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You are subscribed to Financial Fraud news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Chicago Businessman Sentenced for Role in Bank Fraud and Pandemic-Relief Fraud Schemes 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST An Illinois businessman was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison and two years of supervised release for his role in schemes to fraudulently obtain over $55 million in commercial loans and lines of credit, as well as for submitting fraudulent applications to obtain COVID-19 relief money guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). New York Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft in Connection with Stolen $810,000 Tax Refund Check 01/15/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Yonkers, N.Y. man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for a scheme to steal an $810,000 tax refund by impersonating a corporate executive in Connecticut.

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