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Buffalo ISO Gets 87 Months for Loan Fraud Using 63 Customers’ Identities
An ISO used his customers’ identities to take financing from at least 23 lenders, prosecutors said. He got 87 months and $8.75 million in restitution for this loan fraud.
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Sophia Lacayo Sentenced to 18 Months for $948K PPP Fraud
A former Sweetwater commissioner, Sophia Lacayo, got 18 months for $948K in PPP fraud, sentenced in May, announced by DOJ in August.
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Mayor Brian Depena charged in $1.65M EIDL fraud case
Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering over an alleged $1.5M COVID EIDL loan fraud scheme.
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Kimberly Owen (Kimmy Humphrey) Sentencing Delayed Again in Prime Capital Ventures Fraud Case
Kimberly Owen, aka Kimmy Humphrey, awaits sentencing after guilty pleas tied to Prime Capital Ventures, Kris Roglieri and a separate health care fraud scheme.
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Loan Broker William Thomas Engle Gets 9 Years in $8M "Good Faith" Deposit Scheme
Two guilty pleas, $8.27M in restitution, 17 victims, nothing recovered. What the court file in the "good faith deposit" scheme teaches brokers and funders.
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