News

City councilmember, daughters plead not guilty on PPP fraud charges
Charlotte City Councilmember Tiawana Brown, 53, and her two daughters faced a federal judge the day after a they were ...
Charlotte City Councilmember Arrested, Accused Of Wire Fraud For Fraudulent PPP Loan Application
Charlotte City Councilmember Tiawana Brown was arrested after being accused of falsely obtaining COVID-19 relief funds ...
Hoodline1d
Charlotte Family Charged with Wire Fraud Over $124K in COVID Relief Fund Scheme
A family in Charlotte is charged with fraud for obtaining $124,000 in COVID-19 relief funds by submitting false applications ...
How COVID relief funds were meant to be used, and how they were misused
As the COVID pandemic took hold in 2020, federal lawmakers created a series of loans to help struggling businesses stay ...
Mooresville man stole millions in COVID aid, duped investors, ordered to prison
The man, who pleaded guilty last fall, spent some of the money on private planes to Mexico and a Florida vacation home, ...
NC council member, daughters indicted for misusing COVID funds, including $15K birthday bash
Councilwoman Tiawana Brown, along with her daughters Tijema Brown and Antionette Rouse, have been indicted on wire fraud and ...
FingerLakes1.com22h
Pandemic fraud case: Las Vegas man pleads guilty to $250K scheme
A Las Vegas resident has pleaded guilty to fraudulently collecting over $250,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits in a case ...