California’s community colleges are reporting a rise in financial aid fraud. In January, suspected bots represented 1 in 4 college applicants. Schools have given away millions to these scams, and
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Middle District of Pennsylvania announced a Luzerne County man has been sentenced for committing $350,000 COVID-19 pandemic fraud. According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Daniel Wasielewski, 59, of Wilkes-Barre, pleaded guilty to filing and assisting others in filing fraudulent applications for pandemic stimulus funds,including under the Payment Protection Program […]
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A business owner in York County is facing charges after stealing millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds. Creed White, 65, of Freeland, is accused of working with other employees to submit fraudulent applications to get more than $11.5 million in funds, the Department of Justice said in a news release. […]
Blake Patterson, 38, filed six fraudulent applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans and six applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans between Aug. 2020-May 2021 seeking more than $740,000. It resulted