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Northern Nevada Man Indicted for Embezzling Nearly $8 Million from Broadband Project

18 Jun 2026 2:57 p.m. · Source: FBI

Stephen A. Kromer, owner of Uprise, LLC, faces a 16-count federal indictment for allegedly embezzling over $7.8 million from a USDA ReConnect broadband grant intended for rural Lovelock, Nevada, diverting funds to personal accounts and cryptocurrency.

Law Enforcement Politics and Government Business Science & Technology Federal Government Legal Computers and Internet Economy Financial Markets Stephen A. Kromer Uprise LLC Embezzlement Broadband Infrastructure Lovelock Nevada USDA ReConnect Program Money Laundering FBI