LOS ANGELES—A Santa Clarita Valley man was sentenced on Nov. 15 to 51 months in federal prison for scheming to fraudulently obtain about $1.8 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
Hassan Kanyike, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips, who also ordered him to pay a $20,000 fine and over $1.3 million in restitution to the Small Business Administration and four victim lenders, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
