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Ronald Ray Brock II, a 50-year-old resident of Fayetteville, North Carolina, has been charged with defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of nearly $1 million. Brock allegedly carried out a scheme in which he obtained $996,668.50 in PPP loans using the names of three businesses: MedCom Medical Messaging, Inc., Physicians Answering Group Exchange, Inc., and Answer Pronto, Inc. The scheme involved falsely claiming these companies employed between 14 and 57 people and paid them between $32,000 and $121,000 per month, despite having no real operations, no employees, and no payroll.
The indictment alleges that Brock supported these false claims with fabricated tax returns and other falsified documents. He also obtained duplicate loans for one company by applying through two different participating lenders and made additional false statements to obtain forgiveness for one of the loans with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Brock is charged with six counts of wire fraud involving disaster-related benefits. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison on each count. The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is part of the Department of Justice’s efforts to combat fraud against the American people.
The Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (Fraud Division) on April 7, which is investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people. The Department’s work to combat fraud supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Defendant: North Carolina
- Location: NC
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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