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Indictment Charges St. Louis Man with COVID Fraud

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Cortney Merritts, 46, of St. Louis, Missouri, was charged today by federal indictment with two counts of wire fraud for allegedly filing fraudulent applications with the Small Business Administration in 2020 and 2021 that allowed him to collect more than $20,000 in government funds under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

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Husband Of Former Dem Rep Indicted For Wire Fraud

The husband of former Democrat congresswoman Cori Bush has been indicted on wire fraud. The DOJ said in a statement, “Cortney Merritts…was charged today by federal indictment with two counts of wire fraud for allegedly filing fraudulent applications with the Small Business Administration in 2020 and 2021 that allowed him to collect more than $20,000 in government funds under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL) and Paycheck Protectio…

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