May 14, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On Wednesday, May 13, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced another federal prosecution for alleged PPP loan fraud. This time the defendant is Maurice Fayne, who is also known as “Arkansas Mo” and stars in the reality show...
May 7, 2020 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
On May 7, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed the convictions of two former New Jersey public officials who were convicted as part of the “Bridgegate” scandal. As laid out by the Court, the defendants – Bridget Anne Kelly, Deputy Chief of Staff for...
May 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
In recent blog posts, we have written about the risk of government scrutiny that comes with receipt of paycheck protection program (PPP) funds under the CARES Act. For example, on April 7, we wrote about the creation of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic...
