Cleveland restaurant owner accused of spending $800K in COVID relief funds on personal expenses

Crop Bistro owner Marcelo Fadul Neves indicted in $846K theft of COVID relief funding

[In the player above, watch FOX 8 News coverage on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund from 2021.] CLEVELAND (WJW) -- The owner of a shuttered Ohio City restaurant spent more than $800,000 in pandemic business relief funds from the federal government on his personal expenses and debts, according to the Cuyahoga County prosecutor. A county grand jury handed up an indictment charging the owner of Crop Bistro & Bar, Marcelo Fadul Neves, 59, of Westl…

Former Crop Bistro Owner Charged With Felonies for Using $800,000 in COVID Relief Funds on Personal Expenses

“We have seen numerous examples of citizens using COVID Relief Funds for improper purposes,” O’Malley said. “This case is one of the most egregious.”

Cleveland restaurant owner accused of spending $800K in COVID relief funds on personal expenses

Former Cleveland restaurant owner Marcelo Fadul Neves was indicted for allegedly misusing $800K in federal COVID relief funds for Crop Bistro in Ohio City.