“Fleming lied about his company’s operations, lied about how the money would be used, and then lied again to have the loan forgiven, all so he could build himself a new home with pandemic relief funds meant to save struggling small businesses,” said @USAttyPirro. “My office will continue to hold accountable anyone who treated disaster relief programs as a personal piggy bank.”

ICYMI: Illegal alien from Mexico indicted by a federal grand jury in Idaho on MULTIPLE CHARGES, including voter fraud, making false statements on a passport application, unlawful possession of a firearm… and the list goes on. ⬇️

🚨WEEK IN FRAUD🚨 ✅$100M Most Wanted Fraudster Emylee Thai 👉CAPTURED BY @FBI/@FBIDirectorKash in Vietnam. ✅ @VP’s $245M @SBAgov/@SBAOIG/@TheJusticeDept takedown in Kansas City (which included 80 fraud defendants charged in 80 days). @USAO_WDMO. ✅12 “Ghost Daycare” operators charged and arrested for felony fraud offenses in San Diego (@SDCAnews/@HSI_HQ/@IRS_CI). ✅ 3 charged, with multiple arrests, in Los Angeles (@USAO_LosAngeles/@HUDOIG / @IRS_CI / @FBILosAngeles) for roles in schemes to steal over $10M from homeless assistance programs. ✅Data sharing agreements entered with more great fraud-fighters, including @NeTreasurer & @MissouriSOS. 🤜 ✅Chinese national sentenced to 10 years for defrauding elderly Americans (@NDOHnews). ✅The House passed a bill to make the National Fraud Enforcement Division (@DOJFraudDiv) a permanent force for the taxpayers in the @TheJusticeDept. ✅Health care fraudster sentenced to 14 YEARS behind bars and ordered to pay restitution totaling ~$55 MILLION (@DOJFraudDiv/@USAO_AZ). ✅MANY other FRAUD charges, pleas, and sentencings in just the last 5 days. A GREAT week for America in the fight against fraud. But we aren’t satisfied. We’re not patting ourselves on the back. We’re charting our next takedowns right now — and we won’t be stopping anytime soon. 🇺🇸

American elections are for Americans. 🇺🇸 We won’t let fraudsters steal our money and we won’t let non-citizens steal our votes. Our constitutional republic demands nothing less from its public servants.

Our mission is clear: protect taxpayer funds, safeguard the integrity of federal relief programs, and deliver justice to those who exploited them. The Department of Justice will continue expanding our reach across the country to pursue ALL fraud—no matter how large or how small.

🚨4 Defendants Indicted for FRAUD ➡️ 13-count indictment charging 4 defendants in a fraud conspiracy involving counterfeit $$. ➡️ The indictment alleges a scheme to manufacture counterfeit $$ by bleaching $10 bills and printing the image of a $50 bill onto the face of the bleached bill. ➡️ Each defendant faces a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250k fine, and a three-year term of supervised release. Great work by @USAO_SC and partners to pursue justice in this case.

Marion, N.C. woman sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding FEMA after Hurricane Helene. “We will continue to root out fraud and prosecute those who exploit federal programs, because every dollar taken through fraud is a dollar that cannot help our communities recover," said U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson. w/ @DOJFraudDiv Read at:

This week, @AAGMcDonald signed MOUs with @NETreasurer Joey Spellerberg and @MissouriSOS Denny Hoskins. Protecting taxpayer dollars takes states and the federal government working the same cases, sharing the same data, and moving at the same speed. More partnerships to come.

.@USAttyEssayli and @AAGMcDonald talked to the @AP on Wednesday during the arrest of a Westmont woman charged with accepting bribes and kickbacks from the executive director of a homelessness nonprofit who has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges. Lakiya Malone’s trial is scheduled for November 10.

"This sentence sends a clear message — if you take advantage of vulnerable populations to steal from the American taxpayer, you will pay the price.” – @AAGMcDonald A Phoenix woman was sentenced to 14 years in prison AND ordered to pay nearly $55M in restitution for fraudulently billing Arizona Medicaid more than $69M in less than a year for addiction treatment therapy. 🔗:

Today’s enforcement action is the latest effort by the Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force to investigate, combat, and prosecute fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption involving funds allocated toward the eradication of homelessness within the seven-county jurisdiction of the Central District of California. “Today @TheJusticeDept, with the full force of the federal government, is announcing charges in a major fraud takedown targeting schemes that stole millions from programs meant to house California’s homeless,” said @AAGMcDonald. “As alleged, Michael Young, through Home at Last, received more than $100 million in taxpayer funds and misappropriated more than $12 million, diverting that money into shell companies, real estate, and even a nightclub and bingo hall. That scheme is now halted in its tracks. My message to every fraudster who steals from the vulnerable is clear: We will track you down, bring charges where the evidence leads, and work relentlessly to reclaim every taxpayer dollar you stole.” Read more:

🚨@AAGMcDonald announced with @USAO_LosAngeles today that two defendants who were employed at L.A.-area homeless nonprofits were arrested on federal charges alleging misuse of MILLIONS of taxpayer dollars.

.@AAGMcDonald to @Newsmax last night discussing these daycare fraud schemes: “These daycare operators, based on these allegations, pretended to be taking care of children, but there were no children. There were no daycares. They were fake. They were made up, and day after day, month after month, year after year, they sent the bills for these fake children and these fake daycares to the American taxpayer, who paid around $10 MILLION that were attributed to these 12 defendants that we’ve now charged.”

TODAY IN FRAUD: 12 Ghost Daycare Operators Charged in San Diego 👉Millions of taxpayer dollars went to these daycares. 👉But based on the allegations, the daycares were fake. 👉12 defendants have been charged with federal felony offenses and will be held accountable. Great work by @SDCAnews and partners to deliver justice and protect taxpayer dollars.

Repeat Felon Arrested and Charged in $4.75M Medicare Fraud Scheme A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging Emory Matthews, 62, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, with conspiring to bill Medicare for psychotherapy services that were never provided to patients of an adult day care center owned by his wife. He was arrested yesterday. According to court documents and evidence presented in court, Emory Matthews was a managing employee and administrator of New Beginnings Adult Center Inc. (New Beginnings), an adult day care center in Detroit depicted below. Read more about this case:

The defendants from this takedown are naturalized U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents originally from Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The map below shows locations of the executed search warrants in this daycare fraud investigation. “These charges underscore a simple truth: anyone who steals from programs meant to support children will face swift and uncompromising accountability,” said @AAGMcDonald. “Fraud against these programs is an attack on vulnerable families, and law enforcement will continue to dismantle schemes that exploit them. I want to thank the prosecutors and agents in the Southern District of California whose relentless work exposed this scheme and ensured that those responsible are being held accountable.” Read more:

Illinois Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Wire Fraud Conspiracy: Defendant Sought MORE THAN $4.6M in Fraudulent Refunds from IRS “Monika Skinger engaged in a wide-ranging tax fraud scheme that flooded the IRS with fictitious financial instruments, including fraudulent checks,” said @AAGMcDonald. “Skinger attempted to take millions in refunds she had no right to receive. As we did in this case, the Department of Justice will continue to unmask fraudulent actors and swiftly bring them to justice.” Read more: