-004-03-315]
  • COVID-19: Increased Worksite Complaints and Reduced OSHA Inspections Leave U.S. Workers' Safety at Increased Risk
    Report No. 19-21-003-10-105 (February 25, 2021)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-21-003-10-105] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-21-003-10-105] {652 KB} | [Response View Response 19-21-003-10-105]
  • Alert Memorandum: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Needs to Ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) Implement Effective Unemployment Insurance Program Fraud Controls for High Risk Areas
    Report No. 19-21-002-03-315 (February 22, 2021)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-21-002-03-315] {224 KB} | [Response View Response 19-21-002-03-315]
  • CIGIE Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing Multiple Federal Agencies (February 3, 2021)
  • Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Update: Top Challenges in Pandemic Relief and Response (February 3, 2021
  • Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Federal COVID-19 Testing Report: Data Insights from Six Federal Health Care Programs (January 14, 2021)
  • Semiannual Report to Congress, Volume 84 (April 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020)
  • 2020 Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of Labor
  • COVID-19: States Cite Vulnerabilities in Detecting Fraud While Complying with the CARES Act UI Program Self-Certification Requirement
    Report No. 19-21-001-03-315 (October 21, 2020)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-21-001-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-21-001-03-315] {1.88 MB} | [Response View Response 19-21-001-03-315]
  • COVID-19: OSHA Needs To Improve Its Handling Of WhistleBlower Complaints During the Pandemic
    Report No. 19-20-010-10-105 (August 14, 2020)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-20-010-10-105] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-20-010-10-105] {1.69 MB} | [Response View Response 19-20-010-10-105]
  • COVID-19: WHD Needs To Closely Monitor The Pandemic Impact On Its Operations
    Report No. 19-20-009-15-001 (August 07, 2020)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-20-009-15-001] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-20-009-15-001] {1.92 MB} | [Response View Response 19-20-009-15-001]
  • COVID-19: More Can Be Done to Mitigate Risk to Unemployment Compensation Under The CARES Act
    Report No. 19-20-008-03-315 (August 07, 2020)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-20-008-03-315] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-20-008-03-315] {1.60 MB} | [Response View Response 19-20-008-03-315]
  • COVID-19: ETA Should Continue To Closely Monitor Impact On Job Corps Program
    Report No. 19-20-007-03-370 (July 28, 2020)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-20-007-03-370] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-20-007-03-370] {0.78 MB} | [Response View Response 19-20-007-03-370]
  • COVID-19: MSHA Faces Multiple Challenges in Responding to the Pandemic
    Report No. 19-20-006-06-001 (July 24, 2020)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-20-006-06-001] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-20-006-06-001] {1.72 MB} | [Response View Response 19-20-006-06-001]
  • COVID-19: OWCP Should Continue to Closely Monitor Impact on Claims Processing
    Report No. 19-20-004-04-001 (July 6, 2020)
    [Summary View Report Briefly 19-20-004-04-001] | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-20-004-04-001] {1.72 MB} | [Response View Response 19-20-004-04-001]
  • Advisory Report: CARES Act: Key Areas of Concern Regarding Implementation of Dislocated Worker Grant Provisions
    Report No. 19-20-005-03-391 (June 23, 2020)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-20-005-03-391] {272 KB}
  • Top Pandemic Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of Labor (June 17, 2020)
  • Alert Memorandum: The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program Needs Proactive Measures to Detect and Prevent Improper Payments and Fraud
    Report No. 19-20-002-03-315 (May 26, 2020)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-20-002-03-315] {195 KB} | [Response View Response 19-20-002-03-315]
  • Alert Memorandum: ETA Needs to Improve its Plans for Providing Administrative, Financial Management, and Audit Requirements Relief to Grant Recipients Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    Report No. 19-20-003-03-001 (May 19, 2020)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-20-003-03-001] {933 KB}
  • CARES Act: Initial Areas of Concern Regarding Implementation of Unemployment Insurance Provisions
    Report No. 19-20-001-03-315 (April 21, 2020)
    No Summary | [Full Report View Complete Report 19-20-001-03-315] {327 MB}

Recently Announced Projects

  • Audit of COVID-19 OSHA’s Actions to Address Increasing & Severe Injuries at Warehouse Facilities of Large Online Retailers
    - December 29, 2021, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Review of OWCP’s Telehealth Services
    - December 20, 2021, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
  • COVID-19: Audit of Employment and Training Grant Subrecipients
    - November 19, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of COVID-19 Impact on MSHA’s Mandatory Inspections
    - October 29, 2021, Mine Safety and Health Administration
  • Audit of the Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program under the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act (Continued Assistance Act) and the America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
    - October 12, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Adequacy of Plans and Use of Funds Provided under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act
    - August 25, 2021, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • COVID 19: Audit of States' Use of Staffing to Support Implementation of CARES Act UI Programs
    - August 16, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • COVID 19: Audit of Emergency Unemployment Relief for Government Entities and Non-Profit Organizations Program (EURGENO)
    - August 13, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • COVID 19: Audit of Temporary Full Federal Funding of Regular Compensation Program
    - August 6, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of CARES Act and Continued Assistance Acts Impact on Non-traditional Claimants
    - April 29, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of States’ Information Technology Systems Capability in Processing Unemployment Insurance Claims
    - April 19, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • Performance Audit of DOL and States’ Efforts to Detect and Recover Improper Payments for programs authorized by the unemployment insurance (UI) provisions of CARES Act and Continued Assistance Act
    - April 16, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of DOL's Oversight of the UI Program's Emergency Administrative Grant
    - June 30, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of ETA’s Oversight of UI Integrity for CARES Act Programs
    - April 19, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of CARES Act UI Program Payment Promptness and Claimant Eligibility
    - April 19, 2021, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of COVID-19: OSHA Operations and Efforts to Protect Workers
    - February 22, 2021, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Audit of Job Corps COVID-19 Resumption of Center Operations Plans
    - November 13, 2020, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of COVID-19 OSHA Inspections Collaboration Process
    - October 9, 2020, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Audit of COVID-19 Dislocated Worker Grants (DWG)
    - August 24, 2020, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of WHD’s Implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Phase 2)
    - August 14, 2020, Wage and Hour Division
  • Audit of OWCP's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Phase 2)
    - August 6, 2020, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
  • Audit of DOL and States Implementation of CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Provisions
    - July 6, 2020, Employment and Training Administration
  • Initiation of Audit of COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Job Corps Center Operations
    - May 22, 2020, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on OWCP Claims Processing and Adjudication
    - May 7, 2020, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
  • Audit of OSHA COVID-19 Whistleblower Complaint Process
    - May 6, 2020, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Audit of Unemployment Insurance Self-Certification Fraud Detection under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program
    - May 5, 2020, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on MSHA Inspections and Investigations” Engagement Letter
    - April 29, 2020, Mine Safety & Health Administration
  • Audit of WHD’s Plan for Implementing COVID-19 Guidance and Oversight
    - April 20, 2020, Wage and Hour Division
  • Audit of DOL's Response to Unemployment Insurance Programs Expansion under the CARES Act
    - April 14, 2020, Employment and Training Administration
  • Audit of OSHA's Guidance to Workplaces for Preventing Exposures to COVID-19
    - April 14, 2020, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

  • Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Go Viral: Inspectors General on Curing the Disease
    March 9, 2023 – Statement of Larry D. Turner, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce
  • The Greatest Theft of American Tax Dollars: Unchecked Unemployment Fraud
    February 8, 2023 – Statement of Larry D. Turner, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor, House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Unemployment Insurance During COVID-19: The CARES Act and the Role of Unemployment Insurance During the Pandemic
    June 9, 2020 – Statement for the Record of Scott S. Dahl, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor
    Senate Committee on Finance
  • Subcommittee on Government Operations Briefing with the Inspector General for the Department of Labor
    June 1, 2020 – Statement of Scott S. Dahl, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor House Committee on Oversight and Reform; Subcommittee on Government Operations

OIG HOTLINE

If you would like to report an allegation of fraud involving unemployment insurance or other U.S. Department of Labor activities or programs, please contact the OIG Hotline at: https://www.oig.dol.gov/hotline.htm or 202-693-6999 or 1-800-347-3756.

RESOURCES

Pandemic Response Accountibility Committee

Fraud Alerts

Fraud Alert OIG

  • Scam Alert - Law Enforcement Credentials
    - May 18, 2022
  • Don't Be A Mule
    - December 2, 2021
  • Businesses: Phishing scheme targets unemployment benefits, PII (External Link)
    - August 11, 2021
  • Phishing scheme targets unemployment insurance benefits and PII (External Link)
    - August 11, 2021
  • Fraudulent SWA Website/Links and Phishing
    - March 4, 2021
  • Issuance of Erroneous Forms 1099-G due to Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims
    - February 26, 2021
  • Text Message Phishing Scheme
    - January 29, 2021
  • Money Mule Awareness Campaign One-Pager
    - September 22, 2020
  • Unemployment Insurance Fraud Consumer Protection Guide
    - September 21, 2020
  • Unemployment Insurance Phishing Fraud Alert (En Español)
    - June 12, 2020
  • Unemployment Insurance Fraud Alert (En Español)
    - April 16, 2020

INVESTIGATIONS

  • Former Amtrak Employee Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Prison for Crimes, Including Near-$1 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Fraud (USAO CD-CA 07/18/2025)
  • Weymouth Man Pleads Guilty to COVID Unemployment and Loan Frauds (USAO D-MA 07/15/2025)
  • Inglewood Woman Arrested on Federal Indictment Alleging Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 07/03/2025)
  • Social Security Administration Employee Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Related Benefits (USAO WD-MO 07/02/2025)
  • Virginia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme (USAO D-MD 07/01/2025)
  • Boston Gang Member Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracies (USAO D-MA 06/26/2025)
  • Members of Violent ‘21st and Vietnam’ Crew Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking, Shooting (USAO D-DC 06/26/2025)
  • Former Employee of the Louisiana Workforce Commission Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud (USAO MD-LA 06/25/2025)
  • Middlesex County Woman Admits to COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud (USAO D-NJ 06/25/2025)
  • Miami Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for $2.3 Million COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 06/24/2025)
  • Wesley Chapel Woman Convicted of Stealing Almost $2 Million in Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Identity Theft of Over 100 Victims (USAO MD-FL 06/20/2025)
  • Riverside County Woman Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Running $1.7 Million COVID-19 Benefits Fraud She Advertised on Instagram (USAO CD-CA 06/18/2025)
  • Former SBA Employee from South Florida Headed to Federal Prison After Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs (USAO SD-FL 06/17/2025)
  • Former State Employee Sentenced for Taking Bribes to Approve Fraudulent Claims for Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 06/16/2025)
  • Husband & wife plead guilty to wire fraud related to pandemic relief funds (USAO SD-OH 06/16/2025)
  • Passaic County Lawyer Sentenced To 21 Months for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $300,000 in Covid-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-NJ 06/09/2025)
  • Lexington Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud (USAO ED-KY 06/06/2025)
  • Three Sentenced for Pandemic-Related Unemployment Fraud, ID Theft (USAO ED-MO 06/06/2025)
  • Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-CO 06/05/2025)
  • California Man Sentenced to 12 Months and One Day for Federal Cares Act Fraud (USAO ED-LA 06/02/2025)
  • Second Defendant Pleads Guilty for Fraudulently Obtaining Millions in Public Benefits and Laundering Proceeds to China (USAO MD-PA 06/02/2025)
  • Bergen County Man Sentenced to Twenty Months in Prison for COVID-19 Fraud (USAO D-NJ 05/30/2025)
  • Jury Convicts Canadian Citizen of Pandemic Fraud (USAO ND-NY 05/23/2025)
  • Three Sentenced for $30 Million COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud (DOJ-OPA 05/23/2025)
  • Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty in Pandemic Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 05/22/2025)
  • Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Federal Pandemic Fraud Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO WD-VA 05/22/2025)
  • Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for $1.75 Million Covid-19 Unemployment Fraud (USAO ED-NY 05/21/2025)
  • Manchester Man Sentenced for Defrauding State and Federal Taxpayers of Nearly $300K in Pandemic Relief Funds (USAO D-NH 05/16/2025)
  • Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Fentanyl, Firearm, and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Charges (USAO D-MD 05/14/2025)
  • East Point, Georgia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for CARES Act Unemployment Fraud (USAO MD-AL 05/14/2025)
  • Former State Employee Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/12/2025)
  • Former State Government Employee and Her Ex-Boyfriend Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Relief (USAO CD-CA 05/09/2025)
  • Ringleader of Payment Protection Program Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Five Years in Prison (USAO SD-FL 05/02/2025)
  • Florida Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Supervising Maryland Unemployment Insurance Scheme (USAO D-MD 04/28/2025)
  • 4 Southern California Siblings Sentenced to Federal Prison Terms for Their Roles in $1.1 Million Unemployment Benefits Fraud Schemes (USAO CD-CA 04/24/2025)
  • Citrus Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Participation in $1 Million Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Scheme and to Firearm Charge (USAO ED-CA 04/24/2025)
  • Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty to $10 Million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 04/23/2025)
  • Pontiac Man Pleads Guilty in $4M Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Case (USAO ED-MI 04/23/2025)
  • Norfolk man sentenced to over five years in prison for using other people’s identities to defraud COVID-19 pandemic relief programs (USAO ED-VA 04/17/2025)
  • Delaware Woman Admits Role in COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 04/16/2025)
  • Brooklyn-Based Ninedee Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Covid-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-NY 04/09/2025)
  • Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 26 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm in Connection With Drug Trafficking Fentanyl, Wire Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO D-MD 04/09/2025)
  • Ten People Charged with Various COVID-19 Fraud Crimes Across the State (NJ Attorney General 04/08/2025)
  • Maryland Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme During COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MD 04/04/2025)
  • New Britain Woman Admits Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-CT 04/03/2025)
  • Owner of Boston Area Pizzerias Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Defrauding U.S. Small Business Administration (USAO D-MA 04/02/2025)
  • Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Filing More Than $1 Million in Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims (USAO D-MD 04/02/2025)
  • Former EDD Employee Sentenced to 66 Months for Mail Fraud and Bribery Scheme (USAO SD-CA 03/28/2025)
  • Florida Man Who Bought Diamond-Studded “Grills” With Fraud Cash Sentenced to 71 Months in Federal Prison (USAO SD-FL 03/27/2025)
  • Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Scheming to Defraud Maryland, California of More Than $2.3 Million in Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 03/26/2025)
  • Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, and Falsely Endorsing Stolen Treasury Checks (USAO ND-NY 03/24/2025)
  • Four Individuals Sentenced in Sophisticated, Wide-Spread Fraud Schemes (USAO D-RI 03/20/2025)
  • Nigerian National Charged with Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO WD-PA 03/19/2025)
  • Baltimore Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Maryland Unemployment Insurance Scheme (USAO D-MD 03/17/2025)
  • Hot Springs Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Money Laundering and Wire Fraud (USAO WD-AR 03/17/2025)
  • Ringleader of $6.2M Unemployment Insurance Fraud Sentenced to Nearly 8 Years Prison (USAO ED-MI 03/13/2025)
  • Chester Woman Charged With Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO MD-PA 03/12/2025)
  • New Jersey Man Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison For Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits; Others Previously Sentenced (USAO D-NJ 03/07/2025)
  • 5 Charged in Alleged $3.3 Million Scam to Obtain COVID Jobless Benefits for Unqualified Individuals, Including Children and Inmates (USAO CD-CA 03/06/2025)
  • Scranton Man Sentenced To 41 Months’ Imprisonment For Wire Fraud (USAO MD-PA 03/03/2025)
  • Shelton Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-CT 03/03/2025)
  • Citrus Heights Woman Pleads Guilty to Participation in $1 Million Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 02/27/2025)
  • Northwest Arkansas Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Operating an Illegal Money Transmitting Business Using Pandemic Funds (USAO WD-AR 02/24/2025)
  • Detroit Man Sentenced To Over Four Years in Federal Prison For Participating In Multi-State Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 02/19/2025)
  • Convicted Felon Admits To Defrauding COVID-19 Programs While On Supervised Release (USAO D-NV 02/14/2025)
  • Boston Woman Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 02/13/2025)
  • Haverhill Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claim for Brazilian Resident (USAO D-MA 02/13/2025)
  • Sacramento Woman Pleads Guilty to Participation in Nearly $2.6 Million COVID-19 Benefit Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 02/13/2025)
  • Albany Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Gun and Drug Charges (USAO ND-NY 02/12/2025)
  • Former Massachusetts State Senator Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for COVID and Tax Fraud (USAO D-MA 02/07/2025)
  • Siblings Plead Guilty to COVID Relief Fraud (USAO SD-MS 02/04/2025)
  • Malden Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $100,000 in COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 02/03/2025)
  • Serial Fraudster Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Nearly $3 Million and Five Indianapolis Homes (USAO SD-IN 02/03/2025)
  • Two Men Indicted for COVID Unemployment and Loan Fraud (USAO D-MA 01/30/2025)
  • Nigerian who defrauded U.S. pandemic aid programs of more than $1 million sentenced to 54 months in prison (USAO WD-WA 01/28/2025)
  • Kapolei Woman Indicted for Scheme to Defraud Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Programs (USAO D-HI 01/24/2025)
  • Houston Woman Sentenced for $800,000 Covid Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-MO 01/22/2025)
  • Former State Government Employee and Her Former Boyfriend Plead Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 01/08/2025)
  • More Than 2,000 Individuals Charged for Unemployment Insurance Fraud Since the COVID-19 Pandemic Began (DOL-OIG 01/08/2025)
  • Two Maryland Men Indicted For Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Of More Than $1,000,000 (USAO D-MD 12/20/2024)
  • Troy Man Charged With Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 12/19/2024)
  • Boston Man Sentenced for Frequently Obtaining COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 12/19/2024)
  • Suffolk County Corrections Officers Charged with COVID Unemployment and Loan Fraud (USAO D-MA 12/13/2024)
  • Previously Convicted Federal Felon Convicted At Trial For Possessing Firearm In Connection With Drug Trafficking Fentanyl (USAO D-MD 12/09/2024)
  • Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Relief Program Fraud (USAO MD-LA 12/05/2024)
  • CEO of Non-Profit that Provided Mentoring Services to Public School Students Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID Benefits (USAO CD-CA 11/25/2024)
  • Boston Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $50,000 in COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 11/18/2024)
  • Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty To Committing Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud While On Pretrial Release (USAO D-NV 11/14/2024)
  • Trio sentenced to prison for multi-state wire and bank fraud conspiracy (USAO ED-VA 11/14/2024)
  • Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO D-MD 11/13/2024)
  • San Bernardino County Woman and Man Arrested on Indictment Alleging $2.1 Million Scheme to Illegally Get COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 11/05/2024)
  • Atlantic County Doctor Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy (USAO D-NJ 10/30/2024)
  • Georgia Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for $30M COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme and Firearms Charge (DOJ-OPA 10/25/2024)
  • Three Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ED-CA 10/22/2024)
  • Bank Manager Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Coordinating Multistate COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 10/21/2024)
  • Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-OR 10/17/2024)
  • Iowa Farmer Sentenced to More Than Fifteen Years in Cattle Theft and Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-IA 10/11/2024)
  • York County Judge Indicted For Fraud, Tampering With A Witness, And Obstruction Of Justice (USAO MD-PA 10/08/2024)
  • Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Filing More Than $1 Million Dollars in Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims (USAO D-MD 10/04/2024)
  • 68 Defendants Charged in Indictment of Dozens of Members and Associates of San Fernando Valley White Supremacist Gang (USAO CD-CA 10/02/2024)
