Puerto Rico indicts 44 in $1.2M COVID relief scam
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A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted 44 people in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the federal government of $1.2 million in COVID-19 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."
Muldrow said several of the suspects are professional baseball coaches and players, with the majority based in Puerto Rico.
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