A Kansas City woman has admitted to fraudulently obtaining more than $426,000 in pandemic relief funds through the federal Paycheck Protection Program.

Jaimeka Michelle Austin, 32, pleaded guilty in 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

The scheme used fake or defunct companies to siphon $1.8 million through the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs.

A former NYPD detective from Valley Stream faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court to his role in a COVID-19 pandemic-related Paycheck Protection ...

A Baltimore County man pleaded guilty Thursday to paying a former Baltimore City official at least $25,000 in bribes to eliminate his personal debt, including unpaid property taxes and water bills.

Two former U.S. Postal Service employees have pleaded guilty in federal court after admitting they stole items from the mail at an Atlanta facility and, in one case, fraudulently obtained pandemic ...

Former gun store owner Jeff Regnier and wife Greta Keranen say prosecutors abused their power when they used Illinois’s civil ...

A former Robeson County Sheriff’s deputy, his wife, and two adult sons pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on Thursday after they engaged in a scheme to defraud the Small Business ...

ATLANTA — Two former United States Postal Service employees have pleaded guilty to crimes that include stealing cash, gift cards, and other items, as well as fraudulently obtaining two pandemic-era ...

With just a few days left in the six-week-long application window, more than 174,000 students have already applied to be a part of The Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program when it launches ...

Here's why the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is shut down and what the partial closure means for Americans.