Mississippi Woman Gets Prison for $5M COVID Relief Fraud

Mississippi tax preparer sentenced in $5M COVID relief fraud case - Mississippi Today

Atlanta woman sentenced to prison for running brothel, pandemic loan fraud

Jamika Weese was sentenced to five years in federal prison for running a brothel and fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief loans.

Olive Branch woman sentenced for stealing $5M in COVID relief

Olive Branch woman sentenced for stealing $5M in COVID relief OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (WMC) – An Olive Branch woman was sentenced to prison for stealing over $5 million in COVID-19 relief money. Lisa Evans, 43, stole money from a federal program designed to help small businesses survive the pandemic, prosecutors say. Evans submitted applications for individuals who would not have qualified for the loans with fake federal tax documents. Evans would r…

Mississippi woman gets prison for $5M COVID relief fraud

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Mississippi woman was sentenced last Thursday to federal prison after defrauding a COVID-19 relief program of over $5 million. Lisa Evans, 42, of Olive Branch, Miss., has b…

MS woman gets prison for $5M COVID relief fraud

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Mississippi woman was sentenced last Thursday to federal prison after defrauding a COVID-19 relief program of over $5 million. Lisa Evans, 42, of Olive Branch, Miss., has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison and was given an additional three years of supervised release. In February, WREG reported Evans pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud against the Paycheck Protection Program. MS woman defrauded C…

Olive Branch woman sentenced for $5 million COVID relief fraud

Authorities emphasized that fraud against emergency relief programs will continue to be prosecuted aggressively.