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Covid-19: Ex-Court Officer From Valley Stream Sentenced For $770K Loan Fraud Scheme
Two former government employees from Long Island will spend more than a year in federal lockup for defrauding loan programs meant to help businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arthur Cornwall, age 43, of Babylon, and Sean Williams, age 42, of Valley Stream, were each sentenced to 18 months in prison in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, March 20, after pleading guilty to wire fraud.
Prosecutors said Cornwall, a former signal maintainer with the New York City Transit Authority, and Williams, a former New York State Court officer, received nearly $770,000 in small business loan…
Man Charged In Westchester For $1.6M Fraud Scheme, Feds Say
A man from the region has been charged in connection to a scheme to defraud the US Small Business Administration of more than $1.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds, federal authorities announced.
An indictment outlining the charge against Rockland County resident Elizier Scher, age 33, of Spring Valley, were unsealed on Thursday, June 9 at White Plains federal court after his arrest earlier in the morning, Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the FBI, announced.
The SB…
Facebook, Instagram Unemployment Benefits Fraudsters Arrested In Dauphin County, PA AG Says
Three people have been arrested for unemployment fraud in Dauphin County according to Pennsylvania's Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
Tyreese Lewis, 20, Kymaury Goldsby, 21, and Dorien Ervin, 21, used stolen and solicited information to apply for benefits-- receiving more than $140,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance funding.
The men also applied using their own names, despite the fact that they were not out of work due to the pandemic.
"These defendants took advantage of a program meant to help Pennsylvania families put food on the table. We're committed to shutting down scammers and pr…
Feds: 2nd Cali Man Laundered $560,000 Stolen From Bergen Man, $285,000 In Gov't Loan Scheme
A second California man has been charged in an email scam that cost a Bergen County property owner $560,000 – and there could be more, federal authorities said.
Anthony Debose Hannah, 57, controlled an account where co-conspirator Eric Bullard wired $230,000 of the money, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
Bullard, 59, of Los Angeles had hacked an email account at a law firm representing the victim, then wrote to the client with instructions to wire the $560,000 into an escrow account identified as “Eric’s Commercial LLC,” Honig said.
The day the transfer was posted, Bullard was s…
