Aug 17, 2023 | White Collar Crime
While the world grappled with the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, government relief programs were a beacon of hope for businesses struggling to survive. Aside from discussion related to most recent COVID-19 variants, the COVID-19 pandemic is...
Aug 2, 2023 | White Collar Crime
On July 31, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Leon Haynes, a tax preparer from Teaneck, New Jersey, was arrested for fraudulently seeking over $124,000,000 from the IRS by filing over 1,000 tax returns falsely claiming COVID-19-related employment tax...
Jun 26, 2023 | White Collar Crime
In January 2023, Dr. Francis F. Joseph was convicted of theft in connection with healthcare and wire fraud for misappropriating nearly $250,000 from COVID-19 relief programs. The DOJ just announced that Dr. Joseph has been sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison....
Dec 21, 2022 | Criminal Matters, Government Investigations
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Christopher Parris was sentenced to over 20 years (244 months) in prison for his involvement in a COVID-19 scheme and a multi-year Ponzi scheme. COVID-19 Fraud Scheme. Mr. Parris’ COVID-19 scheme was unlike the...
Dec 14, 2022 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
The DOJ just announced that Paul Andrecola, a New Jersey business owner, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for selling $2.7 million worth of unregistered pesticides. Andrecola was previously charged with one count of knowingly distributing or selling an unregistered...
