Tag: SBA
Octavia Renee Murphy, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Octavia Renee Murphy, a 37-year-old woman from Bourbonnais, Illinois, was sentenced to one year in prison for her role in a pandemic-related fraud scheme. On May 19, 2026, Murphy was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. The scheme involved submitting false applications for pandemic-era…
Tony Sterlin Cantave, Pandemic Relief Program Fraud, Connecticut 2020
⏱ 2 min read Tony Sterlin Cantave, a 46-year-old Cheshire man, has been sentenced for defrauding a COVID-19 pandemic relief program in June 2020. Cantave applied for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) funding through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), submitting false statements about his business, Arbitrage 1 Media, and his child support obligations. He…
Ross Jay Bailey, COVID-19 Relief Fraud, West Virginia 2020
⏱ 5 min read A scoundrel from Cool Ridge, West Virginia, has been caught with his hands deep in the COVID-19 relief cookie jar. Ross Jay Bailey, 50, swiped a cool $1.5 million in cash meant to help small businesses weather the pandemic. Instead, he used it to buy himself a lavish lifestyle. According to…
Jacksonville Pastor, Embezzlement, Florida 2020
⏱ 3 min read In a brazen scheme, former Jacksonville church pastor Marcus Eichelberger, 46, allegedly swindled two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA), netting a cool $50,000. Between March 2021 and February 2022, Eichelberger directed a co-conspirator to submit fake applications for the loans, claiming the funds would be…
Brandon Millender, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, New York 2021
⏱ 2 min read Brandon Millender, a 24-year-old Buffalo man, has been indicted for his role in a COVID-19 related fraud scheme that targeted financial institutions and the Small Business Administration (SBA) between April 2021 and August 2025. Millender allegedly conspired with others to submit fraudulent Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan applications and loan forgiveness…
Woodholme Country Club Inc, PPP Loan Fraud, Maryland 2020
⏱ 3 min read A swanky Maryland country club got caught red-handed for pocketing a $1 million PPP loan meant for small businesses in crisis. Woodholme Country Club Inc. in Maryland applied for the loan in early 2020, claiming it was eligible despite being a nonprofit organization not allowed to receive the funds. According to…
David Breen, COVID Relief Fraud, Massachusetts 2022
⏱ 2 min read David Breen, a 54-year-old South Carolina businessman, pleaded guilty to COVID relief fraud in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts. Breen, who operated a bowling entertainment business called ‘Pinz’ in Milford, Mass., misused over $1.2 million in Economic Injury and Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds for personal expenses, including building a home in…
Gurjeet Bath, PPP Loan Scam, California 2025
⏱ 2 min read Gurjeet Bath, a 37-year-old Fresno man, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan scam. Bath, who operated two trucking businesses in Fresno County, applied for and received three PPP loans totaling over $1 million in 2020 and 2021. However, he…
Frank Hamilton, Loan Fraud, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read Frank Hamilton, 55, of Simi Valley, California, is trading sunshine for a federal cell after a Philadelphia judge hit him with 66 months in prison yesterday. Hamilton masterminded a scheme to fleece banks and the Small Business Administration out of millions, filing bogus loan applications before the pandemic even started and…
