OAKLAND – In a brazen scheme to line their own pockets, two brothers, including a former IRS revenue officer, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a Covid-19 relief fund scam that netted over $3 million.
Frank Mosley, 58, of Oakland, and his brother Reginald Mosley, 60, of Sacramento, were among six defendants sentenced in a multi-million-dollar Covid-19 fraud scheme. The scheme involved submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications and spending the funds on personal investments and expenses.
The Mosley brothers, along with fellow defendants Marcus Wilborn, 50, of Elk Grove, California; Aaron Boren, 56, of Roseville, California; Scott Conway, 52, of Rocklin, California; and Kenya Ellis, 55, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to various charges, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aiding and advising in the filing of false tax returns.
Frank Mosley, a former IRS revenue officer, conspired with others between July 2020 and September 2021 to submit fraudulent PPP loan applications and to spend his portion of the over $3 million in loan funds on personal investments and expenses.
At a sentencing hearing, United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey condemned the defendants’ actions, saying, “At the height of a global pandemic wreaking havoc on American businesses and families, these defendants fraudulently obtained millions of dollars in aid money intended to help those who desperately needed it and used that money to enrich themselves.”
The defendants were sentenced as follows: Frank Mosley and Reginald Mosley, both 30 months in prison; Marcus Wilborn, 18 months in prison; Aaron Boren and Scott Conway, 12 months and one day in prison each; and Kenya Ellis, 12 months in prison.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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