AML NEWS RADAR Book a demo
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE A1 FINANCIAL CRIME HIGH RISK Published 24 Sep 2026 at 12:00 UTC, affecting US

DOJ: El Paso Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Paycheck Protection Program of More Than $2 Million

Araceli Benitez pleaded guilty to defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program of over $2 million, admitting to two federal charges.

Prepared automatically by complead Research from U.S. Department of Justice, published 24 Sep 2026.

Read the original notice ↗ All US items

What happened

Araceli Benitez pleaded guilty to defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program of over $2 million, admitting to two federal charges.

Named in this item

1 entity
STATUS NAME ISO PROGRAM IDENTIFIER
Araceli Benitez
Person, accused
Screen this name US Paycheck Protection Program —

What compliance teams should check

  • Review controls for PPP-related fraud
  • Monitor for similar fraud typologies
  • Update fraud detection procedures
FOR COMPLIANCE TEAMS

Catch stories like these on your own customers.

complead screens your customers against adverse media, sanctions and PEP lists, and re-checks them every day. When a name you hold turns up in the news, it lands in your case queue with the evidence attached.

Talk to an expert See transaction monitoring Try the free Adverse Media Check
FROM THE NOTICE Araceli Benitez pleaded guilty in federal court to two charges related to Paycheck Protection Program fraud U.S. Department of Justice, 24 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC, justice.gov

Related on the radar

All US items →

How the radar works

Each item is classified by category, pinned to the jurisdictions it affects and scored from 0 to 10. The score starts from a model assessment of how serious the item is, then adds points for the kind of event, what it names and the source behind it. Reliability grades run from A1 (the regulator’s own notice) to C3 (a single secondary source).

AML News Radar reports what its sources publish. Summaries, categories and scores are automated; read the original notice before acting. It is not legal advice and not a screening decision.

Read the full methodology

Subscribe to the radar

You will get new items from every jurisdiction and category.

DIGEST