Empire State Development Corporation – CDBG Disaster Assistance Funds
Marzo 24, 2003
Report
#2003-NY-1003
Interim Report on Community Development Block Grant Disaster Assistance Funds, New York, New York
Mayo 22, 2002
Memorandum
#2002-NY-1802
Sandy Fraud Prosecutions Continue
Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the arrest of Robert William Brower, Jr., 45, of Seaside Heights, NJ, after an eighteen month joint investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Economic Crimes Unit, the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development and the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General Division of Criminal Justice Financial and Computer Crimes Bureau. As a result of this collaborative effort,...
Press release
Agosto 01, 2018
Staten Island Resident Pleads Guilty to Disaster Relief Fraud
Earlier today, Nagwa Elsilimy pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn to disaster relief fraud in connection with obtaining more than $750,000 in disaster relief from New York City’s Build It Back program and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Today’s proceeding took place before United States District Judge Raymond J. Dearie.
Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the...
Press release
Julio 25, 2018
Indictment Charges Man with Soliciting Bribes and Fictitious Fees from Victims of Superstorm Sandy While Employed at Housing Recovery Center
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a man who worked at a state-operated housing recovery center in Newark after Superstorm Sandy has been indicted on charges that he demanded thousands of dollars in bribes and fictitious fees from storm victims, fraudulently representing to the victims that he could expedite and/or increase the federal relief funds they received.
The Division of Criminal Justice Financial & Computer...
Press release
Julio 22, 2018
Mayor Of The Municipality Of Sabana Grande Indicted For Conversion Of Federal Funds, Fraud, And Money Laundering
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– Miguel G. Ortiz-Vélez, a.k.a. “Papín”, mayor of the municipality of Sabana Grande has been indicted and arrested for his participation in a conspiracy to steal federal funds involving fraudulently obtained contracts from the PR Department of Education (PR DOE), announced U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the District of Puerto Rico. In a separate unrelated indictment, Victor Cruz-Quintero, former Director of...
Press release
Julio 11, 2018
Attorney General’s Office Charges Four More Individuals With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that the Attorney General’s Office and its state and federal partners have charged four new defendants with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy, bringing the total number of defendants charged by the office in these cases to 116 since March 2014.
“Any fraud against public assistance programs is deplorable, but these thefts were especially...
Press release
Junio 28, 2018
Attorney General’s Office Charges Five More Individuals with Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that the Attorney General’s Office and its state and federal partners have charged five new defendants with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy, bringing the total number of defendants charged by the office in these cases to 109 since March 2014.
“Any fraud against public assistance programs is deplorable, but these thefts were especially...
Press release
Febrero 25, 2018
4 more charged with Sandy fraud
(Source: whyy.org) New Jersey authorities charged criminally this week four more people with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy, state law enforcement officials announced.
State authorities have charged 104 people for allegedly engaging in this type of fraud since March 2014.
“It’s despicable that over 100 people saw fit to resort to fraud in the face of a historic disaster, allegedly stealing...
Article
Diciembre 10, 2017
Owners of New Suffolk waterfront home charged with fraud in connection with Hurricane Sandy disaster relief benefits
(Source: southoldlocal.com) The owners of a waterfront home in New Suffolk have been arrested by federal authorities on charges of making false and fraudulent statements in applications for federal assistance following Hurricane Sandy.
William Grella and Gary Osborne, owners of the home at 1200 First Street in New Suffolk, falsely stated on applications for federal disaster relief assistance that the New Suffolk home was their primary residence...
Article
Diciembre 06, 2017
Reforming the Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery Program
Testimony Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Hearing
Octubre 31, 2017
Mortgage Company President Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Ginnie Mae
BOSTON – The president and founder of a Falmouth mortgage company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with defrauding the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) out of approximately $2.5 million.
Robert Pena, 68, of Falmouth, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and six counts of wire fraud. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf scheduled sentencing for Jan. 5, 2018.
Pena was...
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Octubre 04, 2017
Staten Island Couple Charged With Hurricane Sandy Relief Fraud
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Nagwa Elsilimy and Ahmed Arafa with fraud by making false statements to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in connection with their obtaining more than $750,000 in disaster relief from New York City’s Build It Back program (BIB) and FEMA in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The...
Press release
Septiembre 13, 2017
Five More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that five additional individuals were charged criminally today with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy. Since March 2014, the Attorney General’s Office has filed criminal charges against 91 people for allegedly engaging in this type of fraud, including the five individuals charged today.
The Attorney General’s Office is continuing its...
Press release
Mayo 29, 2017
Fire Union County Man Charged With Fraudulently Taking Superstorm Sandy Funds: AG
(Source: patch.com) ELIZABETH, NJ — A Union County man is among five more people to be charged criminally Thursday with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced.
James Fomuke, 58, of Elizabeth was among those arrested. He allegedly filed fraudulent applications following Superstorm Sandy for FEMA assistance and a state grant under the Homeowner...
Article
Marzo 23, 2017
Five More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications For Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that five additional individuals have been charged criminally with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy. Since March 2014, the Attorney General’s Office has filed criminal charges against 81 people for allegedly engaging in this type of fraud, including the five individuals charged today.
The Attorney General’s Office is continuing its...
Press release
Enero 29, 2017
3 reasons why feds want $43M back from NJ
After superstorm Sandy ripped through New Jersey and destroyed tens of thousands of homes, the federal goverment sent $4.2 billion here for housing programs.
The state hired a Louisiana company to help set up and run three key housing programs, but it was fired after less than nine months on the job.
A federal government watchdog is now saying New Jersey should either prove the company it hired spent federal money appropriately or...
Article
Octubre 04, 2016
Nine More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
(OAJ, NJ) TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that nine additional individuals have been charged criminally with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy. Since March 2014, the Attorney General’s Office has filed criminal charges against 71 people for allegedly engaging in this type of fraud, including the nine individuals charged today.
The Attorney General’s Office is...
Press release
Agosto 22, 2016
Five More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
(OAG, NJ) TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy announced that five additional individuals were charged criminally today with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy. Since March 2014, the Attorney General’s Office has filed criminal charges against 62 people for allegedly engaging in this type of fraud, including the five individuals charged today.
The Attorney General’s Office is...
Press release
Junio 15, 2016
Five More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
(Source: OAG, NJ) TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that five additional individuals were charged criminally today with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy. Since March 2014, the Attorney General’s Office has filed criminal charges against 50 people for allegedly engaging in this type of fraud, including the five individuals charged today.
The Attorney General’s Office is...
Article
Febrero 29, 2016