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October 25, 2022 ¡ª Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Stacy M. Underwood pleaded guilty on Oct. 21 to conspiracy to defraud the United States. Underwood, of Albuquerque, will remain on conditions of release pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

December 19, 2022 ¡ª Dana Lamar Antonio Hayes, Jr., of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud charge related to a scheme to obtain a fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Relief loan application (EIDL loan) and several Paycheck Protection Plan loan applications (PPP loans), under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, from two financial institutions (Bank 1 and Bank 2).

April 8, 2025 ¡ª Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson has agreed to plead guilty to federal public corruption charges in connection with an alleged kickback scheme to obtain thousands of dollars in cash from a staff member in exchange for a large bonus.

July 15, 2022 ¡ª A Turkish businessman was extradited from Austria to face money laundering, wire fraud and obstruction charges.

May 31, 2024 ¡ª A man who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine and launder proceeds from trafficking drugs was sentenced May 30 to 30 years in federal prison.

October 20, 2022 ¡ª A Lowell man pleaded guilty yesterday to engaging in a scheme to defraud his clients of millions of dollars.

May 13, 2022 ¡ª Carl Delano Torjagbo, aka Karl Lucius Delano, has been arrested on federal bank fraud and money laundering charges arising from a scheme to defraud a bank by obtaining a $9.5 million Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loan in the name of a fictitious company and then allegedly using the loan proceeds to upgrade his personal lifestyle. The PPP is a federal loan program intended to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic by providing them with funds to cover certain payroll costs, including benefits, interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities.

April 5, 2023 ¡ª The former Assistant Chief Engineer of Facilities for Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis) and the former general manager of a Massachusetts-based electrical company have been charged in a scheme to defraud Keolis of over $8 million.

May 1, 2023 ¡ª IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Chief Jim Lee announced Thursday the appointment of new special agents in charge (SAC) to lead five of the agency¡¯s field offices. The selectees are longtime agency leaders who have a combined 104 years of career experience with IRS-CI.

IR-2024-39, Feb. 13, 2024 ¡ª With a key March deadline quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service today highlighted special warning signs that an Employee Retention Credit claim may be questionable to help small businesses that may need to resolve incorrect claims.