Tag: pandemic_relief

USPS Employees, Others Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Pandemic Relief Fraud

12 Aug 2026 10:03 a.m.

A joint investigation uncovered a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving USPS employees and others who illegally obtained pandemic relief funds and workers' compensation. Eight co-conspirators received federal prison sentences and were ordered to pay over $2 million in restitution.

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Northern Virginia Duo Pleads Guilty to $632,659 Pandemic Relief Fraud

20 May 2026 11:47 a.m. · Source: FBI

A Springfield woman and a Sterling man pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting to fraudulently obtaining over $630,000 from federal pandemic relief programs like PPP and EIDL for personal use.

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