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Ex-head of Anaheim Chamber of Commerce pleads guilty to federal charges

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Todd Ament, the 57-year-old former Chamber CEO, pleaded guilty on Friday to federal criminal charges for defrauding a cannabis company, fraudulently obtaining a COVID-relief business loan worth roughly $62,000, lying to a bank while seeking a loan for a $1.5 million home in the San Bernardino Mountains, and filing false tax returns. Ament faces a maximum of 20 years in federal prison for each wire fraud count.

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Former Anaheim Chamber CEO pleads guilty to fraud, financial charges

Todd Ament, the former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO, pleaded guilty Friday, July 1, to multiple counts of fraud and financial charges for what federal investigators described as a series of crimes including fraudulently obtaining coronavirus relief money, defrauding a cannabis company, lying on his taxes and making false claims to a bank to obtain a mortgage.Ament, who was arrested in May and last month agreed to a deal to plead guilty to fou…

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Anaheim Chamber CEO Todd Ament Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges, Could Face Decades in Federal Prison

Amidst an FBI corruption probe in Anaheim, Ament faces hard time in prison for defrauding a cannabis company, lying to a financial institution, and filing false tax returns.

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