Categories
News

NYC man arrested for attempting to steal $20 million in COVID-19 loans

Photo from NYIC website.

A purported businessman who allegedly falsely claimed to have hundreds of employees in an attempt to secure $20 million in COVID-19 loans was arrested last week, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. 

Muge Ma, aka “Hummer Mars”, 36, of Manhattan, was charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, making false statements to a bank, and making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA), among other charges. The most serious charge carries a sentence of up to 30 years in prison. 

Categories
News

Albany postal worker sentenced to time served for stealing mail

A postal worker who admitted to stealing valuable items from the mail and selling them for cash at pawn shops has been sentenced to time served, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.

John R. Elbayeh, 44, of Albany, NY worked as a mail processing clerk at the U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Albany for 6 years. According to court records, Elbayeh was targeted for surveillance because of allegations that he was stealing mail.