A California real estate executive pleaded guilty yesterday to engaging in an extensive multi-year conspiracy to falsify financial statements.
According to court documents, Tyler Ross, 37…
Local Property Owner to Pay $90,458 to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations Arising from HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today that a local property owner will pay $90,458 to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by charging a…
September 29, 2023
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United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and HUD Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis Host a Safe Housing Seminar Focused on Promoting Health and Safety in HUD-Assisted Housing
PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis hosted a Safe Housing Seminar today…
September 29, 2023
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Independence Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for $2.2 Million Fraud Schemes
Sold Stolen Rental Equipment, Real Estate He Didn’t Own
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for two fraud schemes in which he sold unwitting…
Two Nigerian Nationals Sentenced in Online Romance Fraud Conspiracy
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to prison, probation, and owe over $500,000 in restitution for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims in romance fraud…
Essex County Man Admits Conspiring to Commit Mortgage Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man today admitted that he conspired with others to commit mortgage fraud, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Cabral Simpson, 46, of Orange, New…
Former Raleigh County Housing Director Sentenced for Federal Fraud Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Laquenta Lowe, 46, of Beckley, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation and ordered to pay $8,954.76 in restitution for conversion of public money exceeding $1,000.…
Six Oklahomans Charged with Cares Act Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this week, a criminal indictment was unsealed charging six Oklahoma residents with fraudulently obtaining nearly $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans,…
Justice Department Sues Ohio Landlord for Sexually Harassing Tenants
The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Joseph Earl Lucas of Amesville, Ohio, for sexually harassing female tenants and housing applicants in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Lucas…
Former North Shore Pizzeria Owner Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for COVID Fraud
Defendant purchased alpaca farm using fraudulently obtained pandemic relief funds
BOSTON – A former North Shore resident was sentenced today in connection with filing fraudulent…