An increasing number of fraud schemes have come to light involving loans issued through . The Government alleged that Mr. Barosy submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Austin VanScoyk and Samuel Fiedler were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The Government alleged that Ms. Norton submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $7.7 million in COVID-19 relief funds. prevent identity theft and provide assistance to victims of Unemployment Insurance and PPP loan fraud. On October 21, 2021, Ms. Redding was sentenced to 27 months in prison. Mr. Smith pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. This case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. On May 11, 2021, Mr. Fayne pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud, and making false statements on a loan application. Jean Rabbitt and Kevin Aguilar were charged with bank fraud and conspiracy to engage in monetary transaction charges. Jorge Abramovs was charged with bank fraud, false statement to a financial institution, and monetary transactions in criminally derived property. The Government alleged that Mr. Fayne used his trucking business to fraudulently induce individuals to invest in his company and that he also submitted a fraudulent loan application seeking $3.7 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. Lopez billed Medicare over $2.5 million worth of unnecessary medical equipment and submitted fraudulent loan applications for over $105,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. We have gathered and summarized all cases that we are aware of that have been filed anywhere the United States. Mr. Hayford pleaded guilty to all the counts. The Government filed a criminal complaint on October 11, 2021. Moon was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Keishon Brown was charged with one count of wire fraud. On May 12, 2021, Mr. Hines was sentenced to 78 months in prison. Mr. Williams pleaded guilty on October 13, 2020, and his sentencing has not been scheduled. This case was brought in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is scheduled for sentencing on September 2, 2022. On August 24, 2021, Mr. Mohan was sentenced to 24 months in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for December 16, 2021. Mr. Tran pleaded guilty on June 30, 2022, to two counts of wire fraud and is scheduled for sentencing on November 3, 2022. The Government alleged that Ms. VanPelt submitted fraudulent loan applications on behalf of six of her companies seeking almost $8 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Teldrin Foster was charged with multiple counts of wire fraud, bank fraud, and attempt and conspiracy to commit fraud. Called PPP for short, the program offered simple-to-get . Scott Davis was charged with wire fraud and engaging in a monetary transaction with criminally derived property. The Government alleged Woods submitted fraudulent loan applications obtaining approximately $92,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. The case was brought in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. "The two operating components of the [SBA-OIG] are the Auditing Division and the Investigations Division. Mr. Redfern and Mr. McMiller both pleaded guilty on September 23, 2021, to multiple counts of wire fraud. Ava Misseldine was charged with passport fraud, social security number fraud, aggravated identity theft and fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits. The case was brought in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Government alleged that Mr. Welch submitted fraudulent loan application through Welch Sole Proprietorship to obtain approximately $35,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Ganell Tubbs was charged with two counts of bank fraud, loan application fraud, and money laundering. Does something look fishy to you? Wyleia Williams, James Stote, and Ross Charno were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud. Jamie Johnson was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. Deon Petty was charged with one count to defraud the United States. Ms. Miller has pleaded not guilty, and trial is scheduled for December 6, 2022. Cindi Denton was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to attempt to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. The Government alleged that Mr. Mills illegally received over $450,000 in unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alfred Nevis was charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. The Government also alleged that after Rabbitts businesses received the loans, Aguilar created fake payroll companies and accepted checks from Rabbitts businesses indicating that they were for payroll purposes. Audri Ford-Victory was charged with one count of wire fraud conspiracy. Mr. Licata pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud on January 13, 2022. The Government alleged that Doss submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $220,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. Mancieri filed 8 fraudulent loan applications seeking over $337,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Ms. Tubbs pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. On November 29, 2021, Mr. Price was sentenced to 110 months in prison. Vidal is scheduled for sentencing on July 19, 2022, George is scheduled for sentencing on August 16, 2022, Womble is scheduled for sentencing on August 23, 2022, and Sims is scheduled for sentencing on August 29, 2022. Mr. The Government alleged that Ms. Jaworska submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking $6 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. Smith submitted fraudulent