44 Indicted In Puerto Rico In Pandemic Relief Scheme

PUERTO RICO – A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted 44 people accused in a $1.2 million scheme to illegally obtain pandemic relief funds.

The suspects are accused of submitting at least 52 loan applications to obtain federal recovery funds that U.S. Attorney Stephen Muldrow said they used “To support their own personal lifestyles, taking needed resources from those whose legitimate businesses were suffering from losses due to the covid-19 pandemic.”

Authorities alleged the suspects submitted applications using fake tax documents, payroll records, id cards and bank records.