PHILADELPHIA — Former Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. is facing federal charges over allegedly defrauding COVID-19 relief programs and the Internal Revenue Service in a series of schemes that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in falsely obtained payments. Federal prosecutors in Delaware charged Smallwood late last month with felony counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the IRS. Smallwood, prosecutors allege, received more than $46,000 in fraudulent loan proceeds from the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, which was designed to provide low-interest financing to small businesses amid the pandemic. Between May 2020 and June 2021, Smallwood applied several times to that program using what prosecutors called “defunct or recently registered businesses,” and provided false information about their operations. As a result, the Small Business Administration, which ran the program, approved loans of $15,500 and $30,900 for Smallwood-owned businesses. The loans were allegedly not used for business expenses, and Smallwood instead used them to fund checks, and transferred them to personal checking accounts, court documents indicate. Prosecutors similarly accused Smallwood of conspiring with another person, who was not named in court documents, to fraudulently apply to the Paycheck Protection Program using the names of 13 different people between March and May 2021. Known as the PPP, that program helped small businesses through forgivable loans that were to be used to pay for business expenses including payroll and utilities. Smallwood and his unnamed conspirator, prosecutors allege, submitted fraudulent applications that resulted in more than $269,000 in payouts, court documents indicate. Prosecutors claimed that Smallwood received kickback payments of $4,000 to $12,000 from the people named in the applications. Prosecutors also alleged that Smallwood “recruited individual tax filers” for the tax years 2021 and 2022 as part of a conspiracy that resulted in fraudulent tax refunds from the IRS totaling more than $110,000, according to court documents. As part of that scheme, prosecutors claim, Smallwood allegedly prepared at least 10 tax forms on behalf of others, providing false information about their income and employers. Smallwood has not yet entered a plea, though court documents indicate that he has informed the court that he intends to plead guilty at a hearing scheduled for Dec. 20. An attorney representing Smallwood declined to comment. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 50 years in prison and up to $750,000 in fines, according to court documents. A Delaware native, Smallwood joined the Eagles as a fifth-round pick in 2016, spending three seasons with the team before departing for the team now known as the Washington Commanders following the Birds’ 2018 season. While he was on the Eagles roster for Super Bowl LII, in which the Birds beat the New England Patriots, 41-33, for their first Big Game win, he did not play in the matchup. ©2024 The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC. Visit at inquirer.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon MuskFrom a road closure to an appeal from a traveller family to keep caravans on their land, here are five public notices to be aware of in Norfolk this week. Mr Rhys Clapham, Ms Denise Clapham and Ms Gabrielle Needham have been granted an appeal hearing after Breckland Council issued an enforcement notice to order the removal of caravans at the end of Festival Road in Billingford. The appeal relates to the Breach of Planning Control and the application to Breckland Council for the change of use of land for the standing of two residential static caravans and two touring caravans to meet the accommodation needs of a local traveller family. An inspector appointed by the Secretary of State will hold the hearing at Elizabeth House in Dereham at 10am on January 14. Plans have been lodged to change the use of Downham Market Social Club in 19 Paradise Road into a healthcare facility. The former ex-servicemen's club, which was built in the 1930s, has been closed for three years after it ceased operating. The existing Willows Pharmacy and health care facility will seek to relocate to the premises if plans are approved by West Norfolk Council. Anyone having a claim against or an interest in the estate of Tina Margaret Cullum of 3 Larkman Lane in Norwich, who died on June 2, is asked to send a written notice to the address below on or before January 21. After this date, the estate will be distributed as per the notices received. This notice was issued by Simper Law Limited, 46 King Street, Norwich. Find, save and share public notice at the Public Notices Portal Donald Utting & Son Limited is applying to change an existing Operator's Licence to keep an additional goods vehicle at the operating centre at 113/115 Dereham Road, Norwich, and to keep two additional goods vehicles and one trailer at the operating centre at Units 3-4 Priory Works in Newton Street, Norwich. Owners or occupiers of land and buildings near the operating centres who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner stating their reasons by December 9. A copy of their representations should be sent to the applicant at Goldsmith Street in Norwich. Mundesley's High Street will close for five days from November 25 while £84,600 resurfacing works are carried out. During the closure, the road's old and damaged surface will be removed and replaced with a new asphalt surface. High Street will be shut from its junction with Beach Road to its junction with Heath Lane. A fully signed diversion will be in place and access to private properties will be maintained.
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Daily Post Nigeria Building of ten rooms razed in Kwara Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Metro Building of ten rooms razed in Kwara Published on November 24, 2024 By Abdulrazaq Adebayo A building housing 10 rooms and shops has been razed by fire at Omu-Aran town, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State in the early hours of Sunday. According to a statement by the spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, in Ilorin on Sunday, the incident occurred at about 07:02 hours, at Ilaro Compound, Salami Olokaoba House, Omu-Aran. He said the state fire service promptly responded to a distress call on the incident. “The fire crew swiftly mobilized and arrived to find a 10-room building with four shops engulfed in flames. “Undeterred, we acted decisively to contain the blaze and protect surrounding structures. Our efforts successfully saved eight rooms and two shops, limiting damage to two rooms and two shops,” he added. Hassan disclosed that preliminary investigations attributed the fire to a power surge. Prince Falade John, Director of the state fire service, urged the public to prioritize safety and remain vigilant to prevent similar incidents. Related Topics: Kwara Don't Miss Cultists kill man on wedding day in Delta You may like Kwara, Adamawa, Kebbi, FCT delay report on State Police Kwara govt warns against loitering during school hours, picks up 20 students Deal with those who loot public funds — NBA tasks EFCC in Kwara Three-day conference on Nigeria’s law reform kicks off in Kwara Kwara NSCDC refutes allegations of poor welfare for personnel Kwara NSCDC personnel cry out over poor welfare Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media LtdBest of the West power rankings: Arizona State inches up, Boise State ticks down, Colorado slides and Oregon State reappearsBy RANDALL CHASE, Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick on Monday denied a request by attorneys for Musk and Tesla’s corporate directors to vacate her ruling earlier this year requiring the company to rescind the unprecedented pay package. McCormick also rejected an equally unprecedented and massive fee request by plaintiff attorneys , who argued that they were entitled to legal fees in the form of Tesla stock valued at more than $5 billion. The judge said the attorneys were entitled to a fee award of $345 million. The rulings came in a lawsuit filed by a Tesla stockholder who challenged Musk’s 2018 compensation package. McCormick concluded in January that Musk engineered the landmark pay package in sham negotiations with directors who were not independent. The compensation package initially carried a potential maximum value of about $56 billion, but that sum has fluctuated over the years based on Tesla’s stock price.