Fla. U.S. Attorney: Nationwide Telecommunications Provider and Its CEO Plead Guilty to Massively Defrauding Federal Government Programs Meant to Aid the Needy
October 16, 2024
October 16, 2024
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024:
Issa Asad, 51, of Southwest Ranches, Fla., and Q Link Wireless LLC, of Dania Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States in connection with a years-long scheme to steal over $100 million from a celebrated federal program providing discounted phone service to people in nee . . .
Issa Asad, 51, of Southwest Ranches, Fla., and Q Link Wireless LLC, of Dania Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States in connection with a years-long scheme to steal over $100 million from a celebrated federal program providing discounted phone service to people in nee . . .