  • Defendant Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 10/01/2024)
  • South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges an Attorney, Former SBA Employee, Tax Preparer, and others with COVID-19 Fraud Schemes (USAO SD-FL 09/30/2024)
  • Amsterdam Woman and Las Vegas Man Charged in Pandemic Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 09/30/2024)
  • Over 100 Defendants Federally Charged With Fraud Related To The COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO MD-FL 09/25/2024)
  • Queens Couple Sentenced for $380,000 COVID Unemployment Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 09/20/2024)
  • Three Individuals Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on Behalf of Ineligible Persons, Including Prison Inmates (USAO D-AZ 09/19/2024)
  • Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 09/18/2024)
  • Tracy Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fraudulent Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 09/18/2024)
  • Woman admits to submitting false disaster relief applications resulting in $620,000 loss (USAO SD-TX 09/17/2024)
  • Westwego Woman Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Covid Fraud (USAO ED-LA 09/17/2024)
  • Houma Man Sentenced for Making False Statements to Federal Agents (USAO ED-LA 09/13/2024)
  • Second Canadian Resident Pleads Guilty to Massive COVID-19 Benefit Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-WA 09/13/2024)
  • Former Massachusetts State Senator Convicted of COVID and Tax Fraud (USAO D-MA 09/12/2024)
  • Lehi Man Sentenced for Stealing More than $300,000 in COVID Relief Funds (USAO D-UT 09/11/2024)
  • Six Defendants Arrested on Indictments Alleging They Used Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Lines of Credit and Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 09/11/2024)
  • Father and Son Brooklyn Contractors Indicted for Grand Larceny for Allegedly Defrauding Over $1 Million from Paycheck Protection Program (Brooklyn District Attorney 09/05/2024)
  • Boston Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 09/04/2024)
  • Dothan Woman Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Her Role in a COVID-19 Era Unemployment Scheme (USAO MD-AL 09/04/2024)
  • Richland Man Indicted for Stealing More than $339,000 in COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-WA 08/28/2024)
  • 32 Individuals Indicted for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud (USAO D-PR 08/26/2024)
  • Former State Employee Sentenced to 20 Months for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-NY 08/22/2024)
  • Lehigh Valley Man Charged with Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and for Defrauding Local Car Dealerships (USAO ED-PA 08/22/2024)
  • Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO ED-NY 08/19/2024)
  • Nigerian Man Arrested in Alleged $10 Million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 08/19/2024)
  • Utah Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID Fraud (USAO D-UT 08/15/2024)
  • Evelyn Blevins Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-TN 08/07/2024)
  • Washington Man Who Scammed Pandemic Relief Programs Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison (USAO ED-VA 08/02/2024)
  • Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Romance and Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 07/30/2024)
  • Six Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud (USAO ND-OH 07/30/2024)
  • Florida Man Sentenced for Fraud Involving Small Business Administration Disaster Funds (USAO D-MA 07/25/2024)
  • Alabama Woman Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-TN 07/24/2024)
  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 07/22/2024)
  • Capitol Heights Man Sentenced To 53 Months In Federal Prison For Wire Fraud And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm (USAO D-MD 07/22/2024)
  • Lackawanna County Man Charged with Committing over $1,500,000 in COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud (USAO MD-PA 07/19/2024)
  • Camden County Man Admits PPP and Unemployment Fraud Schemes (USAO D-NJ 07/18/2024)
  • Woman Admits Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 07/18/2024)
  • Floral Company Pays $1.25 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Of Defrauding Unemployment Insurance Program During Covid-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MD 07/17/2024)
  • California Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Cares Act Fraud (USAO ED-LA 07/12/2024)
  • Former SBA Employee Charged with Wire and Bank Fraud in Connection with Filing False Applications for PPP and EIDL Loans and Covid-19 Rental Assistance (USAO SD-FL 07/10/2024)
  • Defendant Originally Charged as "John Doe" Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO D-MA 07/10/2024)
  • Repeat Fraudster Sentenced for Leading Pandemic Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ED-VA 07/09/2024)
  • Watervliet Woman Charged with Pandemic Fraud (USAO ND-NY 07/01/2024)
  • Wayne County Man Sentenced To 149 Months’ Imprisonment For Committing $2 Million In Covid-19 Pandemic Fraud (USAO MD-PA 07/01/2024)
  • Businesswoman Sentenced to Prison for Fabricating Millions in Business Income to Obtain Pandemic Relief (USAO D-MA 06/28/2024)
  • CEO of Non-Profit that Provided Mentoring Services to Public School Students Arrested on COVID Jobless Benefits Fraud Charges (USAO CD-CA 06/26/2024)
  • Californian Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Unlawfully Collecting $100,000 in Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 (USAO D-UT 06/25/2024)
  • Former State Senator and Sister/Business Owner Charged with Obstruction of Justice (USAO D-MA 06/20/2024)
  • Haverhill Man Indicted for Allegedly Filing Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claim for Brazilian Resident (USAO D-MA 06/20/2024)
  • Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $50,000 in COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 06/18/2024)
  • Former College Football Player Pleads Guilty to a Fraud Scheme Involving More than $1 Million in COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits (USAO CD-CA 06/17/2024)
  • Bergen County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Cares Act Loan and Laundering the Proceeds of his Fraud (USAO D-NJ 06/14/2024)
  • U.S. Postal Service Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Nearly $90,000 Worth of Postal Money Orders and Wire Fraud (USAO D-MA 06/11/2024)
  • Georgia siblings sentenced to federal prison for defrauding unemployment, COVID-19 relief programs (USAO SD-GA 06/10/2024)
  • Florida Man Facing Federal Charges For Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud In Maryland And California (USAO D-MD 06/03/2024)
  • Plymouth Man Sentenced for Submitting Multiple Fraudulent Claims for Pandemic Relief (USAO D-MA 06/03/2024)
  • Allen Park Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Prison for Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/30/2024)
  • Bank Manager Admits Coordinating Multistate COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme; New York Man Admits Laundering Proceeds (USAO D-NJ 05/30/2024)
  • Houma Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Federal Agents (USAO ED-LA 05/29/2024)
  • Troy Man Indicted for COVID Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-NY 05/29/2024)
  • Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Covid Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-MO 05/24/2024)
  • Long Island Woman Indicted for $3.28 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-NY 05/23/2024)
  • West Roxbury Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 05/17/2024)
  • Members of Brooklyn-Based Hyena Crips Gang Charged with Multiple Murders and Racketeering Activity Spanning Nearly a Decade (USAO ED-NY 05/14/2024)
  • Middlesex County Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 05/13/2024)
  • Troy Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 05/09/2024)
  • Serial Fraudster Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Multiple Fraud Schemes Totaling Over $2 Million (USAO D-NH 05/06/2024)
  • Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To Over 4 Years in Federal Prison For Participating In Multi-State Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/01/2024)
  • Atlantic County Resident Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Laundering Proceeds of COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program Fraud (USAO D-NJ 04/30/2024)
  • Middlesex County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 04/30/2024)
  • Chicago Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years in Prison for Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO WD-PA 04/29/2024)
  • Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Small Business Administration Disaster Funds (USAO D-MA 04/29/2024)
  • Leader sent to prison in unemployment insurance fraud scam (USAO SD-TX 04/18/2024)
  • Three Individuals Indicted in Multistate COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 04/17/2024)
  • "John Doe" Pleads Guilty and Discloses Identity (USAO D-MA 04/16/2024)
  • Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Charged With Defrauding U.S. Small Business Administration (USAO D-MA 04/10/2024)
  • COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Releases 2024 Report (DOJ-OPA 04/09/2024)
  • COVID-19 Testing Fraudster Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison (USAO ND-TX 04/04/2024)
  • Former Social Security Employee Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO MD-PA 04/03/2024)
  • Metro Atlanta Man Sentenced for Laundering Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Unemployment Funds (USAO ND-GA 04/03/2024)
  • Haverhill Man Arrested and Charged With Filing Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claim (USAO D-MA 03/28/2024)
  • Florida Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining more than $1.5 Million in Unemployment Benefits and EIDL Loans (USAO D-NJ 03/27/2024)
  • Parker Man Indicted for Economic Injury and Disaster Loan and Payroll Protection Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-CO 03/26/2024)
  • Rochester woman pleads guilty to defrauding the IRS and NYS Tax Department during COVID (USAO WD-NY 03/25/2024)
  • Utah County Businessman Accused of Scamming $1.8M in COVID-19 Relief Funds is Arrested and Charged Federally (USAO D-UT 03/25/2024)
  • Cameroonian National Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for a Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 03/22/2024)
  • Businesswoman Pleads Guilty to Fabricating Millions in Business Income to Obtain Pandemic Relief (USAO D-MA 03/22/2024)
  • Albany Resident Sentenced to 41 Months for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 03/20/2024)
  • Former Cashier at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Patients and Engaging in Pandemic Assistance Fraud (USAO WD-PA 03/18/2024)
  • California Man Charged with Federal Cares Act Fraud (USAO ED-LA 03/15/2024)
  • Canadian resident sentenced to 3+ years in prison for more than $1 million fraud on COVID relief programs (USAO WD-WA 03/14/2024)
  • Four South Florida Residents Charged with PPP and Mortgage Fraud (USAO SD-FL 03/13/2024)
  • D.A. Bragg Announces Indictments In Sprawling Investigation That Charges City Employees In Ghost Gun And Fraud Conspiracies (Manhattan District Attorney 03/07/2024)
  • Brooklyn Woman Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison For Multifaceted COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 03/06/2024)
  • Cincinnati man sentenced to prison for submitting false PPP loan application (USAO SD-OH 03/06/2024)
  • Fayette County Auto Salesman Sentenced for Role in COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-PA 03/05/2024)
  • President Of Queens-Based Construction Company Pleads Guilty To Fraud In Connection With Homeless Shelter Contracts Worth $12 Million (USAO SD-NY 03/05/2024)
  • Laurel Man Sentenced to 53 Months in Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $1.5 Million in Losses (USAO D-MD 03/01/2024)
  • Richmond Man Sentenced for Successive COVID Fraud and Bank Fraud Schemes (USAO ED-VA 03/01/2024)
  • California Man Admits to Aiding and Abetting a Wire Fraud Scheme During COVID-19 that Cost the Federal Government Over $100,000 (USAO D-UT 02/29/2024)
  • Colonie Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/29/2024)
  • Randa Allison Sentenced To 14 Months In Prison For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-TN 02/28/2024
  • Alleged Mastermind of $5 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme Extradited from Romania (USAO SD-CA 02/23/2024)
  • Nigerian Man Sentenced To Prison For Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scam (USAO ED-TN 02/22/2024)
  • Former Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 02/20/2024)
  • Metro-Atlanta Man Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering of COVID-19 Unemployment Funds and IRS Tax Refunds (USAO ND-GA 02/16/2024)
  • Fayette County Auto Dealer Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud (USAO WD-PA 02/15/2024)
  • Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to $5 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-CA 02/15/2024)
  • Heath Street Gang Members and Associates Charged in Federal Sweep (USAO D-MA 02/14/2024)
  • Plymouth Man Pleads Guilty to Submitting Multiple Fraudulent Claims for Pandemic Relief (USAO D-MA 02/14/2024)
  • Second Wayne County Man Charged With Committing Covid-19 Pandemic Fraud (USAO MD-PA 02/14/2024)
  • Tracy Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 02/13/2024)
  • Granada Hills Man Sentenced to 17½ Years in Federal Prison for COVID Jobless Benefits Scam and for Stealing Title to Dozens of Cars (USAO CD-CA 02/09/2024)
