A tech company executive in Washington State is now facing Federal felony charges over allegations by investigators that he attempted to obtain more than $5.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for which he was not legally eligible. The 48-year-old man...
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Month: July 2020
Penalties for drug possession depend on specific charge
The criminal charge of drug possession in Florida may be brought against a person for the act of physically possessing a controlled substance. In many cases, the person is in possession of the substance for personal use and not for distribution. Possession of a...
Drug Company Pleads Guilty To Federal Felonies In Connection With Opioid-Addiction Drug
A Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical corporation and several associated entities pled guilty to making false statements in relation to an opioid-addiction drug it allegedly claimed was safer to use than it actually was. According to prosecutors, the defendant...
Venezuelan Brothers Face OFAC Designation Due To Alleged Assistance To Maduro Regime
Last week the Federal government announced sanctions against a pair of Venezuelan brothers it accuses of assisting the Maduro regime retain its hold on power. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the two brothers...
FSU students indicted on fraud and conspiracy charges
Federal prosecutors announced on June 30 that an investigation into credit card fraud at Florida State University has led to the indictment of seven individuals on bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. One of the...
Tampa Man Allegedly Shoots At Georgia Cops After Fleeing Slaying In Hillsborough County
A Tampa man is heading back to jail in Hillsborough County after a shootout with Georgia police while allegedly attempting to flee the area after a fatal shooting. The 37-year-old man is the suspect in a shooting on Tuesday at a local body shop just after noon. Police...
Three Polk County Defendants Charged In Relation To Triple Homicide Near Frostproof
A trio of Polk County twentysomethings are facing murder charges on allegations that they are responsible for the deaths of three people killed near Frostproof late last week. A 26-year-old man, his 27-year-old girlfriend, and his 21-year-old brother are all accused...
Suspect In Fatal Hit-And-Run Accident In Keystone Turns Himself In
A man allegedly involved in a deadly hit-and-run incident in Keystone has begun speaking with investigators about the crash that killed a motorcyclist. Investigators say the suspect was driving his truck on Gunn Highway on Friday evening with a boat in tow when he...
OFAC Designates Five Entities For Alleged Support Of Russian Financier Of Destabilization Of Sudan
The Federal government announced more sanctions last week against a Russian Federation financier already in its crosshairs for his alleged support of crackdowns against democracy protests in Sudan. On Wednesday, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign...
Washington, D.C. Man Facing Federal Fraud Charges In Alleged PPP Scam
A Washington, D.C. man is facing Federal fraud charges on allegations that he submitted false information to a bank in an effort at fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. The 40-year-old man allegedly submitted a number of fake and fraudulent...
