Bergen County man gets two years for $670,000 COVID-19 relief fraud

A Rutherford man was sentenced on Aug. 12 to two years in prison over a COVID-19 relief scheme, officials announced.

Massachusetts mayor charged with wire fraud in $1.5M COVID relief scheme

Brian DePena allegedly funneled over $1.5 million in EIDL loan funds into his campaign account, personal taxes, and real ...
NBC News

Texas businessman spent coronavirus relief funding on Lamborghini, strip clubs, federal officials say

A Texas businessman who is accused of securing $1.6 million in coronavirus relief funds and spending it on a Lamborghini, a Rolex and strip clubs has been charged with fraud. The man, Lee Price III, ...
The Associated Press

The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted

The story began with a simple question posed by Acting Global Investigations Editor Alison Kodjak during a January meeting: ...
Townhall

Five Arrested in Multi-State COVID-19 Relief Fraud Totaling $1.6 Million

Five people were arrested on Friday in Kentucky, Indiana, and Colorado on federal charges for fraudulently taking $1.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds. On April 8, 2026, a federal grand jury in ...
NBC New York

Grandson of Gambino crime boss John Gotti sentenced after lying to get Covid funds

The grandson of notorious Gambino crime boss John Gotti was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison after admitting he lied in order to illegally get more than $1 million in Covid relief. But ...