  • Brooklyn Woman Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For COVID-19 Fraud Scheme And Fraud On NYCHA (USAO SD-NY 02/08/2024)
  • New York Man Sentenced for $600,000 COVID Fraud Using Stolen Identities (USAO ED-VA 02/08/2024)
  • Troy Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/08/2024)
  • Citizen Of Dominican Republic Sentenced To 79 Months In Prison For $16 Million COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 01/30/2024)
  • Dana Adkins Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-TN 01/26/2024)
  • Meth Kingpin Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Stealing $2.1 Million from Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Agencies (USAO ED-MI 01/24/2024)
  • Citrus Heights Couple Indicted for Participation in $1 Million Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 01/18/2024)
  • Former State Contractor Sentenced for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 01/18/2024)
  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 01/17/2024)
  • Yonkers Man Sentenced to 12 Months for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 01/17/2024)
  • Former Arizona Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Stealing Mainers’ Identities as Part of Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-ME 01/16/2024)
  • New York Man Indicted for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 01/11/2024)
  • Waterbury Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-CT 01/10/2024)
  • California Man Accused of Defrauding the Federal Government Over $100,000 in Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 (USAO D-UT 01/04/2024)
  • Queens Couple Pleads Guilty to $380,000 COVID Unemployment Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 01/04/2024)
  • Fraudster Sentenced to More than Four Years in Federal Prison After Stealing Over $800,000 in COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO SD-IN 12/29/2023)
  • Hampton Man Indicted on Additional Fraud Schemes (USAO D-NH 12/28/2023)
  • Federal grand jury indicts Buffalo man and woman on COVID fraud charges (USAO WD-NY 12/21/2023)
  • One of two Nigerian citizens who defrauded U.S. Pandemic programs of more than $1 million pleads guilty (USAO WD-WA 12/18/2023)
  • Albany Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 12/18/2023)
  • Houston Woman Sentenced to 4 Months of Probation for Cares Act Fraud and Theft of Government Funds (USAO ED-LA 12/18/2023)
  • Six Individuals, Including Two Maryland State Department of Labor Subcontractors, Facing Federal Indictment for a Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain COVID-19 CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 12/15/2023)
  • Metro-Atlanta man pleads guilty to money laundering of COVID-19 unemployment funds (USAO ND-GA 12/15/2023)
  • Maryland Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $2 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-NJ 12/14/2023)
  • Former Sacramento Resident Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 12/13/2023)
  • Gainesville man pleads guilty after fraudulently obtaining Unemployment Insurance benefits in more than 15 states (USAO ND-GA 12/06/2023)
  • Iowa Custom Cattle Farmer Pleads Guilty to Livestock Theft and COVID-19 Fraud (USAO ND-IA 12/05/2023)
  • Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Fraud Laws (USAO WD-PA 12/05/2023)
  • Roshell Beaty Sentenced To 124 Months In Prison For Over $1 Million In COVID Fraud (USAO WD-MI 12/05/2023)
  • Southfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $300,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 12/05/2023)
  • Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 12/01/2023)
  • Tulsa, Oklahoma Man Sentenced to 54 Months for $7 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud (USAO ND-TX 11/30/2023)
  • Attorney General Raoul Charges Chicago Woman over Alleged Unemployment and COVID-19 Relief Fraud (IL Attorney General 11/28/2023)
  • Atlanta man sentenced for stealing identities to file false unemployment claims (USAO ND-GA 11/22/2023)
  • Worcester Man Sentenced for Drug Offense and Wire Fraud (USAO D-MA 11/22/2023)
  • Married Couple Sentenced for Laundering $1.4 Million in Proceeds from Jewelry Thefts and Unemployment Fraud During Pandemic (USAO SD-CA 11/21/2023)
  • Former Massachusetts State Senator Arrested for COVID Fraud (USAO D-MA 11/17/2023)
  • Fourteen Defendants Indicted in $5 Million California State Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-CA 11/16/2023)
  • Middlesex County Women Charged with COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 11/16/2023)
  • Laurel Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving More Than $1.5 Million in Losses (USAO D-MD 11/15/2023)
  • Former State Employee Sentenced to 36 Months for Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-NY 11/09/2023)
  • Manchester Man Arrested for Defrauding State and Federal Taxpayers (USAO D-NH 11/09/2023)
  • Convicted Felon Sentenced for Prison Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 11/08/2023)
  • Passaic County Lawyer Admits Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $300,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-NJ 11/02/2023)
  • Alexandria Man Pleads Guilty to $1.2M COVID Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 11/01/2023)
  • U.S. Postal Service Employee Convicted of Theft of Postal Money Orders and Wire Fraud (USAO D-MA 11/01/2023)
  • Two Men Sentenced for International Money Laundering and Bank Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 10/31/2023)
  • St. Joseph Woman Sentenced for Using Prison Inmates’ Identities in Covid Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-MO 10/19/2023)
  • Four Men Convicted of Conspiracy and Schemes to Defraud the Small Business Administration, State Workforce Agencies, and Private Lenders (USAO ED-WI 10/18/2023)
  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 10/17/2023)
  • Corona Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Scheme that Fraudulently Obtained $2.1 Million in COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 10/16/2023)
  • Two Nigerian Nationals Based in Maryland Sentenced for Schemes to Steal California and Other States’ Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 10/10/2023)
  • Cook County Man Sentenced in Rockford to More Than Five Years in Prison for Mail Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft (USAO ND-IL 10/05/2023)
  • Plymouth Man Arrested for Theft of Government Benefits Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 10/04/2023)
  • Five Cleveland-Area Men Sentenced to Imprisonment and Ordered to Pay Over $800,000 as part of a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-OH 09/25/2023)
  • Three Albuquerque Residents Indicted for COVID-19 Fraud (USAO D-NM 09/20/2023)
  • Springfield Man Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud in Connection with Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO MD-LA 09/15/2023)
  • Florida Man Admits to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.5 Million in Unemployment Benefits and EIDL Loans (USAO D-NJ 09/14/2023)
  • Fourth Defendant Pleads Guilty in $7 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud (USAO ND-TX 09/14/2023)
  • Maryland and Virginia Men Facing Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $550,000 in COVID-19 Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits Using the Personal Information of Identity Theft Victimse (USAO D-MD 09/14/2023)
  • Federal Grand Jury Indicts 19 Central Illinois United States Postal Service Workers for Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds (USAO CD-IL 09/13/2023)
  • Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Fraud and Theft of Government Funds (USAO ED-LA 09/13/2023)
  • Inmate and Three Co-defendants Convicted in $25 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud (USAO ED-CA 09/11/2023)
  • Inmate and Three Co-defendants Convicted in $25 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud (USAO ED-CA 09/11/2023)
  • Final Co-Conspirator Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO D-AZ 09/07/2023)
  • Social Media Influencer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $1.5 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 09/07/2023)
  • Kunia Woman Arraigned on Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Recipients (USAO D-HI 09/05/2023)
  • Southern District prosecutes nearly $11 million in COVID fraud as part of national enforcement actions (USAO SD-GA 09/05/2023)
  • Former Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mainers’ Identities As Part of Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-ME 08/29/2023)
  • United States Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces that the Maryland United States Attorney’s Office Continues the Fight Against Fraud, Waste and Abuse Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MD 08/29/2023)
  • Former Federal Employee Sentenced for Leading $3.5 M Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 08/23/2023)
  • Justice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action (DOJ-OPA 08/23/2023)
  • Man Charged with Defrauding Elderly Homeowners and COVID-19 Relief Programs (USAO ED-VA 08/22/2023)
  • Missouri Man Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance, Home Depot Frauds (USAO ED-MO 08/21/2023)
  • Castro Valley Resident Sentenced To 2½ Years In Prison In Connection With Prolific Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-CA 08/18/2023)
  • Nigerian citizen extradited from Germany to face charges over attempt to steal $25 million in U.S. benefits (USAO WD-WA 08/18/2023)
  • Acton Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain COVID Relief Funds (USAO D-MA 08/17/2023)
  • Milwaukee Women Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Unemployment Benefits During COVID Pandemic (USAO ED-WI 08/17/2023)
  • Bloomington Woman Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison for $7.1 Million Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MN 08/15/2023)
  • Metro Atlanta man charged with laundering funds from COVID-19 unemployment relief and submitting fraudulent EIDL loan application (USAO ND-GA 08/14/2023)
  • Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Theft and Misuse of COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance (USAO D-MA 08/10/2023)
  • Eight Former State Employees Indicted in Fulton County for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (Attorney General - GA 08/03/2023)
  • Dudley Man Sentenced to Prison for Theft and Misuse of COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance (USAO D-MA 08/02/2023)
  • Eleven Charged in $4.5 Million Dollar Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 08/01/2023)
  • Brother, Sister, and Two Others Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 07/27/2023)
  • California Resident Sentenced To Prison For Committing Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud (USAO D-NV 07/25/2023)
  • Nigerian National Based in Maryland Sentenced to 4 Years and 9 Months in Prison and Nigerian House Ordered Forfeited for Schemes to Steal Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 07/25/2023)
  • California Man Sentenced To More Than Four And A Half Years In Prison For Directing $2.6 Million Fraud Scheme From Prison (USAO ND-CA 07/24/2023)
  • Hospital Employee Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Using Patient Information to Steal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO SD-CA 07/21/2023)
  • Brockton Man Sentenced for Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (USAO D-MA 07/20/2023)
  • Four Capital Region Men Charged with Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-NY 07/20/2023)
  • Five Individuals Charged in Multi-State COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 07/19/2023)
  • Former Contractor for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Was Sentenced Today In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 07/18/2023)
  • Property company owner sentenced to prison for rental assistance fraud (USAO D-OH 07/18/2023)
  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 07/12/2023)
  • Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Former State Contractor to Steal $550,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 07/11/2023)
  • Houston Woman Charged with Cares Act Fraud and Theft of Government Funds (USAO ED-LA 07/10/2023)
  • Convicted Murderer Who Ran $1.5 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Fraud from Behind Bars Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison (USAO CD-CA 07/10/2023)
  • Foreign National Sentenced to Almost Four Years in Federal Prison for $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 07/06/2023)
  • Rensselaer Man Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 07/06/2023)
  • Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 07/05/2023)
  • Four Men Charged in a Superseding Indictment with Conspiring to Launder Funds from Various Fraud Schemes (USAO-PR 07/03/2023)
  • Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for a Conspiracy to Obtain Over $1 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 06/26/2023)
  • Victorville Woman Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Using Inmates’ Info to Illegally Obtain Over $500,000 in COVID Jobless Aid (USAO CD-CA 06/26/2023)
  • West Boylston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Offense and Wire Fraud (USAO D-MA 06/23/2023)
  • Augusta man sentenced to prison for COVID-19 scheme that netted more than $4.5 million in loans and grants (USAO SD-GA 06/21/2023)
  • University City Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Missouri Medicaid, Pandemic Loan Fraud (USAO ED-MO 06/21/2023)
  • Five Defendants Sentenced in Connection with Federal Unemployment Fraud (USAO SD-MS 06/15/2023)
