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News Releases - page 5

For news releases prior to 2022 please view the news releases archive.

Title Source Date
Jamaican National Indicted For An Alleged Lottery Scheme That Defrauded Victims Of More Than $9.5 Million U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland August 08, 2024
Record-breaking Backlog Increases Improper Payments by Over $1B The Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General August 08, 2024
Three Additional Dominican Nationals Extradited to Face “Grandparent Scam” Charges in New Jersey U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey August 05, 2024
Washington Man Who Scammed Pandemic Relief Programs Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia August 02, 2024
Six People Charged in Bank Fraud Scheme Involving an Insider Sharing Account Information That Caused More Than $345,000 in Theft U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington August 02, 2024
Mt. Juliet Woman Sentenced for Long-Running Theft from Federal Health Care and Disability Programs U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee August 01, 2024
Florida Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $2.4 Million in CARES Act Loans U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey July 25, 2024
Florida Man Sentenced for Fraud Involving Small Business Administration Disaster Funds U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts July 25, 2024
Detroit Woman Convicted of Stealing Social Security Disability Benefits for More Than a Decade U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan July 25, 2024
Maryland Woman Sentenced To 30 Months For A Series Of Fraud Schemes, Including Passport Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Bankruptcy Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland July 24, 2024
St. Louis County Woman Sentenced for Helping Her Son Fake a Disability U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri July 23, 2024
Two Dominican Nationals Extradited in Connection with Grandparent Scam U.S. Attorney's Office, Office of Public Affairs July 23, 2024
Woman Admits Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey July 18, 2024
Canadian Man Indicted, Arrested for Nearly 30-year Social Security Benefit Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Alaska July 15, 2024
Two Georgia Women Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia July 12, 2024
Deltona Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing Over $66,000 In Social Security Funds U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida July 10, 2024
Cincinnati Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Social Security Number Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio July 09, 2024
Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty to Social Security Number Fraud as Part of Scheme to Obtain Jobs at Law Firms U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio July 09, 2024
Utah Man Sentenced to Home Detention After Stealing Over $100,000 in Social Security and Other Government Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah July 09, 2024
Illegal Alien and Two Others Sentenced to Federal Prison in Organ Transplant Scheme U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Iowa July 03, 2024
Honduran Man Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida July 02, 2024
Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Finances and U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General June 29, 2024
St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison, Ordered to Pay More Than $1 Million for Elder Fraud and Disability Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri June 27, 2024
South Carolina Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Deceased Wife’s Social Security Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida June 27, 2024
South Bend Man Sentenced for Theft of Government Funds U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Indiana June 27, 2024
Former Regions Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement and Bank Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana June 27, 2024
Barling Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Federal Judge U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Arkansas June 27, 2024
Janesville Man Sentenced for Theft of Social Security Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Wisconsin June 26, 2024
New York Man Charged in Connection with Transnational “Grandparent Scam” Operated from Dominican Republic U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey June 25, 2024
Vermont Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Social Security Benefit Payments U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Vermont June 21, 2024
COVID-19 Stimulus Check Theft Sends Houston Resident to Prison U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas June 21, 2024
Executives for Fresno-Based Business American Labor Alliance Convicted of Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Following Five-Week Trial U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California June 20, 2024
Former Vice President and Branch Manager of Popular Bank Convicted of Fraud and Money Laundering Charges U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York June 19, 2024
Datil Man Pleads Guilty to Retaliating Against a Federal Employee U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico June 18, 2024
Former College Football Player Pleads Guilty to a Fraud Scheme Involving More than $1 Million in COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California June 17, 2024
Bronx Resident Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy Targeting Credit Unions U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York June 17, 2024
Shreveport Businessman and Military Veteran Sentenced on Federal Charges U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana June 13, 2024
New Bedford Man Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts June 13, 2024
Gloucester County Man Admits Stealing over $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey June 10, 2024
New Bedford Man Charged With Stealing Over $450,000 in Veterans’ Disability Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts June 07, 2024
Guatemalan National Sentenced to Prison and Deportation for Fraudulent Use of Social Security Number and Improper Entry into U.S. U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania June 07, 2024
Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Scheme that Defrauded Social Security Administration U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut June 03, 2024
Letter from SSA Inspector General Gail S. Ennis to the President of the United States Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General May 31, 2024
New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Fraud, False Statements to the IRS, and Theft of Government Funds U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana May 28, 2024
Elmo Man Admits Social Security Fraud, Theft Charges for Collecting Deceased Mother’s Benefits and Not Reporting Proceeds from Dog Grooming Business U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana May 28, 2024
New Bedford Man Charged with Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts May 24, 2024
D.C. Woman and Maryland Man Indicted for Conspiring to Launder Stolen Government Funds U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia May 24, 2024
Berwick Woman Pleads Guilty to Yearslong Fraud to Obtain Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine May 24, 2024
Binghamton Woman Charged with Social Security Fraud Related to her Theft of Benefits Intended for a Minor U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York May 23, 2024
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