California Man Gets 4 Years in Prison for Stealing Over $5 Million in COVID Loans

California Man Gets 4 Years in Prison for Stealing Over $5 Million in COVID Loans
Blank checks are seen on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center in Philadelphia on May 8, 2009. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
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An Orange County man was sentenced Sept. 26 to four years in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $5 million in COVID-19 relief loans to buy properties in Eagle Rock, Malibu, and Irvine.

Reddy Budamala, 36, of Irvine, was also ordered to pay $5.15 million in restitution to the Small Business Administration, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.