Tag: covid relief fraud
Damaris Valerio, COVID Relief Fraud, New Jersey 2022
⏱ 2 min read A Perth Amboy woman swindled COVID-19 relief funds meant for small businesses and workers, netting $194,212. Damaris Valerio, 42, used fake applications to inflate her business’s revenues and payroll, then diverted the cash for personal gain. She pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in federal court in Trenton. U.S.…
David Breen, COVID Relief Fraud, Massachusetts 2022
⏱ 2 min read David Breen, a 54-year-old South Carolina businessman, pleaded guilty to COVID relief fraud in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts. Breen, who operated a bowling entertainment business called ‘Pinz’ in Milford, Mass., misused over $1.2 million in Economic Injury and Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds for personal expenses, including building a home in…
Bradley Temple, Unlawful Money Transactions, Wyoming 2023
⏱ 2 min read Bradley Temple, 48, formerly of Wheeling, West Virginia, is facing years in federal prison after copping to ripping off nearly $300,000 in COVID-19 relief money. Temple, now living in Delray Beach, Florida, pled guilty in Wyoming federal court this week to unlawful money transactions. The feds say he systematically siphoned funds…
