First in Nation Charged with Fraudulently Seeking Virus Relief Loans

First in Nation Charged with Fraudulently Seeking Virus Relief Loans
The Department of Justice in Washington on March 22, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Two businessmen were charged with fraudulently seeking loans from a federal loan program created to dole out money to businesses suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic, the first such charges leveled anywhere in the country relating to the program.

Federal prosecutors said Kurt Sanborn and David Butziger were charged with conspiring to make false statement and conspiracy to seek bank fraud.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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