The sentence comes after Mehlbaurer pleaded guilty on Sept. 24, 2025, to wire fraud and money laundering. Lopez was sentenced to time served. According to court documents, Mehlbauer and Lopez ...

A former sergeant in the Cuban military who obtained fraudulent checks through the Paycheck Protection Program was sentenced earlier this week to four years in federal prison.

Lonnie Smith-Matthews pleaded guilty to financial frauds including PPP loan deception and stealing a U.S. Treasury tax refund ...

Here's how a Brockton Veterans Affairs nursing assistant fraudulently obtained a COVID relief loan for more than $20,000.

A Massachusetts man who staged his own suicide in a bid to avoid punishment for defrauding the government out of $543,000 in COVID-19 relief loans was sentenced to more than four years behind bars.

A Texas woman formerly from Kansas City was sentenced to 18 months in prison for her role in a $250,000 COVID-19 PPP loan ...

A founder of a lending service company has pleaded guilty to a serious crime involving fake loans tied to the COVID-19 relief program. Nathan Reis, who co-founded the company Blueacorn, admitted to ...

House committee demands answers on alleged Minnesota pandemic fraud totaling up to $9 billion, targeting SBA relief programs ...

Jason L. Hemingway was indicted in federal court for allegedly obtaining $316,062 through fraudulent Paycheck Protection ...