Year: 2020
Two Businessmen Indicted for seeking PPP funds for restaurants which had closed in 2018
May 6, 2020
Two businessmen have been charged with defrauding the federal relief program meant to help small businesses pay their employees during the pandemic, U.S. Department of Justice officials announced Tuesday. According to prosecutors, David A. Staveley, 52, of Massachusetts and David Butziger, 51, of Rhode Island lied on bank applications for loans from the Paycheck Protection Program. The $649 billion relief measure is intended to keep businesses afloat…
Department of Justice and Local Law Enforcement Team up to Combat COVID Fraud
April 15, 2020
In a March 16, 2020, Memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys, Attorney General William Barr announced that DOJ will prioritize the investigation and prosecution of coronavirus-related fraud schemes. Attorney General Barr directed U.S. Attorneys to appoint a “Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator” in each district, responsible for coordinating enforcement and conducting public outreach and awareness. This Coordinator is to also establish a national system for whistleblowers to report suspected…
How Prioritizing Home Confinement During COVID-19 Impacts You
April 15, 2020
COVID-19 has upended many societal arrangements in the weeks that it has impacted our nation and the months that is has impacted our world. One of those ways is how Arizona prisoners are housed in jails or prisons and whether or not the continued presence of some or all inmates at a particular location could contribute to the spread of COVID-19. As such, the Attorney…
IN THE PRESS: Ashley & Friends Featured in the Arizona Republic
January 13, 2020
We are thrilled and excited that our Principal Attorney, Ashley D. Adams was recently featured in the Arizona Republic. When Ashley is not in the courtroom litigating, on her off time she gets to hang out with eight of her amazing friends. They recently “rolled in to the Arizona State Farm Stadium, to watch the vaunted matchup between quarterbacks Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield, back…
COVID-19 Readiness – March News
March 16, 2020
Read our March Newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Adams & Associates, PLC and how we are moving forward during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Click Here to read our March Newsletter. Also, join our subscribers list to get the latest news, updates and tips delivered directly in your inbox. Visit azwhitecollarcrime.com to learn more.
COVID-19 Arizona Fraud Task Force
April 16, 2020
Read our April Newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Adams & Associates, PLC and how Arizona recently created a COVID-19 Fraud Task Force. Click Here to read our April Newsletter. Also, join our subscribers list to get the latest news, updates and tips delivered directly in your inbox. Visit azwhitecollarcrime.com to learn more.
