USAO - District of Columbia

D..C. Man Indicted on Charges in Scheme to Steal More Than $17 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds WASHINGTON – A District of Columbia man has been indicted on federal charges alleging that he perpetrated a scheme to steal more than $17 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury,,,

Maryland Man Sentenced to 7 ½-Year Prison Term For Fraud, Money Laundering, and Identity Theft Scheme WASHINGTON – Kelvin Otunyo, 37, of Hyattsville, Md., was sentenced today to 90 months in prison on federal charges stemming from his role in at least six schemes to deposit and launder stolen and,,,

Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Ponzi and COVID-19 Fraud Schemes WASHINGTON – Christopher A. Parris, 41, formerly of Rochester, New York, and currently of Lawrenceville, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud related to a Ponzi scheme, as well as to wire,,,

Former USDA Official Sentenced in Bribery Case WASHINGTON – Richard Holman, the former Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination, Physical Security Division, was sentenced today to 180 days of home detention and fined $110,000 for,,,

Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid Out of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars WASHINGTON – Sikirat Adunni Brown, 59, of Upper Marlboro, Md., pleaded guilty today to defrauding the D.C. Medicaid program out of more than $340,000. The announcement was made by Acting U.S. Attorney,,,

Former NGO Procurement Official Sentenced to Prison for Bribery WASHINGTON - A former non-governmental organization (NGO) official was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for paying bribes to NGO officers in exchange for sensitive procurement information related to NGO contracts funded in part by,,,

Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid WASHINGTON – Mahsa Azimirad, 41, of Rockville, Maryland, pled guilty on May 24, 2021, to a federal charge of health care fraud stemming from a scheme where she was paid over $813,000 by defrauding the District of Columbia’s Medicaid program. The,,,

Insurance Broker Sentenced for $3.8 Million Fraud Scheme WASHINGTON – A licensed insurance broker and the owner of Benefits Consulting Associates LLC was sentenced to 70 months in prison Wednesday for his role in a scheme to defraud CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of more than $3.8 million. On Nov. 8,,,

Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Election Fundraising Scam and Cheating Taxpayers Out of Paycheck Protection Loan Funds WASHINGTON – James Kyle Bell, 44, of Las Vegas, Nevada, entered a guilty plea today to one count of wire fraud in federal court in the District of Columbia. As he admitted in entering,,,

New York Man Pleads Guilty to $4 Million Extortion Scheme WASHINGTON – Robert Evans, 33, of New York, N.Y., pled guilty today to participating in a $4 million extortion, fraud, and money laundering scheme with his ex-common-law wife and members of his family, including his parents. The guilty plea,,,