Raleigh basketball scout convicted of stealing nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 relief funds

Raleigh basketball scout convicted of stealing nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 relief funds

52-year-old Earl Lamont Taylor worked with Quentin Jackson, a former N.C. State basketball player, and Edward Whitaker to obtain fraudulent loans, according to court records and trial evidence.

Raleigh businessman pleads guilty to million-dollar COVID relief fraud

Wilson Alfredo Olivera Borda was accused of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program for more than $1 million.

Upshur County man sentenced for fraudulently obtaining unemployment and COVID-19 benefits

Christopher Grant, 41, of Buckhannon, was sentenced recently to five years of federal probation, including four months on home detention, and ordered to pay $35,168 in restitution for conspiracy to steal public money, property or records. Grant admitted that he fraudulently obtained approximately $14,336 in unemployment benefits, including COVID-19 supplementary funds, and a $20,832 Paycheck […]

Christopher Grant sentenced for COVID-19 fraud

Explore the case of Christopher Grant, who fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits and a PPP loan under the CARES Act.