Antawn Davis, COVID-19 Relief Funds Fraud, Massachusetts 2024

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced for fraud and false statements charges in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

Antawn Davis, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick to five months in prison and two years of supervised release.

Davis was also ordered to pay $49,999 in restitution and forfeiture.

On June 2024, Davis pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of making false statements.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, in April and May 2021, Davis submitted fraudulent PPP loan applications on behalf of his purported business. The applications contained multiple false statements, including the purported business’ total gross income in 2020 and the purpose of the loan.

Davis also submitted false tax records in support of his loan applications.

Based on the fraudulent applications, Davis received approximately $49,999 in PPP loans, which he then spent on non-business-related expenses, including transactions at a casino and at Saks Fifth Avenue.

This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation.

The COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force was established to marshal the resources of the government to combat and prevent pandemic-related fraud.

Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at: https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form

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