  • Two Convicted of Romance and Pandemic Fraud Schemes (USAO D-MA 06/15/2023)
  • Metro Atlanta man sentenced for money laundering conspiracy involving COVID fraud proceeds (USAO ND-GA 06/14/2023)
  • Clermont County woman sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud (USAO SD-OH 06/08/2023)
  • Previously Deported Mexican National Sentenced To 27 Months’ Imprisonment For Covid-19 Related Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses (USAO MD-PA 06/06/2023)
  • Atlantic County Resident Admits Laundering Proceeds of COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program Fraud (USAO D-NJ 06/02/2023)
  • Maryland Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes (USAO D-MD 06/02/2023)
  • Eight Arrested in Multi-Million Dollar Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 06/01/2023)
  • Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $360,000 in COVID- 19 Relief Funding (USAO ED-WA 05/31/2023)
  • Michigan Man Pleads Guilty in Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-PA 05/30/2023)
  • Two Allentown Residents Charged in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud (SIRF) Scheme, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft Conspiracy (USAO ED-PA 05/26/2023)
  • Seattle man who defrauded relief programs of more than $1 million sentenced to 8+ years in prison (USAO WD-WA 05/23/2023)
  • Six Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud and the Misuse of Social Security Numbers (USAO D-PR 05/23/2023)
  • New Jersey Man Sentenced to 6.75 Years in Prison for Schemes to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (USAO ED-CA 05/22/2023)
  • Orange County Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Apply for Over $1 Million in COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 05/22/2023)
  • Rush City Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.8 Million Scheme Involving Romance Fraud and Federal Pandemic Programs (USAO D-MN 05/22/2023)
  • Wayne County Man Charged With Committing $1.5 Million In Covid-19 Pandemic Fraud (USAO MD-PA 05/19/2023)
  • Two Defendants Charged in Nationwide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”) Scheme (USAO ED-PA 05/19/2023)
  • Siblings Convicted, Sentenced in Federal Court for COVID Relief Fraud (USAO SD-MS 05/19/2023)
  • Two Georgians indicted for pandemic-related fraud (USAO ND-GA 05/19/2023)
  • Missouri Couple Sentenced for Unlawfully Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO SD-WV 05/18/2023)
  • St. Joseph Woman Pleads Guilty to Using Prison Inmates in Covid Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-MO 05/18/2023)
  • Superseding Indictment Charges Maryland Man with Wire Fraud, Identity Theft, and Drug-Related Counts, in Addition to Original Charges for COVID-19 Cares Act Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Illegal Possession of a Firearm (USAO D-MD 05/18/2023)
  • Yonkers Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 05/17/2023)
  • Waterbury Man Admits Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-CT 05/11/2023)
  • Congressman George Santos Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft of Public Funds, and False Statements (USAO ED-NY 05/10/2023)
  • Thirty Individuals Associated with Milwaukee Street Gang Charged With Federal Offenses Ranging from Fraud to Murder for Hire (USAO ED-WI 05/10/2023)
  • Essex County Man Charged in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $4 Million from Government Programs (USAO D-NJ 05/08/2023)
  • Former State Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/03/2023)
  • Man Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Stealing over $197,000 in Coronavirus Aid and Relief Funds from Four States (USAO SD-IN 05/03/2023)
  • Queens Woman Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Government Funds (USAO SD-NY 05/03/2023)
  • Dallas Woman Pleads Guilty in $7 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud (USAO ND-TX 05/02/2023)
  • Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Scheme Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 04/28/2023)
  • Disputanta Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax and COVID-19 Fraud (USAO ED-VA 04/25/2023)
  • Former Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud (USAO WD-NY 04/24/2023)
  • South Los Angeles Woman Pleads Guilty to Scheming with Others to Use Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Obtain COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 04/24/2023)
  • California Man Pleads Guilty To Committing Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud (USAO D-NV 04/21/2023)
  • Detroit Resident Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 04/20/2023)
  • International Firearms Dealer Involved In $2 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme Sentenced To More Than 7 Years In Federal Prison (USAO MD-FL 04/20/2023)
  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 04/13/2023)
  • Attorney General Kris Mayes Announces Sentencing in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Case (Attorney General - AZ 04/11/2023)
  • Donaldsonville Woman Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison for Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO MD-LA 04/11/2023)
  • Smyrna resident sentenced for $3.3 million multi-state covid-19 Unemployment Insurance fraud scheme (USAO ND-GA 03/31/2023)
  • Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 03/29/2023)
  • Maryland Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining more than $2 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-NJ 03/29/2023)
  • Fresno Woman Sentenced to More than Six Years in Prison for $300,000 COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud Crime Spree (USAO ED-CA 03/27/2023)
  • Final Two Defendants Plead Guilty for Roles in Scheme that Fraudulently Obtained Over $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 03/27/2023)
  • Center Line Resident Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 03/21/2023)
  • Former Missouri State Worker Admits Stealing $140,000 in Unemployment Insurance Funds (USAO ED-MO 03/20/2023)
  • Atlantic City Councilman Charged with Submitting False Voter Registrations, Making False Statements, and Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 03/17/2023)
  • Providence Man Sentenced for Fraud, Theft of Government Funds, and Identity Theft Committed While on Federal Supervised Release for Sex Trafficking (USAO D-RI 03/15/2023)
  • Romanian Citizens Arrested and Charged with Laundering $1.4 Million in Proceeds from Jewelry Thefts and Covid Fraud (USAO SD-CA 03/15/2023)
  • Houma Man Indicted for Mail Fraud and Making False Statements to Federal Agents (USAO ED-LA 03/13/2023)
  • Federal Grand Jury Indicts Urbana, Illinois, Women for Wire Fraud Related to COVID Relief Funds (USAO CD-IL 03/09/2023)
  • Former Claims Examiner for Michigan Unemployment Agency Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 03/08/2023)
  • L.A. Man Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Prison for $5.5 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Scam, Tax Fraud and Drug Trafficking (USAO CD-CA 03/07/2023)
  • Two Capital Region Men Plead Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 03/06/2023)
  • Miami-Based Social Media Influencer Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 03/06/2023)
  • Army Servicemember Stationed at Fort Bragg Indicted in Connection With Romance Scams and COVID-19 Assistance Fraud (USAO ED-NC 03/03/2023)
  • Former Louisiana Woman Pled Guilty To Preparing Over 110 Fraudulent PPP Loans Totaling Over $1.1 Million Dollars (USAO ED-LA 03/03/2023)
  • Romanian Citizen Arrested and Charged in $5 Million Covid Relief Fraud (USAO SD-CA 03/02/2023)
  • Hyde Park Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief and Federal Assistance Benefit Fraud (USAO D-MA 02/28/2023)
  • West Warwick Man Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-RI 02/24/2023)
  • Two Nigerian citizens indicted for attempting to defraud the United States of over $25 million (USAO WD-WA 02/23/2023)
  • Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty To A Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy To Obtain Over $1 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Loans And Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 02/17/2023)
  • Woodbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ED-VA 02/17/2023)
  • Georgia Inmate Sentenced for Orchestrating Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme From Jail (USAO MD-GA 2/10/2023)
  • Passaic County Lawyer Charged with Fraud in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds (USAO D-NJ 02/09/2023)
  • Hyattsville Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain at Least $1.3 Million in COVID-19 CARES Act Benefits (USAO D-MD 02/06/2023)
  • Long Island Woman Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/02/2023)
  • Coronavirus Fraud Task Force Getting Results (USAO WD-OK 01/30/2023)
  • Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-NH 01/30/2023)
  • Missouri Couple Plead Guilty After Unlawfully Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO SD-WV 01/27/2023)
  • Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Filing Fraudulent Applications for COVID-19 CARES Act Unemployment Benefits and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm (USAO D-MD 01/26/2023)
  • Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Identities to Apply for More Than $1 Million in COVID Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 01/23/2023)
  • Inland Empire Woman Pleads Guilty to Using Prison Inmates’ Names to Fraudulently Obtain Over $500,000 in COVID Jobless Relief (USAO CD-CA 01/23/2023)
  • Maryland Man, Previously Convicted for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Facing Federal Charges for Filing Fraudulent Applications for COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-MD 01/23/2023)
  • Augusta man admits to COVID-19 scheme that netted more than $4 million in loans and grants (USAO SD-GA 01/19/2023)
  • Serial Fraudster Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in Elder Fraud “Grandparent” Scheme and a COVID-19 CARES Act Unemployment Benefit Scheme (USAO D-MD 01/19/2023)
  • Blytheville Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison after Stealing Identities and Credit (USAO ED-AR 01/18/2023)
  • Former Human Resources Manager Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Employer (USAO ND-IA 01/18/2023)
  • Individual Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Laundering Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds (USAO D-PR 01/18/2023)
  • Middle District Of Florida Task Force Continues To Combat COVID-19 Fraud (USAO MD-FL 01/17/2023)
  • New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Schemes to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits and to Steal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (USAO ED-CA 01/09/2023)
  • Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley Postal Workers Agree to Repay Fraudulently Obtained Unemployment Assistance Benefits (USAO ED-PA 01/06/2023)
  • Queens Man Sentenced to 39 Months for Pandemic-Related Fraud (USAO ND-NY 01/04/2023)
  • Bronx Man Sentenced To 40 Months In Connection With COVID-19-Related Tax And Unemployment Fraud Schemes (USAO SD-NY 01/04/2023)
  • Florida Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Pandemic-Related Fraud (USAO WD-OK 12/30/2022)
  • Providence Man on Admits to Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Identity Theft While on Federal Supervised Release for Sex Trafficking (USAO D-RI 12/21/2022)
  • North Providence Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief Programs (USAO D-RI 12/21/2022)
  • Georgia Man Sentenced to 244 Months in Prison for His Role in Ponzi and COVID-19 Fraud Schemes (DOJ-OPA 12/20/2022)
  • EDVA Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud in 2022 (USAO ED-NY 12/19/2022)
  • Pennsylvania Inmate Sentenced To 11 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (USAO MD-PA 12/16/2022)
  • Two Charged With Submitting Fake COVID-19 Testing Claims (USAO ND-TX 12/16/2022)
  • Two Defendants Plead Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud (USAO SD-NY 12/14/2022)
  • Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty in $7.1 Million Wire Fraud Scheme to Defraud Federal Pandemic Programs (USAO D-MN 12/13/2022)
  • Former Mail Carrier and Co-Schemer Who Lived on His Mail Delivery Route Each Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Prison for COVID Fraud (USAO CD-CA 12/12/2022)
  • Rapper Who Boasted in Music Video About Committing COVID Fraud Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison on Fraud, Gun and Drug Crimes (USAO CD-CA 12/07/2022)
  • Man Sentenced for Using Identities of Prison Inmates to File Fraudulent Unemployment Claims (USAO ED-MI 12/05/2022)
  • Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud Scheme And To Separate Fraud Against NYCHA (USAO SD-NY 12/02/2022)
  • Eleven Defendants Facing Federal Charges Relating to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme with More Than $1.6 Million in Losses (USAO D-MD 12/02/2022)
  • Waterbury Man Charged with Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-CT 11/30/2022)
  • Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty To Multifaceted COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 11/22/2022)
  • Former Amtrak Employee and Her Husband Plead Guilty to Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $1 Million in COVID Jobless Relief (USAO CD-CA 11/22/2022)
  • Philadelphia Woman Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (USAO MD-PA 11/22/2022)
  • Coventry Woman Admits to Fraudulently Applying for and Receiving COVID Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-RI 11/21/2022)
