Michigan man faked 50 employees, $875K payroll to steal $2.18M in pandemic relief fundsA Metro Detroit man will serve two years in federal prison over a $2.18 million fraud scheme involving pandemic assistance funds.CBS News9d agoWhole story →HealthEconomypandemic relief fraud
Grand Prairie bookkeeper accused of embezzling $1.2 million from elderly Waxahachie couple, federal prosecutors sayFederal indictment charges Nancy Black with 10 counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft.CBS News14d agoWhole story →EconomyJusticebank fraud indictment
Former Michigan bank exec pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of childrenA former Michigan bank executive pleaded guilty after federal authorities said he was involved in the sexual exploitation of children over a three-year period.CBS News15d agoWhole story →EconomyJusticechild exploitation guilty plea
Ex-Forney ISD principal, special ed teacher indicted after allegedly concealing teacher's background, federal prosecutors sayProsecutors allege a name change helped conceal prior criminal charges and employment discipline during the district's hiring process.CBS News20d agoWhole story →EconomyEducationteacher indictment
Vance announces about 870,000 people suspected of defrauding COVID-era programs barred from future federal loansA U.S. enforcement push, dubbed "Heartland fraud surge," probed losses involving the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.CBS News24d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritycovid fraud crackdown
