The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri has announced that a North Carolina woman, Lakeysha Day, 43, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly fraudulently obtaining a $20,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan under the CARES Act.
Day, an employee at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, was working at the VA Medical Center in Columbia, Missouri, at the time of the alleged crime. The indictment charges Day with one count of wire fraud.
According to the indictment, Day submitted a PPP loan application on March 20, 2021, in which she claimed to be the sole proprietor of a business with an average monthly payroll of $8,000. The application also included documents showing gross receipts of $114,210, business expenses of $14,685, and a profit of $99,525. However, investigators found that Day’s 2019 personal tax return did not support the financial figures claimed in the loan application.
The PPP loan was created under the CARES Act to provide financial assistance to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic to help them retain employees and cover essential expenses. The indictment also includes a forfeiture allegation, requiring Day to forfeit any property derived from the alleged fraud, including a $20,000 money judgment.
It is important to note that the indictment is merely an accusation, not evidence of guilt. The burden of proof lies with the prosecution, and a federal trial jury will determine Day’s guilt or innocence based on the evidence presented.
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