Jaime Ornelas’s mother and co-defendant Misty Ornelas, 48, of Turlock, was sentenced to 18 months in prison. According to court documents, beginning in June 2020, Jaime Ornelas and Misty Ornelas ...

Herman Brunis of Cincinnati sentenced to over a year in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud, must pay $300,000 restitution.

A Columbus man, Benjamin O. Alexander is facing serious federal charges after investigators uncovered a scheme involving over ...

A massive fraud scheme targeting federal nutrition funding during the pandemic resulted in 38 guilty pleas, with conspirators using $250 million meant for hungry kids.

A Modesto man and his Turlock mother were sentenced to federal prison for a scheme that used inmate identities to steal over $150,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits.

Prosecutors said he claimed his business employed eight people and had an annual payroll of more than $583,000. In reality, ...