  • Former State Employee And Three Others Indicted For $1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-MI 11/18/2022)
  • Michigan Man Sentenced for Scheme to Obtain COVID Relief Funds in a Dozen Different States (USAO D-MA 11/17/2022)
  • Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Nearly $5.5 Million in COVID Jobless Relief and for Drug Trafficking (USAO CD-CA 11/14/2022)
  • Grand Jury Returns Indictments (USAO WD-WI 11/09/2022)
  • Providence Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-RI 11/09/2022)
  • Gloucester County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $400,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 11/08/2022)
  • Virginia Man Sentenced as Part of Massive Scheme to Steal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO WD-VA 11/08/2022)
  • Long Island Woman Sentenced to Prison for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 11/03/2022)
  • Former Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud (USAO WD-NY 11/02/2022)
  • Six Defendants Charged In $1 Million Covid Fraud Schemes (USAO WD-MI 10/27/2022)
  • Six Philadelphia-Area Individuals Charged with Over One Million Dollars in COVID Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-PA 10/25/2022)
  • U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19 (USAO MD-FL 10/18/2022)
  • Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 10/14/2022)
  • Four Defendants Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud (USAO WD-TN 10/13/2022)
  • Chicago Man Indicted on Fraud Charges Related to Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO WD-PA 10/05/2022)
  • Lebanon County Man Indicted On COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Charges (USAO ND-NY 10/05/2022)
  • Santa Ana Man Charged with Using Stolen Identities to Apply for More Than $1 Million in Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefits (USAO CD-CA 10/05/2022)
  • Tracy Woman Indicted in Fraud Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 10/04/2022)
  • Hampton Gang Member Sentenced for Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (USAO ED-VA 09/30/2022)
  • Nigerian state official sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing U.S. disaster aid and taxpayer refunds (USAO WD-WA 09/26/2022)
  • Man Admits to Participating in an Elder Fraud "Grandparent" Scam and a Covid-19 Cares Act Fraud Scheme Resulting in a Combined Loss of More Than $3 Million (USAO D-MD 09/26/2022)
  • Former Postal Employee Sentenced To 13 Months In Prison For Fraud In Connection With Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 09/22/2022)
  • DOL-OIG Pandemic Work Results in More Than 1000 Individuals Charged with UI Fraud (DOL-OIG 09/22/2022)
  • Illinois Man Sentenced To 39 Months In Prison For Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits While Incarcerated (USAO D-NJ 09/21/2022)
  • Iowa Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Related Benefit Fraud and Money Laundering (USAO ND-IA 09/20/2022)
  • Boston Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, Firearm and Drug Offenses (USAO D-MA 09/19/2022)
  • Former Washington State Employment Security Department worker sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud, bribery, and aggravated identity theft (USAO WD-WA 09/16/2022)
  • South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office to Lead COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Team Against Pandemic Relief Fraud (USAO SD-FL 09/15/2022)
  • Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams (USAO D-MD 09/14/2022)
  • Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams (USAO ED-CA 09/14/2022)
  • Couple charged with using fictitious employer accounts and stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in Unemployment Insurance benefits (USAO ND-GA 09/14/2022)
  • Justice Department Announces COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams (DOJ-OPA 09/14/2022)
  • Victorville Woman Arrested on Indictment Alleging She Used Prison Inmates’ Names to Fraudulently Obtain Over $500,000 in COVID Relief (USAO ED-CA 09/14/2022)
  • Midlothian Woman Sentenced for $1.8 M COVID-19 Fraud Using Information Obtained from Her State Employment (USAO ED-VA 09/13/2022)
  • Former Louisiana Woman Indicted for Preparing Over 110 Fraudulent PPP Loans Totaling Over $1.1 Million Dollars (USAO ED-LA 09/09/2022)
  • Illinois Man Sentenced to 55 Months in Prison (USAO ND-IN 09/08/2022)
  • Three Men Arrested in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Conspiracy (USAO ND-NY 09/01/2022)
  • Fairhope Man Pleads Guilty to Over $1.2 Million in PPP Fraud (USAO SD-AL 08/30/2022)
  • Caregiver Pleads Guilty to Stealing Intellectually Disabled Clients’ Personal Information to get Nearly $90K in Unemployment Benefits (PA Attorney General 08/31/22)
  • Florida Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $1 Million in Unemployment Benefits and COVID-19 Loan (USAO D-NJ 08/25/2022)
  • Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Stealing more than $2.2 Million in Pandemic Assistance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 08/24/2022)
  • Southfield Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Identities and $400,000 in Pandemic Aid Money (USAO ED-MI 08/24/2022)
  • Pound Va. Man Convicted as Part of Massive Scheme to Steal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO WD-VA 08/24/2022)
  • Batavia Woman And Buffalo Woman Both Going To Prison In Separate COVID Fraud Cases (USAO WD-NY 08/18/2022)
  • Queens Postal Workers Charged With Bribery Scheme And Theft Of Mail Linked To Covid-19 Benefits Fraud (USAO SD-NY 08/12/2022)
  • Albany Man Arraigned on Pandemic-Related Fraud Charges (USAO ND-NY 08/10/2022)
  • Hyde Park Man Indicted for COVID-Relief and Federal Assistance Benefit Fraud (USAO D-MA 08/04/2022)
  • Owner and Salesman at RC Auto Sales in Connellsville Indicted in Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Loan and Benefits Programs (USAO WD-PA 08/02/2022)
  • Tampa Man Sentenced To Over 5 Years For Conspiracy To Commit Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO MD-FL 08/01/2022)
  • Collin County Man Indicted for COVID Unemployment Fraud (USAO ED-TX 07/26/2022)
  • Former Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to $2M Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 07/26/2022)
  • Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic-Related Fraud Charges (USAO ND-NY 07/25/2022)
  • Rensselaer Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Pandemic-Related Fraud (USAO ND-NY 07/25/2022)
  • Former Claims Manager for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Sentenced In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 07/21/2022)
  • Former Federal Inmate Sentenced to Nearly Three Years For Fraudulently Collecting PUA Funds on Behalf of Incarcerated Individuals (USAO ED-PA 07/21/2022)
  • Four Maryland Residents Facing Federal Indictment for CARES Act COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme with More Than $3 Million in Losses (USAO D-MD 07/21/2022)
  • Camden County Man Admits Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Programs and Illegally Possessing Firearm (USAO D-NJ 07/19/2022)
  • Sarasota Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For COVID-19 Related Fraud (USAO MD-FL 07/18/2022)
  • Tampa Woman Sentenced To Prison For Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO MD-FL 07/18/2022)
  • Hyattsville Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in a Cares-Act and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving Over 600 Victims and Caused a Loss of at Least $2.7 Million (USAO D-MD 07/14/2022)
  • Nigerian National Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for an Elder Fraud Scheme and Unrelated Cares Act Covid-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 07/14/2022)
  • Eight Defendants Facing Federal Charges Relating to Over $1.6 Million Dollars in Cares Act Covid-19 Fraud, including Identity Theft and Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO D-MD 07/12/2022)
  • North Providence Man Sentenced for Defrauding COVID-Relief Program (USAO D-RI 07/12/2022)
  • Former Postal Service Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Mail and Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 07/11/2022)
  • U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19 (USAO MD-FL 07/11/2022)
  • Hazleton Man Sentenced To 25 Years’ Imprisonment For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Pandemic Fraud Offenses (USAO MD-PA 07/08/2022)
  • Rapper Who Bragged About COVID-Related Jobless Benefits Scam Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud and Firearm Charges (USAO CD-CA 07/06/2022)
  • Six Defendants Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 07/06/2022)
  • Two Women Charged with Wire Fraud for Stealing Millions in COVID Relief Funds (USAO D-MN 07/01/2022)
  • Metro Atlanta man charged with money laundering related to COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance benefit fraud (USAO ND-GA 06/29/2022)
  • New York Man Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 06/24/2022)
  • Springfield Woman Sentenced for Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 06/24/2022)
  • Former Washington State Employment Security employee pleads guilty to stealing pandemic unemployment benefits for kickbacks (USAO WD-WA 06/22/2022)
  • Feds Charge 19 Defendants with Pandemic Fraud of over $24 Million (USAO ED-PA 06/22/2022)
  • Leicester Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Unemployment and Loan Fraud Schemes Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 06/17/2022)
  • St. Paul Woman Sentenced for Role in $499,000 Fraudulent Pandemic Benefits Scheme (USAO WD-VA 06/14/2022)
  • Batavia Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud (USAO WD-NY 06/08/2022)
  • Florida Man Who Stole Over $170,000 in Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison (USAO D-MD 07/07/2022)
  • Former insurance agent arrested for defrauding customers, COVID fraud (USAO SD-OH 06/02/2022)
  • Hot Springs Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Pandemic Funds Fraud (USAO WD-AK 05/27/2022)
  • Sandown Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-NH 05/25/2022)
  • Maryland Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes (USAO D-MD 05/20/2022)
  • Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, Firearm and Drug Offenses (USAO D-MA 05/19/2022)
  • Leicester Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 05/19/2022)
  • Monessen Woman Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud (USAO WD-PA 05/19/2022)
  • Reading Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO D-MA 05/19/2022)
  • Midlothian Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.2 M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-VA 05/17/2022)
  • Woman Serving Life Prison Sentence Allegedly Led Ring that Used Stolen Identities to Apply for Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO CD-CA 05/17/2022)
  • Baltimore Man Facing Federal Charges for Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Access Device Fraud in Relation to an Alleged Counterfeit Card Encoding Scheme (USAO D-MD 05/12/2022)
  • Boston Man Charged with Pandemic Fraud, Identity Theft, Firearm and Drug Offenses (USAO D-MA 05/12/2022)
  • Stoneham Woman Sentenced for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 05/12/2022)
  • Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Role in Stealing more than $2.2 Million in Pandemic Assistance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 05/10/2022)
  • Las Vegas Woman Sentenced To Prison For Using Stolen Identities To Fraudulently Collect Over $175,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NV 05/10/2022)
  • Former Postal Employee Admits Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 05/09/2022)
  • Camden County Man Charged with Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 05/06/2022)
  • Lebanon County Man Sentenced To 10 Months’ Imprisonment For Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO MD-PA 05/05/2022)
  • Charlestown Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Identity Theft and Fraud Related to Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-MA 05/04/2022)
  • U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19 (USAO MD-FL 05/04/2022)
  • Nigerian citizen pleads guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraud on Washington and 17 other states (USAO WD-WA 05/03/2022)
  • Former Amtrak Employee Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Fraud and Theft (USAO ED-LA 04/29/2022)
  • Former Department of Unemployment Assistance Employee Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 04/28/2022)
  • Former State Unemployment Contractor and Co-Conspirator Indicted for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-MI 04/26/2022)
  • Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud (USAO D-PR 04/26/2022)
  • Former State Employee Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 04/22/2022)
  • Former Claims Manager for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 04/22/2022)
  • Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action To Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud (USAO ND-CA 04/21/2022)
  • Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud (USAO WD-TN 04/20/2022)
  • Maryland Doctor Facing Federal Indictment for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme is Part of a Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud Announced by the Justice Department Today (USAO D-MD 04/20/2022)
  • Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Prison for Stealing Nearly $1 Million in PPP Funds (USAO ED-PA 04/14/2022)
  • Chester County Man Sentenced to Over 2 ½ Years for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds While Incarcerated (USAO ED-PA 04/14/2022)
  • Former Postal Employee Admits Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 04/14/2022)
