LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Five individuals from Kentucky, Indiana, and Colorado have been arrested on federal charges for their alleged role in scheming to fraudulently gain 1.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky formally indicted 31-year-old Kaelynn Greene and 32-year-old Camden Newton with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money launderings all in relation to COVID-9 financial assistance relief funds. The indictment also charges 3 associates, Betty Bailey, 39, Breanna Patterson, 32, and Jordan Green, 34, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, along with Colin McDonald, an Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division and Special Agent in Charge Kelly Moening of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration…
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