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$400K PPP Loan Scheme By CEO At PA Tax Prep Company Federally Indicted: DOJ $400K PPP Loan Scheme By CEO At PA Tax Prep Company Federally Indicted: DOJ
$400K PPP Loan Scheme By CEO At PA Tax Prep Company Federally Indicted: DOJ The CEO of a Pennsylvania tax preparation company is accused of orchestrating a $400,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud scheme and destroying evidence to obstruct a federal investigation, prosecutors announced on Thursday, March 20. Dommonick T. Chatman, 49, of York, was indicted on 20 counts of bank fraud and one count of destroying records in a federal probe, according to Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus. Chatman is the CEO of *The Chatman Group LLC*, a financial services and tax preparation business based in York. Federal officials say he submitted—or directed employ…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mail Handler Steals $22K From Businesses In 4 PA Counties: Police Mail Handler Steals $22K From Businesses In 4 PA Counties: Police
Mail Handler Steals $22K From Businesses In 4 PA Counties: Police An Allentown mail handler was charged for stealing more than $22,000 in checks from businesses in four counties, according to police. Edison Pena-Roman, 45, is facing multiple felony charges for stealing checks from businesses throughout Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Northampton counties, the Hilltown Township Police Department said in a Monday, Oct. 21 news release. Pena-Roman was working for an unnamed, Bath-based transportation company that delivers mail to and from various post offices, according to police. The investigation into Pena-Roman began in February when a Hilltown Township b…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Philly Woman Stole $184K In COVID Relief Money For Butt Lift: Warrant Philly Woman Stole $184K In COVID Relief Money For Butt Lift: Warrant
Philly Woman Stole $184K In COVID Relief Money For Butt Lift: Warrant A Philadelphia woman is accused of fraudulently cashing a COVID-19 relief check and spending the money on plastic surgery.  In an arrest warrant obtained by Local10.com, authorities said 30-year-old Ashley Stibbins-Parker made a bank account for a Georgia entity called "City of Weston LLC.''  Investigators believe she used the account to collect $184,838.72 in federal CARES Act funding meant for the real City of Weston in Florida.  Broward County commissioners sent the money to Weston City Hall via check in February 2021, but by the next month, it had been deposited into Sti…

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by Mac Bullock