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INQUIRY JX-DOJ-PR-20260728-118859583Opened AUG 21 2026Quick look

North Carolina Woman Charged for Allegedly Orchestrating Fraud Scheme Involving $9 Million in USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance

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Crime

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Place
North Carolina

"Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina."

Status
Indicted

"A federal grand jury in Charlotte returned an indictment charging Linda Faye Hough, 64, of Rockingham, N.C., with one count of mail fraud and six counts of making false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims to a federal program in connection with more than $9 million in DFAP applications."

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"Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors."

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Amounts
$9,000,000 Fraud

"North Carolina Woman Charged for Allegedly Orchestrating Fraud Scheme Involving $9 Million in USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance."

$500,000 Loss

"Individual DFAP awards were capped at $500,000 per applicant."