ReleaseU.S. Department of Justice
Operation Thunder Hole: New Jersey Woman, Colombian Lover Convicted in $13M Federal Program Fraud Scheme
U.S. Department of Justice published "Operation Thunder Hole: New Jersey Woman, Colombian Lover Convicted in $13M Federal Program Fraud Scheme" at 2026-10-02 12:00 UTC. First seen on Kresmion 2026-10-02 20:38 UTC, 8 h after publication.
The record
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Source
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Kind
- Release
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Topics
- Enforcement
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- Published (source time)
- 2026-10-02 12:00 UTC
- First seen on Kresmion
- 2026-10-02 20:38 UTC, 8 h after publication
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. Government work.
The publisher's summary
Jael Watts, 45, of Alloway, New Jersey, and Luis Pino-Copete, 42, of Bogota, Colombia, were convicted by a jury of orchestrating a sweeping nationwide scheme to steal millions of dollars in federal program funds administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), designed to benefit elderly, disabled, and homeless Americans. This action is a part of the Trump Administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.
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