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Southern District of Florida Takes Sweeping Action Against CARES Act Fraud

Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida issued a PRESS RELEASE announcing an update on their criminal enforcement efforts to combat fraud under the CARES Act. In particular, the enforcement efforts include prosecutions against defendants accused of trying to steal funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and the Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit program. This dovetails with the DOJ’s national efforts in this regard, and will no doubt be a focus in the coming year and… Read More »Southern District of Florida Takes Sweeping Action Against CARES Act Fraud

DOJ Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud – Historic Level of Enforcement

On March 26, 2021, the DOJ issued a Press Release announcing an update on criminal and civil enforcement efforts to combat COVID-19 related fraud, including schemes targeting the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs. As of today, the DOJ has publicly charged 474 defendants with criminal offenses based on fraud schemes connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. These cases involve attempts to obtain $569 million from the U.S. government and unsuspecting individuals through fraud across the country.… Read More »DOJ Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud – Historic Level of Enforcement