N.C. U.S. Attorney: Two Sentenced in Scheme to Steal More Than $850,000 in COVID-19 Housing Assistance Funds
June 08, 2024
June 08, 2024
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release:
Two members of a New Bern family were sentenced for their role in a scheme to defraud a program designed to help struggling North Carolina residents stay in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Takeeia Hawkins, age 43, and her daughter, Shanasia Hawkins, age 22, both pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud earlier this year. Tak . . .
Two members of a New Bern family were sentenced for their role in a scheme to defraud a program designed to help struggling North Carolina residents stay in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Takeeia Hawkins, age 43, and her daughter, Shanasia Hawkins, age 22, both pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud earlier this year. Tak . . .