A Dade City man has been charged for allegedly securing more than $1.9 million in emergency funds from a federal coronavirus (COVID-19) relief program and using the money to purchase luxury vehicles.
Keith William Nicoletta, 48, was charged with bank fraud and illegal monetary transactions. The press did not name an attorney for him.
Two owners of a long-haul trucking company based in Sacramento, CA, have been charged for allegedly misclassifying employees and underreporting payroll in a scheme to defraud their insurer and the Employment Development Department out of $450,000 in insurance premiums.
Hardip Singh, 44, and Amandeep Kaur, 36, were charged with multiple counts of insurance fraud. It is unclear if they have acquired legal representation.
The Office of the New York State Inspector General announced the arrest of a Schenectady drywall installer accused of failing to provide his employees with legally required workers’ compensation insurance.
Dennis R. Hammonds, 40, was arrested on two counts of failure to secure compensation. The press did not name an attorney for him.
South Carolina lawmakers are reportedly resurrecting a longstanding effort to reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws.
State representatives met to discuss changes that can be made to revamp the state’s forfeiture laws, focusing on what type of property can be seized and the process police would have to go through to take that property.
When Emma Dietrich asked a co-worker to drive her home in her 2013 Chevrolet Camaro, she was not expecting Minnesota State Troopers to seize her vehicle during a traffic stop. Unfortunately for Dietrich, troopers arrested the co-worker and seized Dietrich’s vehicle, even though she was not the driver at the time and she was never arrested or charged with a crime.
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