Tag: wheeling
Wheeling Doc Gets 41 Months for $2.5M Tax Rip-Off
⏱ 3 min read Nitesh Ratnakar, 50, a gastroenterologist and medical equipment manufacturer from Elkins, West Virginia, is trading his stethoscope for stripes. Ratnakar was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison today in Clarksburg after admitting to cheating the IRS out of $2.5 million between 2020 and 2022. He ran a scheme where he…
WV Biz Owner Cashed In on COVID Chaos
⏱ 2 min read Bradley Temple, 48, formerly of Wheeling, West Virginia, is facing years in federal prison after copping to ripping off nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 relief money. Temple, now living in Delray Beach, Florida, pled guilty in Wyoming federal court this week to unlawful money transactions. The feds say he systematically siphoned funds…
Wheeling Grifter Scoops $300K in COVID Funds
⏱ 2 min read Bradley Temple, 48, a former Wheeling, West Virginia business owner now living in Delray Beach, Florida, just confessed to ripping off nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 relief money. The scheme unfolded sometime during the pandemic, as businesses were desperately seeking aid, and Temple allegedly helped himself to funds he wasn’t entitled to.…
Wheeling CEO Nabbed in $300K COVID Scam
⏱ 2 min read Bradley Temple, 48, the former CEO of a Wheeling, Alabama business, copped a plea this week to a felony charge for ripping off nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. The feds say Temple wasn’t using the cash to keep his business afloat, but lining his own pockets. The scheme unfolded sometime…
WV Biz Owner Pilfered $300K in COVID Funds
⏱ 2 min read Bradley Temple, 48, a former Wheeling, West Virginia business owner, just confessed to treating nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 relief funds like a personal piggy bank. He pled guilty today in federal court to unlawful money transactions, admitting he didn’t use a cent of the money for its intended purpose. The scheme…
WV Trucker Fleeced COVID Funds
⏱ 2 min read Bradley Temple, 48, a former Wheeling, West Virginia trucking boss now living in Florida, just confessed to ripping off $277,456 in COVID-19 relief cash. Temple, who ran Righteous Brother’s Trucking, lied on applications for both Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds. The scheme unfolded during 2020-2021,…
Wheeling Trucker Fleeced COVID Funds
⏱ 2 min read Bradley Temple, 48, a former Wheeling businessman now squatting in Florida, just copped to a brazen scheme: ripping off $277,000 in COVID-19 relief money. The ex-owner of Righteous Brother’s Trucking pled guilty in federal court this week to unlawful money transactions. The feds say Temple lied to get the cash, then…
Wheeling Truck Boss Cashes in on COVID Chaos
⏱ 2 min read Bradley Temple, 48, the ex-head of Righteous Brother’s Trucking, just confessed to ripping off nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 relief money. The Wheeling, WV native, now living the high life in Delray Beach, Florida, admitted to falsifying documents to snag funds from both the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury…
Wheeling Trucker Pilfered $300K in COVID Relief
⏱ 2 min read Bradley Temple, the former head of Righteous Brother’s Trucking, wasn’t hauling freight – he was hauling federal cash. The Florida man is facing a decade in prison after federal investigators discovered he raked in as much as $300,000 in COVID-19 relief money he wasn’t entitled to. Temple allegedly used the funds…