  • New York Man Sentenced for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Schemes (USAO D-MA 04/13/2022)
  • Two arraigned in $3 million COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits scheme (USAO ND-GA 04/13/2022)
  • Two Sentenced for Conspiring with State Contractor in Multi-million Dollar Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 04/13/2022)
  • Woman Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Related Fraud (USAO WD-VA 04/13/2022)
  • Physician Partners of America to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Testing, Improper Remuneration to Physicians and a False Statement in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds (DOJ-OPA 04/12/2022)
  • Illinois Man Admits Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits while Incarcerated (USAO D-NJ 04/07/2022)
  • North Providence Man Admits to Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Funds (USAO D-RI 04/07/2022)
  • Hampton, Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-IA 04/04/2022)
  • Rhode Island Man Admits to Fraudulently Filing for COVID-Relief Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-RI 04/01/2022)
  • Detroit Man Sentenced on Charges related to Theft of $1.6M in Unemployment Insurance Benefits from Nine States (USAO ED-MI 03/30/2022)
  • Castlewood Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Government in Pandemic Unemployment Scheme (USAO WD-VA 03/30/2022)
  • Rensselaer Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic-Related Fraud Charges (USAO ND-NY 03/30/2022)
  • West Warwick Man Indicted in Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-RI 03/30/2022)
  • Former Sacramento Resident Charged in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 03/29/2022)
  • Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 03/29/2022)
  • Couple Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and Money Laundering (USAO D-PR 03/24/2022)
  • Essex County Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $700,000 (USAO D-NJ 03/18/2022)
  • New York Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 03/15/22)
  • Founders of Boston Nonprofit Indicted on Fraud Charges (USAO D-MA 03/15/2022)
  • Camden County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Paycheck Protection Program Loan (USAO D-NJ 03/14/2022)
  • New Cumberland Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (USAO MD-PA 03/14/2022)
  • Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced in Unemployment Benefits Scam (USAO WD-VA 03/14/2022)
  • Individual Indicted and Arrested for Laundering More Than $360,000 of Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds (USAO D-PR 03/11/2022)
  • Charlotte Man Convicted Of Using Stolen Identities To Defraud Government-Funded COVID-19 Relief Programs Is Sentenced To Five Years In Prison (USAO WD-NC 03/10/2022)
  • Justice Department Announces Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement (DOJ-OPA 03/10/2022)
  • Maryland Man Admits to Coordinating Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft Schemes (USAO D-MD 03/09/2022)
  • Texas Woman Sentenced for Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 03/08/2022)
  • Vista Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $300,000 in Unemployment Benefits (USAO SD-CA 03/04/2022)
  • New Jersey Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Stealing more than $450,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 03/03/2022)
  • Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced for Role in Unemployment Benefits Scam (USAO WD-VA 03/03/2022)
  • Providence Man Detained on Fraud Charges, Threatening a Corrections Officer (USAO D-RI 03/02/2022)
  • Woman Previously Convicted in Fraud Scheme Admits to Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief Programs (USAO D-RI 03/02/2022)
  • State Prison Inmates Plead Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/24/2022)
  • Tampa Woman Charged With Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO MD-FL 02/22/2022)
  • First Defendant in $25 Million, Prison-Based Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty (USAO ED-CA 02/22/2022)
  • Twin Brothers Facing Federal Charges for Allegedly Obtaining Over $1 Million in Covid-19 Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-MD 02/16/2022)
  • A Southfield Woman Has Been Charged with Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO ED-MI 02/16/2022)
  • AG Shapiro Charges Five Out-of-State Residents for Defrauding PA’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program (PA Attorney General 02/15/2022)
  • California Man Sentenced To Prison For Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud (USAO D-NV 02/14/2022)
  • Superseding Indictment Adds Defendants to $25 Million, Prison-Based Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-CA 02/11/2022)
  • Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment Benefits in the Names of Identity Theft Victims (USAO D-MD 02/10/2022)
  • Former SUNY Delhi Student Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 02/09/2022)
  • One-Time EDD Employee Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $4.3 Million in COVID Relief Funds (USAO CD-CA 02/04/2022)
  • Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office Continues to Fight Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MD 02/04/2022)
  • Undocumented Individual Sentenced for Filing Fraudulent Claims in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NV 02/04/2022)
  • Suburban Chicago Man Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Benefits (USAO ND-IL 02/03/2022)
  • Providence Man Awaits Sentencing for Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-RI 02/02/2022)
  • Virginia Inmate Sentenced for Role in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO ED-VA 01/31/2022)
  • Castro Valley Charged in Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO ND-CA 01/28/2022)
  • Indian Trail Man Is Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Scheme To Defraud COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Program (USAO WD-NC 01/28/2022)
  • Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office Seizes Domain Name Purporting to be the Website of the U.S. Department of Labor (USAO D-MD 01/26/2022)
  • New York Man Arrested for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MA 01/26/2022)
  • Providence Man Admits to Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-RI 01/21/2022)
  • New Jersey Man Indicted in Fraud Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ED-CA 01/20/2022)
  • Defendant Charged In $1.9 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 01/19/2022)
  • Southfield Resident Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 01/18/2022)
  • Philadelphia Woman Charged With Money Laundering and Stealing Federal Funds in Scheme Directed by Online-Dating Paramour (USAO ED-PA 01/14/2022)
  • Michigan Man Arrested for Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 01/13/2022)
  • Luzerne County Woman Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Pandemic Fraud Offenses (USAO MD-PA 01/06/2022)
  • Charlestown Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Fraud Charges (USAO D-MA 12/22/2021)
  • Essex County Man Admits Conspiring with His Brother - a Federal Safety and Health Officer - to Extort Contractors (USAO D-NJ 12/21/2021)
  • California Employment Development Department Contract Employee Sentenced to 25 Months for Pandemic-Related Fraud (USAO SD-CA 12/20/2021)
  • College Football Player Arrested on Federal Charges of Orchestrating Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain COVID-Related Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 12/20/2021)
  • EDVA Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud in 2021 (USAO ED-VA 12/20/2021)
  • Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to a COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme and an Unrelated Elder Fraud Scheme (USAO D-MD 12/20/2021)
  • Organizer of Conspiracy that Defrauded Cares Act of Over $1.5 Million in Unemployment Benefits Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison (USAO WD-VA 12/17/2021)
  • Chester County Woman Sentenced to Over One Year for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds (USAO ED-PA 12/16/2021)
  • Big Stone Gap Man Sentenced for Unemployment, Mail Fraud (USAO WD-VA 12/13/2021)
  • Tampa Men Sentenced For Fraud And Identity Theft In COVID Benefits Conspiracy (USAO MD-FL 12/13/2021)
  • Three Individuals Charged with Stealing Unemployment Benefits (USAO D-NJ 12/10/2021)
  • Dominican National Arrested for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 12/09/2021)
  • Florida Man Sentenced To Prison For COVID-19 Related Unemployment Insurance Fraud Conspiracy And Identity Theft (USAO D-NV 12/09/2021)
  • Malden Man Sentences for COVID-Relief Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO D-MA 12/8/2021)
  • Two Defendants Charged with Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud Combined Actual Losses in Excess of $3.2 Million (USAO ED-MI 12/07/2021)
  • Chester County Man Sentenced to 1 ½ Years in Prison for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds (USAO ED-PA 12/02/2021)
  • Lebanon County Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO MD-PA 12/01/2021)
  • Two Virginia Inmates Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO ED-VA 11/30/2021)
  • 8 Civilian Employees of the Philadelphia Police Department Indicted on Theft and Fraud Charges For Collecting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO ED-PA 11/23/2021)
  • Four Sentenced this Week for Roles in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud, Mail Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 11/23/2021)
  • Leicester Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment and Loan Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/17/2021)
  • Four Charlotte Men Are Sentenced To Prison For Bank Fraud (USAO WD-NC 11/17/2021)
  • New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/12/2021)
  • Husband and Wife Team, and Their Inmate Accomplice, Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (USAO ED-PA 11/10/2021)
  • Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/08/2021)
  • Lawrence Woman Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/04/2021)
  • Rhode Island Man Arrested for Unemployment Fraud Scheme Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 11/04/2021)
  • Georgia Man Pleads Guilty To Fraudulently Obtaining Over $170,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NV 11/03/2021)
  • Eight Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud (USAO-D-PR 11/03/2021)
  • Stoneham Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO D-MA 11/02/2021)
  • State Contractor Sentenced in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 10/28/2021)
  • Las Vegas Man Sentenced For Filing Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims Totaling Over $250,000 (USAO D-NV 10/27/2021)
  • Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty To Using At Least 40 Stolen Identities To Fraudulently Collect Over $175,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NV 10/26/2021)
  • Taunton Man Charged with Pandemic Unemployment and Mortgage Fraud (USAO D-MA 10/19/2021)
  • Former Uniontown Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Obtain PUA Benefits while Incarcerated (USAO WD-PA 10/08/2021)
  • Four Defendants Charged with COVID-19 Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 10/05/2021)
  • Inmate Sentenced to Six Months' Imprisonment for Conspiring to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits (USAO WD-PA 10/05/2021)
  • Columbus man charged in narcotics conspiracy also accused of forcing addicts into prostitution through violence (USAO SD-OH 10/04/2021)
  • Two Men Charged With Fraud Involving More Than $1 Million in Unemployment Compensation and the CARES Act (USAO ND-IL 09/29/2021)
  • 6 Physical Therapists And 2 Acupuncturists Charged In Over $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme (USAO SD-NY 09/28/2021)
  • Illinois Man Charged With Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits While Incarcerated (USAO D-NJ 09/27/2021)
  • Former Employment Security Department employee indicted for filing false unemployment claims and demanding kickbacks (USAO WD-WA 09/24/2021)
  • Former SUNY Student Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 09/23/2021)
  • Three California Residents Charged With Conspiring To Defraud Unemployment Insurance Program (USAO ND-CA 09/23/2021)
  • Two Federal Inmates Charged with Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud (MD-PA 09/22/2021)
  • Two Tampa Men Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO MD-FL 09/22/2021)
  • Former State Employee Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 09/21/2021)
  • New Jersey Man Admits Stealing more than $450,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 09/20/2021)
  • Sioux City Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-IA 09/20/2021)
  • Three Maryland Men Facing Federal Indictment for Filing More Than 600 Fraudulent Claims for Unemployment Resulting in Losses of More Than $2.7 Million (USAO D-MD 09/20/2021)
  • Dudley Man Pleads Guilty to Theft and Misuse of COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance (USAO D-MA 09/17/2021)
  • Four Defendants Charged in $2.2M Unemployment Fraud Case (USAO ED-MI 09/14/2021)
  • Rensselaer County Man Charged with Pandemic-Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-NY 09/09/2021)
  • One-Time EDD Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.6 Million in COVID-Related Jobless Benefits (USAO CD-CA 09/08/2021)
  • Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID Fraud (USAO WD-NY 09/02/2021)
  • Nigerian hacker and a repeat offender sentenced to federal prison for unemployment fraud and tax fraud scheme (USAO ND-GA 09/02/2021)
