Six Men Sentenced for Roles in $20M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Ring
Six Texas men were sentenced a few days ago for their roles in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain more than $20 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that the Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Hamza Abbas, 31, Ammas Uddin, 31, and Arham Uddin, 27, all of Richmond, were...
Doctor Convicted of $2.8M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a California man yesterday for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by billing $2.8 million for hospice services that patients did not need.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Dr. John Thropay, 74, of Arcadia, was the medical director of several hospice companies, including Blue Sky Hospice Inc. located in Van...
Two Individuals Convicted for $11M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in Atlanta convicted a Georgia man and woman yesterday for their roles in an over $11 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud scheme.
Teldrin Foster, 42, of Decatur, was convicted of bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured financial institution, and money laundering in connection with...
Former Pfizer Statistician Charged with Insider Trading
Employee and friend traded ahead of Pfizer’s “game-changer” announcement on the success of its Paxlovid trial
Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced insider trading charges against Amit Dagar, a former Pfizer Inc. employee, and his close friend and business partner, Atul Bhiwapurkar, for trading in advance of the company’s November 5, 2021, announcement that a randomized,...
Man Sentenced for $1.1M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for money laundering in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain more than $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program loans.
“The significant sentence handed down today demonstrates that those who steal from COVID-19 relief programs for personal gain will be prosecuted...
Joe Biden anuncia su plan presupuestario en plena crisis inflacionaria. ¿Podrá cumplirlo?
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Simi Valley Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1 Million in COVID Business Loans
LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man who schemed with an Orange County man to illegally acquire disaster relief funds was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million in loans intended to help businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic fallout.
Manuel Asadurian, 66, of Simi Valley, was sentenced by United States District...
La economía, a examen. ¿A las puertas de una nueva recesión?
Los Ángeles (CA) – La pandemia más letal desde la mal llamada gripe española de 1918, no solo ha dejado una estela de muertes a lo largo y ancho del planeta. También ha puesto de manifiesto la vulnerabilidad de los sistemas sociales, ha desafiado la capacidad de respuesta del aparato sanitario ante una emergencia de gran magnitud y ha...
Las claves para entender los debates más candentes sobre la enseñanza estadounidense en 2023
Los Ángeles (CA) – Un año más, el estado de la educación en EEUU es uno de los debates más polarizantes y polémicos entre expertos, activistas y estudiantes de todo el país. De igual manera, divide a los magistrados del Tribunal Supremo de EEUU, sobre cuyas manos recaen dos importantes decisiones: El futuro del programa del Presidente estadounidense, Joe...