The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States Department of Justice issued the following press release on September 23. You can read it in its entirety down below.
A South Carolina Man Convicted of COVID-19 Relief Fraud by a federal jury in Atlanta of using fraud to secure a $300,000 forgiveable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Travis Crosby decided to steal federal relief funds meant to help struggling businesses during the height of the pandemic "prosecutor Ryan K. Buchanan said. "Crosby was found guilty of fraud in the first PPP fraud trial in Atlanta and will be sentenced for his theft shortly."
