Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Source: United States Navy
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) conducted a scheduled port visit Feb. 26 – March 4, 2022 at Naval Station Rota, Spain. During the visit, logisticians assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella (NAVSUP FLCSI) Site Rota and their mission partners delivered fuel, provisions, mail and cargo to the ship.
Source: United States General Services Administration
March 15, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced two additional Biden-Harris appointees: Rebeca Lamadrid as Director for Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) and Keyva Clark as Director of Public Engagement.
Lamadrid comes to GSA with a background in experiential education, professional development, and fellowship program management. Deeply connected in the public sector, Lamadrid will continue and strengthen relationships with existing PIF agencies, explore opportunities for new partnerships, and put Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) at the core of her approach.
PIF, part of GSA%u2019s Technology Transformation Services (TTS), is a fellowship that pairs talented, diverse technologists and innovators with top civil servants and change-makers working at the highest levels of the federal government.
As Director of Public Engagement, Clark will lead the planning and coordination of nationwide stakeholder and public engagement activities for GSA, and develop strategies for advancing the mission of the agency and the Administration. Clark brings multi-sector experience in government public policy, city leadership and political campaigns to the position. Having worked as Chief Operating Officer for Strategies for Change Group as well as Chief of Staff for a Pennsylvania State Representative, Clark has a wealth of experience in government and public engagement.
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About GSA: GSA provides centralized procurement for the federal government, managing a nationwide real estate portfolio of nearly 370 million rentable square feet and overseeing approximately $75 billion in annual contracts. GSA’s mission is to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, technology, and other mission-support services across government, in support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities. For more information, visit GSA.gov and follow us at @USGSA.
Source: United States Department of Justice News
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia along with the Office of the Georgia Attorney General, six metro-Atlanta District Attorneys, the FBI Atlanta Field Office, U.S. Secret Service, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and local law enforcement joined forces one year ago to combat the laundering of cyber-enabled fraud proceeds through banks in the Atlanta area. This month the Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force marks the anniversary with successes in prosecution, community outreach, and training events to combat the rise of “money mule” activity here in Atlanta.
Source: United States Department of Justice News
BOSTON – The founders of a local nonprofit, Violence in Boston (VIB), have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a series of alleged schemes designed to defraud VIB and its donors, the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance and a mortgage lending business based in Chicago.