  • Batavia Woman Arrested, Charged With COVID Fraud (USAO WD-NY 09/01/2021)
  • Two Postal Employees Charged with Fraud in Conection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO D-NJ 09/01/2021)
  • Former Department of Unemployment Assistance Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Identity Theft Charges Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 08/30/2021)
  • Five Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Fraud, Mail Fraud Charges (USAO WD-VA 08/27/2021)
  • Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NV 08/26/2021)
  • Seven Individuals Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits (USAO ND-OH 08/26/2021)
  • New Jersey Man Arrested for Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 08/25/2021)
  • Marion Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud (ND-IA 08/25/20121)
  • East Chicago Woman Charged Wire Fraud (USAO ND-IN 08/24/2021)
  • Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Unemployment Benefits Fraud (USAO D-NV 08/20/2021)
  • Norton Man Sentenced in $499,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 08/16/2021)
  • Social Security Employee Charged With Pandemic Fraud Scheme (USAO MD-PA 08/13/2021)
  • Bristol, Tennessee Man Sentenced in $499,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 08/12/2021)
  • Pierre Woman Charged with Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, and Money Laundering (USAO D-SD 08/12/2021)
  • Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in New York Federal Court on Charges Related to Ponzi and COVID-19 Fraud Schemes (DOJ-OPA 08/10/2021)
  • Stoneham Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 08/03/2021)
  • Virginia Inmate Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO ED-VA 07/28/2021)
  • Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced to 108 Months for Role in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 07/27/2021)
  • Bristol, Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Role in Pandemic Unemployment Scheme (USAO WD-VA 07/26/2021)
  • Two SCI Inmates, Two Allegheny County Residents Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Synthetic Cannabinoids into State Prisons and to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO WD-PA 07/26/2021)
  • Former New Bedford Man Pleads Guilty to False Pandemic Unemployment Claims (USAO D-MA 07/23/2021)
  • Stoneham Man Indicted for Identity Theft and Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO D-MA 07/22/2021)
  • Nine San Diego Residents Charged with Submitting Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Claims and Drug Crimes in Two Cases (USAO SD-CA 07/22/2021)
  • Employment Development Department Enlists Former U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott to Boost California’s Unemployment Insurance Fraud Crackdown (CA-EDD 07/20/2021)
  • Lawrence Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 07/15/2021)
  • Wise County Man Sentenced in Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 07/15/2021)
  • Leicester Woman and Man Charged in Superseding Indictment in COVID-19 Pandemic Scheme (USAO D-MA 07/12/2021)
  • Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Filing Fraudulent Claims For Over $250,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits Through Mail Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NV 07/06/2021)
  • Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy and Conspiring to Engage in Money Laundering and Obstruct Justice (USAO D-NJ 07/06/2021)
  • Burgettstown Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Receive Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits while Incarcerated and Ineligible (USAO WD-PA 06/30/2021)
  • State Contractor Pleads Guilty in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 06/30/2021)
  • Two felons sentenced to prison for scheme to steal thousands in COVID-19 unemployment insurance funds (USAO SD-GA 06/29/2021)
  • Portsmouth Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Virginia Prison Inmates (USAO ED-VA 06/24/2021)
  • Nigerian National indicted in Washington State for fraud on COVID-19 economic relief programs (USAO WD-WA 06/24/2021)
  • Seven charged for roles in a $110 million compound drug scheme (USAO SD-TX 06/17/2021)
  • Maryland Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $500,000 (USAO D-NJ 06/16/2021)
  • 3 Inland Empire Women Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud for Illegally Obtaining COVID-Related Jobless Benefits in Prison Inmates’ Names (USAO CD-CA 06/14/2021)
  • Tampa, Florida Man Facing Federal Indictment for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, and Other Federal Charges (USAO D-MD 06/11/2021)
  • Russell Co. Woman Sentenced in $499,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO WD-VA 06/11/2021)
  • Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-Related Unemployment Benefits for Prison Inmates (USAO ED-VA 06/11/2021)
  • Fresno Woman Charged with COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Benefits Fraud (USAO ED-CA 05/27/2021)
  • Charlotte Man Is Charged With Using Stolen Identities To Defraud Government-Funded Coronavirus Aid Relief Programs Of More Than $200,000 (USAO WD-NC 05/25/2021)
  • Schaller Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud (USAO ND-IA 05/21/2021)
  • Two Camden County Residents Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud Victims of More Than $1.4 Million in Coronavirus Relief Fraud Scheme (USAO D-NJ 05/20/2021)
  • Eight Brooklyn Individuals Charged With Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Relief Fraud (USAO ED-NY 05/18/2021)
  • Nigerian citizen charged with defrauding Washington State Employment Security Department of over $350,000 (USAO WD-WA 05/17/2021)
  • Malden Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO D-MA 05/13/2021)
  • U.S. Secret Service Helps Recover $2B Through Investigations into COVID-19-Related Financial Fraud (USSS Press Release 05/12/2021)
  • Georgia Man Indicted on Charges of Wire Fraud Involving Unemployment Compensation and the CARES Act Using Residences in Homewood and DeKalb, Illinois (USAO ND-IL 05/12/2021)
  • Allen Park Tax Preparer Arrested in Scheme to Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Benefits (USAO ED-MI 05/06/2021)
  • Novi Man Charged in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 05/06/2021)
  • Bristol, Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty as Part of Ongoing Prosecution of CARES Act Fraudsters (USAO WD-VA 05/05/2021)
  • Dudley Man Arrested for Theft and Misuse of COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance (USAO D-MA 05/04/2021)
  • Texan sentenced in CARES Act unemployment fraud scheme (USAO SD-TX 05/04/2021)
  • "John Doe" Charged in Superseding Indictment with Identity Theft and Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 05/03/2021)
  • Las Vegas Woman Sentenced For Unemployment Benefits Scheme (USAO D-NV 04/29/2021)
  • The New York State Department Of Labor Prevents Cyber Criminals From Stealing More Than $12 Billion In Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic (NYS DOL 04/29/2021)
  • 23 Indicted on Federal CARES Act Unemployment Fraud Charges (USAO WD-VA 04/28/2021)
  • Sioux City Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-IA 04/20/2021)
  • Saint Paul, Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Scheme (USAO WD-VA 04/16/2021)
  • Twelve Individuals Indicted And Arrested For Unemployment Benefits And Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud (USAO D-PR 04/13/2021)
  • Man Sentenced for Defrauding Nearly 1,700 Victims in $1 Million Small Business Loan Scam (USAO ED-VA 04/09/2021)
  • Hot Springs Man Pleads Guilty To Charges In Connection With Obtaining Coronavirus Relief Funds (USAO WD-AR 04/09/2021)
  • Two Stoneham Residents Arrested on Charges of Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 04/09/2021)
  • Four Individuals Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Virginia Prison Inmates (USAO ED-VA 04/09/2021)
  • 3 Inland Empire Women Arrested on Charges of Illegally Obtaining COVID-Related Unemployment Benefits in Names of Prison Inmates (USAO CD-CA 04/09/2021)
  • Wise County Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO D-WV 04/08/2021)
  • CARES Act Fraud Investigations Identify Twenty-Three Individuals Targeting Thirty-One Million Dollars (USAO D-RI 04/08/2021)
  • Lawrence Woman Arrested for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (USAO D-MA 04/02/2021)
  • Southern District of Florida Takes Sweeping Action Against CARES Act Fraud (USAO SD-FL 03/26/2021)
  • Buffalo Woman Arrested And Charged With Stealing Unemployment Benefits; Used Money To Pay For Plastic Surgery (USAO WD-NY 03/22/2021)
  • Two felons admit guilt in scheme to steal thousands in COVID-19 unemployment insurance funds (USAO SD-GA 03/18/2021)
  • Two Postal Service Employees Face Federal Charges of Using Funds from Unemployment Insurance Scheme to Buy Postal Money Orders (USAO CD-CA 03/10/2021)
  • Local alleged drug dealers also charged with falsely obtaining tens of thousands of dollars through Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (USAO SD-OH 03/05/2021)
  • Justice Department Warns About Fake Unemployment Benefit Websites (DOJ-OPA 03/04/2021)
  • COVID-19 Unemployment Benefit Fraud Scheme Charged (USAO ED-CA 03/03/2021)
  • Federal Indictment Charges Charlotte Man For Defrauding COVID-19 Government Benefits Programs (USAO WD-NC 02/22/2021)
  • San Gabriel Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud Charge for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $500,000 in COVID-19 Jobless Relief (USAO CD-CA 02/18/2021)
  • Westmoreland County Woman Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Fraud (USAO WD-PA 02/11/2021)
  • Arizona Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Multiple Fraudulently-Obtained Unemployment Insurance Benefits Debit Cards (USAO D-NV 02/03/2021)
  • Springfield Woman Indicted on Charges of Fraud Related to Small Business Administration COVID-19 Disaster Loan Program (USAO CD-IL 02/03/2021)
  • West Virginia Woman Admits Filing for Pandemic Unemployment Benefits for Incarcerated Co-defendant (USAO WD-PA 02/02/2021)
  • Former Department of Unemployment Assistance Employee and Husband Indicted on Fraud Charges Arising From Pandemic Unemployment Claims (USAO D-MA 01/21/2021)
  • Le Mars Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ND-IA 01/21/2021)
  • Attorney General Raoul Announces Attorney General's Task Force on Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud (IL Attorney General 01/08/2021)
  • U.S. Attorney's Office Announces: (1) Funding to Hire Prosecutor to Combat Unemployment Insurance Fraud and (2) Charges Against Man for Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO D-NV 12/23/2020)
  • Saratoga Springs Man Charged with COVID-19 Relief Unemployment Insurance Fraud (USAO ND-NY 12/21/2020)
  • Former Department of Unemployment Assistance Employee and Husband Arrested on Fraud Charges Arising from Pandemic Unemployment Claims (USAO D-MA 12/18/2020)
  • Former California Unemployment Office Worker Charged in Scheme to Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Pandemic Unemployment Aid (USAO SD-CA 12/17/2020)
  • Two COVID-19 Unemployment Benefit Fraud Schemes Charged in the Eastern District of California (USAO ED-CA 12/17/2020)
  • Menifee Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charge for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $500,000 in COVID-19 Jobless Relief (USAO CD-CA 12/16/2020)
  • U.S. Law Enforcement Takes Action Against Approximately 2,300 Money Mules In Global Crackdown On Money Laundering (DOJ News Release 12/02/2020)
  • Atlanta Woman Charged with Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud and Identity Theft (USAO ND-GA 11/16/2020)
  • Farmington Hills Man Indicted in Unemployment Insurance, Credit Card Scams (USAO ED-MI 10/28/2020)
  • Six Individuals Charged with Federal Identity Fraud Crimes (USAO D-MA 10/23/2020)
  • Department of Justice is Combatting COVID-19 Fraud but Reminds the Public to Remain Vigilant (USAO WD-LA 10/20/2020)
  • Rapper Who Bragged about Unemployment Benefits Scam in Music Video Arrested for Allegedly Bilking COVID-19 Jobless Relief Program (USAO CD-CA 10/16/2020)
  • Four Arrested, More Than $1.2m Seized in Federal, State Investigation into CARES Act Unemployment Benefits Fraud in Rhode Island (USAO D-RI 10/14/2020)
  • Charlotte Man Involved in Two Separate Identity Theft Schemes Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges (USAO WD-NC 10/02/2020)
  • Four Chester County Residents Charged with COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud (USAO ED-PA 09/01/2020)
  • Two Charged in $1.8 Million Unemployment Insurance Scam (USAO ED-MI 08/25/2020)
  • Melrose Man Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Scam (USAO D-MA 08/24/2020)
  • Southfield Man Charged in Multi-State Idenity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 08/19/2020)
  • State Contractor Charged in $2 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme (USAO ED-MI 07/17/2020)
  • Maryland Department of Labor Uncovers Massive Criminal Fraud Scheme (Maryland Dept. of Labor 07/15/2020)
  • 8 Arrested on Federal Indictment Alleging Scheme to Obtain $1.1 Million in Unemployment Benefits Through Sham Companies (USAO CD-CA 07/07/2020)
  • Nearly 3,800 Fraudulently Filed Unemployment Insurance Claims Blocked by the U.S. Department of Labor (USAO ND-OK 06/29/2020)
  • Attorney General Nessel Establishes Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force To Pursue Bad Actors (MI Attorney Gen. News Release 06/05/2020)
  • State and Federal Officials Urge Mainers to Report Unemployment Fraud (USAO D-ME 05/26/2020)
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