Sunday, July 02, 2017 7:25:56 PM
Posted: Apr 11, 2014 8:29 PM PST Updated: Apr 12, 2014 7:11 AM PST
TULSA, Oklahoma -
They're accused of funding their lavish lifestyles with your hard-earned money funneled through a government program.
The Department of Justice charged three men in an alleged scheme to defraud the government-subsidized cell phone program called Lifeline of millions of dollars.
One of the men indicted, "owns a cell phone company," operating in Oklahoma.
It's not unusual for the owner of a cell phone company that takes government subsidies to have many different companies in different states, and that's the case here.
11/4/2013 Related Story: FCC Proposes $33M In Fines Against Cell Phone Companies Providing Lifeline
Prosecutors say all three men charged in the federal case created a cell phone company and turned in false reports to the government which gave them $32 million in subsidies.
The men are accused of 15 counts of wire fraud, false claims and money laundering.
The feds say the men used the program, designed to provide cell phones to the poor, to make themselves millionaires, buying a Lamborghini, a Mercedes, a Cadillac Escalade, an Audi R-8, a corvette, a limo, a private jet and a boat, among other things, all of which the government now wants to repossess.
One of the men indicted is Kevin Brian Cox, the owner of True Wireless which we've reported on here in Oklahoma for allegedly breaking the Lifeline rules.
While its owner, Cox, is named in the federal indictment, his alleged crimes are connected to a different company.
True Wireless, his Oklahoma company, is not part of this case and prosecutors haven't answered my questions as to whether it could eventually be included.
http://www.newson6.com/story/25229415/oklahoma-cell-phone-company-owner-arrested-for-fraud
And this in 2017 only a cuppla munffs ago:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/true-wireless/nationwide/true-wireless-lifeline-fraud-nationwide-1357920
True Wireless is a fraudulent scam and it's gonna be pummeled by the FCC and DOJ now that Ajit Pai is the FCC Chairman and McCaskill (who is up for re-election in 2018) has taken on this subject as a main point in her re-election campaign - thus the GAO report and the new FCC investigations.
Recent SURG News
- SurgePays Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 05/06/2024 08:01:00 PM
- SurgePays to Participate in Water Tower Fireside Chat Series • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 04/18/2024 08:55:37 PM
- SurgePays Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 03/12/2024 08:01:00 PM
- SurgePays Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 03/05/2024 09:01:00 PM
- Congressman David Kustoff Visits SurgePays Headquarters in Bartlett, Tenn. • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 02/27/2024 01:30:00 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 02/23/2024 10:00:33 PM
- SurgePays Taps Derron Winfrey as Vice President • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 02/16/2024 01:30:00 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 02/12/2024 10:25:22 PM
- Form S-8 - Securities to be offered to employees in employee benefit plans • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 02/05/2024 09:34:15 PM
- SurgePays Announces Strategic Partnership with SIN PIN • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 01/23/2024 01:30:00 PM
- SurgePays Announces Closing of $15 Million Public Offering • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 01/22/2024 11:00:00 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/22/2024 02:00:13 PM
- Form 424B5 - Prospectus [Rule 424(b)(5)] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/19/2024 09:30:29 PM
- SurgePays Announces Pricing of $15 Million Public Offering • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 01/18/2024 01:01:00 AM
- Form 424B5 - Prospectus [Rule 424(b)(5)] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/17/2024 09:05:50 PM
- SurgePays Announces Proposed Public Offering • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 01/17/2024 09:05:00 PM
- Form 3 - Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/17/2024 02:00:22 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/12/2024 09:30:25 PM
- Jeremy Gies Appointed to President of SurgePays, Inc. • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 01/12/2024 09:01:00 PM
- Garth Billstin Named Vice President of Sales for SurgePays • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 01/10/2024 01:30:00 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/09/2024 01:00:34 PM
- SurgePays Acquires ClearLine Mobile • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 01/09/2024 12:30:00 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/03/2024 09:55:32 PM
- SurgePays Announces Record Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 11/14/2023 09:01:00 PM
- SurgePays Places Number 345 on the 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Fastest-Growing Companies in North America • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 11/14/2023 01:30:00 PM
VAYK Discloses Strategic Conversation on Potential Acquisition of $4 Million Home Service Business • VAYK • May 9, 2024 9:00 AM
Bantec's Howco Awarded $4.19 Million Dollar U.S. Department of Defense Contract • BANT • May 8, 2024 10:00 AM
Element79 Gold Corp Successfully Closes Maverick Springs Option Agreement • ELEM • May 8, 2024 9:05 AM
Kona Gold Beverages, Inc. Achieves April Revenues Exceeding $586,000 • KGKG • May 8, 2024 8:30 AM
Epazz plans to spin off Galaxy Batteries Inc. • EPAZ • May 8, 2024 7:05 AM
Moon Equity Holdings, Corp. Announces Acquisition of Wikolo, Inc. • MONI • May 7, 2024 9:48 AM