Former Freeport tax preparer pleads guilty to stealing $12 million from IRS, COVID-19 relief program

Prosecutors say Damaris Beltre used pandemic-era loan money to buy a house in the Dominican Republic, a car and jewelry.
WLTX19

Fairfield County woman charged with with forgery and fraud tied to PPP loan

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has charged a Fairfield County woman with two felony offenses after investigators say she forged bank documents to obtain ...
The York Dispatch

York tax preparer pleads guilty to filing fraudulent loan applications

A York City tax preparer pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud for his role in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loans. Dommonick T. Chatman admitted to preparing or approving fraudulent PPP ...
Springfield News-Leader

Springfield business owner indicted for laundering pandemic PPP loans

A Springfield business owner has been indicted in federal court for allegedly obtaining more than $316,000 fraudulently through COVID-relief loans and laundering more than $35,000 in those loan funds.