Nov 28, 2022 | White Collar Crime
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Montenegro extradited Richard Ayvazyan and his wife, Marietta Terabelian, to the U.S. to serve multi-year prison sentences for conspiring to defraud COVID-19 relief programs. According to the DOJ, Mr. Ayvazyan and...
Nov 22, 2022 | White Collar Crime
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have discussed the CARES Act and the government’s enforcement efforts related to abuses of the CARES Act. The CARES Act remains significant legislation designed to provide, through various programs and funding, relief to businesses and...
Nov 16, 2022 | White Collar Crime
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have discussed the CARES Act and the government’s enforcement efforts related to abuses of the CARES Act. The CARES Act remains significant legislation designed to provide through various programs and funding, relief to businesses and...
Nov 15, 2022 | White Collar Crime
On November 9, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment charging an Indian national for an $8 million Covid-19 relief fraud scheme. According to the indictment, Abhishek Krishnan fraudulently obtained...
Aug 17, 2022 | federal investigations
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was part of the CARES Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the PPP, the federal government made billions of dollars in forgivable loans to businesses that met certain criteria. COVID relief fund fraud has been a focus...
