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$400K Loan Scheme At PA Tax Prep Company Ends With CEO's Guilty Plea: DOJ
A Pennsylvania tax prep CEO has pleaded guilty in a federal case involving fraudulent pandemic relief loans, the FBI announced on Monday, Dec. 22.
Dommonick T. Chatman, 50, of York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion to one count of bank fraud tied to false Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications filed through his company, The Chatman Group LLC, according to U.S. Attorney Brian D. Miller on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.
Chatman admitted that over several months in 2021, he either prepared or approved fraudulent PPP loan applications for nearly 20…
Ex-Eagles RB Wendell Smallwood Jr. Sentenced For Covid-19, Tax Fraud After Super Bowl Win
Wendell Smallwood Jr., a former Philadelphia Eagles running back and Super Bowl champion, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the IRS in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday, Sept. 18, according to federal court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
U.S. District Senior Judge Richard G. Andrews also ordered Smallwood, 31, to repay the government $645,000. The punishment comes after Smallwood pleaded guilty in December 2024 to orchestrating schemes that defrauded COVID-19 relief programs and the IRS.
Smallwood earned about…
$5.6M Multi-State Fraud Scheme With 1K+ Stolen IDs Lands Pennsylvania Man Federal Charges: DOJ
A Pennsylvania man is accused of stealing over $5.6 million in pandemic aid using more than 1,000 stolen or fake identities, federal prosecutors announced on Monday, June 16.
Adepoju Babatunde Salako, 32, has been indicted in Colorado on multiple federal charges after allegedly orchestrating a nationwide COVID-19 benefits scam, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado.
Salako faces six counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and four counts of aggravated identity theft, according to t…
