Raleigh County man sentenced in $1.5 million COVID relief fraud case

Raleigh County man sentenced in $1.5 million COVID relief fraud case

BECKLEY — A Raleigh County man was sentenced Friday to federal probation and ordered to pay more than $1.5 million in restitution for his role in a COVID-19 relief loan fraud scheme involving funds obtained through the CARES Act.

Raleigh County man sentenced to probation, ordered to pay over $1.5 million in COVID-19 relief fraud case

RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Raleigh County man has been sentenced in connection with a multi-million-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. According to federal officials, Ross Jay Bailey, 50, of Cool Ridge, was sentenced to five years of federal probation, including two years on home detention, and ordered to pay $1,596,301.46 in restitution for theft of government money. Authorities said Bailey obtained a $2 million loan through the Coron…