LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) – Five people are now under arrest in Kentucky, Indiana, and Colorado on federal charges for their role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately 1.6 million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds.
Colin McDonald, Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division, U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Kelly Moening of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Great Lakes Field Division made the announcement.
On April 8, a federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment, which charges two individuals, 31-year-old Kaelynn Greene and 32-year-old Camden Newton, with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering, all related to fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 financial assistance program funds.
The indictment also…
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