An East Helena man who pleaded guilty to receiving more than $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans for coronavirus relief aid and using the money instead for personal benefit
Attorney General Merrick Garland's May 2021 announcement of creation of interagency COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, two major takedowns executed by Task Force in May and September 2021. fraud against the Provider Relief Fund and fraud related to provision of COVID health.
DOJ’s COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force action targets individuals including medical professionals, office managers, distributers, pharmacy directors, corporate executives, resulting in nearly $150 million in COVID-19-related false billings to federal programs