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Federal Jury Finds Rahul Shah Guilty of Bank Fraud, Money Laundering, and Aggravated Identity Theft in Landmark Case Chicago, IL – July 2, 2025 – A federal jury has convicted Rahul Shah, a 56-year-old Evanston, Illinois, businessman, for orchestrating a multi-faceted fraud scheme that netted over $55 million from commercial lenders and COVID-19 relief programs, the
DETROIT, MI – A Sterling Heights, Michigan electrical contracting firm, Slifco Electric, LLC, and its sole owner, John P. Slifco, have agreed to pay $1,460,062 to the United States government to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA). The settlement, announced by the Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan,
Atlanta, GA – In a stark reminder of the pervasive fraud that plagued COVID-19 relief programs, two Georgia men, Johnny Narcisse and his cousin Johnson Dieujuste, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a sophisticated scheme that defrauded the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program of
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges, not just in terms of public health but also in economic stability. To mitigate the financial fallout, the U.S. government implemented several relief programs, including the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). While these programs were lifelines for many struggling businesses, they also became