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Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
September 8, 2023 BECKLEY, W.Va. – Mark William Bailey, 50, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to theft of government monies, admitting he stole approximately $451,237.51 in COVID-19 relief loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Companies and Owner Sentenced in Federal Court for Defrauding Government Agencies (PR-2022-II)
September 14, 2022 Miami, Florida – Juan Guillermo Gonzalez and his companies, Accelogic LLC and Intellectual Property Systems LLC (Intellep) have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon for their roles in obtaining information from U.S. departments and agencies and improperly using it for commercial advantage and private financial gain.
Former Founder and CEO Of Nanotechnology Company Convicted of Multimillion-Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme (PR-2022-E)
February 17, 2022 James Barbera, the former founder and CEO of a nanotechnology company in New York was found guilty of securities fraud and wire fraud due to a scheme to defraud the company’s investors out of millions of dollars. Barbera used NASA resources to secure misappropriated funding and misrepresented his collaboration with NASA regarding […]
EDVA Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud in 2021 (PR-2022-B)
December 20, 2021 Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced an update on the Eastern District of Virginia’s criminal and civil enforcement efforts to combat COVID-19 related fraud, including schemes targeting the Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, and Unemployment Insurance programs. Among successful prosecutions, a NASA […]
Jury Convicts Former NASA Subcontractor of Woman-Owned Small-Business Fraud (PR-2021-H)
August 04, 2021 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – On Tuesday, a federal jury convicted a former government subcontractor who completed work at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center of fraud charges relating to the Small Business Administration’s women-owned small business program.
Senior NASA Employee Sentenced for COVID-19 Related Loan Fraud (PR-2021-G)
July 15, 2021 Andrew Tezna, a senior National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) employee, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for submitting fraudulent applications for over $350,000 in COVID-19 economic relief loans and benefits.
Senior NASA Employee Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Loan Fraud (PR-2021-E)
April 19, 2021 A Senior Executive Service employee of NASA pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent applications for over $350,000 in COVID-19 economic relief loans and benefits.
CEO of Nanotech Company Allegedly Faked Connection With NASA and Defrauded Investors of More than $12 Million (PR-2021-B)
December 09, 2020 James Jeremy Barbera, former founder and chief executive officer of a nanotechnology company based in New York, was arrested and charged with securities and wire fraud in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain financial investments in fictitious technology he claimed to have developed with NASA.
University of Arkansas Professor Indicted for Wire Fraud and Passport Fraud (PR-2020-I)
July 29, 2020 The Department of Justice announced today that Simon Saw-Teong Ang, 63, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Western District of Arkansas on 42 counts of wire fraud and two counts of passport fraud.
University of Arkansas Professor Arrested for Wire Fraud (PR-2020-H)
May 11, 2020 Simon Saw-Teong Ang, 63, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was arrested and charged in a federal complaint with one count of wire fraud. The complaint charged that Ang had close ties with the Chinese government and Chinese companies and failed to disclose the associations to obtain NASA funding.