loan applications and obtained over $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds. All cases were brought in Atlanta, Georgia. The case was brought in Los Angeles, California. The Government alleged that Mr. Thomas recruited the other defendants to submit fraudulent loan applications on behalf of fourteen different businesses, which did not have any employees or business expenses, seeking over $12 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Mr. Brown plead guilty to an information on February 1, 2022. Mr. Rai pleaded guilty to one count of false statements to a financial institution on February 9, 2021. The Government alleged Zhang through Cloud Optimization, LLC submitted fraudulent loan applications obtaining approximately 41,525,000.00 in COVID-19 relief funds. The case was brought in Alexandria, Virginia. Phillip Augustin was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, attempt and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud and obstruction of justice. Hunter VanPelt was charged with one count of bank fraud. The Government alleged that Mr. Gaughan submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking approximately $2.1 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. Our federal defense lawyers are representing companies nationwide in PPP loan fraud audits and investigations during the COVID-19 crisis. We also help our clients gain access to seized or frozen accounts by working with banks, and government agents to release money that rightfully belongs to our clients. The case was brought in Alexandria, Virginia. The case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. The Government alleged that Ms. Ford-Victory submitted more than 100 fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims seeking over $1.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Bernadin pleaded guilty on June 22, 2022 and is scheduled to be sentenced on September 28, 2022. The case was brought in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The defendants have pleaded not guilty, and the case is pending. Mr. Israyelyan pleaded guilty on March 18, 2022, and his sentencing hearing is currently scheduled for September 19, 2022. Mark Mason, Jr. was charged with one count of wire fraud and money laundering. The case was brought in Tucson, Arizona. He was sentenced to 24 months in prison on November 17, 2021. The Government alleged Mr. Clark participated in a conspiracy with others that involved submitting fraudulent loan applications seeking a total of $24 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. Hamilton submitted fraudulent loan applications and obtained over $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. Blotnick submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking $4.6 million COVID-19 relief funds and transferring that money to his brokerage accounts to buy stock. Johnson Eustache was charged with wire fraud and false statements. The case was brought in Norfolk, Virginia. Phillip Augustin was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, attempt and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud and obstruction of justice. Ms. Kirkland pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 33 months in prison. Dr. Joseph has pleaded not guilty. This case was brought in Aberdeen, Mississippi. Amir Aqeel, Siddiq Azeemuddin, Rifat Bajwa, Pardeep Basra, Mayer Misak, Mauricio Navia, Richard Reuth, and Raheel Malik were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Joseph Cartlidge, David Redfern, and Eric McMiller were charged with multiple counts of wire fraud, bank fraud, and attempt and conspiracy to commit fraud. We will contact you as soon as possible if we are able to help. The Government alleged that Ms. Denton submitted fraudulent loan applications for $491,310 in COVID-19 relief funds. Myrna Ortiz was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and over 30 counts of conversion of government funds. This list is organized by the date charges were filed, and only includes cases that have been indicted or charged by information. Both Ms. Stanley and Mr. Philus have pleaded guilty. Nevis pleaded not guilty on May 26, 2022, and the case is currently pending. The case was brought in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Hayes pleaded guilty. Mr. Davis pleaded guilty on May 26, 2022, and is scheduled for sentencing on August 19, 2022. Hackstadt pleaded guilty on May 19, 2022, and is scheduled to be sentenced on October 6, 2022. This case was brought in Las Vegas, Nevada. The case was brought in West Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Criss pled guilty and was sentenced to 10 months in prison on November 1, 2021. Mr. Smith pleaded guilty on July 8, 2022, and his sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 21, 2022. The case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. The case was brought in Newark, New Jersey. The case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. Woods pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 6 months in prison on July 15, 2021. The case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. The case was brought in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Government alleged that the Kwaks submitted fraudulent loan applications on behalf of several shell companies to obtain over $4 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. Fitzgerald provided false statements about receiving loan for COVID-19 relief plans for New Beginning Family Service LLC. The Government alleged that Ms. Tubbs submitted fraudulent loan applications and obtained almost $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Rodriquez Redding was charged with one count of wire fraud.