A former Phoenix Police officer will serve 15 months in prison after she was sentenced for fraudulently receiving a Paycheck Protection Program loan during the COVID-19 pandemic that she claimed would go to veteran charities.
This is one case of hundreds being investigated by federal authorities, and a change to the statute of limitations means we might be hearing about PPP fraud for years.
"We’re beyond hundreds of millions, into billions in recovered and prevented stolen assets," says Scott Windish, assistant special agent in charge in Phoenix for the Secret Service.. On Sept. 20 she was sentenced and ordered to pay a million dollars in restitution and serve 15 months in prison.Phoenix Police officer resigns after alleged COVID-19 relief funds scheme
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