Pa. Auditor General Calls For Tighter Control Of Next Round Of COVID-19 Relief Funding After Cases Of Fraud
Since the beginning of the pandemic, KDKA Investigates has uncovered several types of covid relief fraud.
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, KDKA Investigates has uncovered several types of covid relief fraud.
The small borough of Braddock is at the center of a possible fraud ring.
It's the talk of the town in Braddock: nearly three dozen residents getting tens of thousands of dollars each in Paycheck Protection loans despite having no visible signs of present or prior employment.
Pennsylvania officials recaptured nearly $800 million of unemployment benefits that fraudsters were trying to steal.
A man accused of embezzling more than $1.2 million from a church in Upper St. Clair was sentenced in federal court.
More people are saying they were unknowingly signed up for Chase Bank accounts.
The. Pa. Department of Labor & Industry is warning the public of a new national unemployment scam aiming to commit fraud against those seeking unemployment benefits.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they have arrested 15 nonimmigrant students as part of an investigation into alleged fraud.
An activist is accused of spending for personal use some $200,000 in donations to what was represented as a Black Lives Matter charity.
Twenty more inmates and accomplices have been charged in connection with the alleged statewide scheme to illegally obtain coronavirus unemployment benefits.
A homeless couple is facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of checks in Washington County.
A judge has ordered a former West Virginia University physics professor who admitted committing federal fraud to serve three months in prison.
A former West Virginia University associate professor admitted to wire fraud and filing a false tax return.
The state is taking steps to cut down on unemployment fraud, scams and other problems, too.
The state has paid out $16.6 billion in unemployment benefits since mid-March, but now the system is dealing with a new problem.
Following a tip from a Western Pennsylvania consumer, a man was arrested for selling fraudulent COVID-19 testing kits.
Local police are issuing a "community alert" about a construction company that's allegedly taking money up front but not completing any work.
The U.S. Army is warning the public about fraudulent text messages alerting individuals that they have been selected for a military draft.
Four people have been arrested in a local fraudulent check scheme on Monday.
A South Park woman is facing more than 60 counts of forgery after she allegedly stole nearly $28,000 from a 91-year-old man.
As a kid, Brian Antonelli was tethered to his mother's apron strings, helping her make her signature Italian wedding soup.
A West Virginia physician has been sentenced to probation for writing fraudulent prescriptions so he could get drugs.
A Pennsylvania contractor that took kickbacks at two military bases is heading to federal prison for fraud.
Hundreds of credit cards issued by the district to teachers and staff have questionable oversight and controls.
State Police in Somerset are looking for a suspect posing a Publisher's Clearinghouse employee.
