The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Carla B. Freedman, issued the following news release:. Makahi Daevon Bryant, 20, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced yesterday to three years of probation for his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Matthew Scarpino, Acting Special Agent in Charge.
Since the start of 2021, the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged 23 defendants with criminal offenses based on fraud schemes connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Somerset County woman was charged for her role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. According to U.S. Attorney Sellinger, Nivah Garcis, 51, of North Plainfield, is charged by complaint with bank fraud and money laundering. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court: