Published 7 months ago

17 Florida sheriff's deputies accused of stealing about $500,000 in pandemic relief funds

At least 44 sheriff's employees, including 17 officers, in Broward County, Florida are expected to face charges for defrauding the federal government pandemic loan program.
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony has assigned detectives to investigate all 5,500 employees, including himself and high-ranking officials, to determine if any fraudulent PPP loans were filed.
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe confirmed that the 17 officers collectively received $500,000 in fraudulent loans.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Associated Press News

17 Florida sheriff's deputies accused of stealing about $500,000 in pandemic relief funds

Seventeen Florida sheriff’s deputies have appeared in court on charges that they stole about half a million dollars in pandemic relief funds. Court records show that the Broward County deputies

7 months ago·United States

Read Full Article

abc News

17 Florida sheriff's office employees charged with COVID relief fraud: Feds

Seventeen people who worked for the Broward County Sheriff's Office are accused by federal prosecutors of taking COVID relief money for themselves.

7 months ago·United States

Read Full Article

KVIA

17 Florida sheriff's deputies accused of stealing about $500,000 in pandemic relief funds

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Seventeen Florida sheriff’s deputies have appeared in court on charges that they stole about half a million dollars in pandemic relief funds. Court records show that the Broward County deputies are charged separately with a range of crimes. Most are charged with wire fraud, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, though one deputy is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which has a maximum sent…

7 months ago·Panama City, United States

Read Full Article

The Daily Caller

17 Florida Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted For Pandemic Aid Fraud

'Today’s announcement is a reminder that the South Florida Strike Force remains fully committed to its mission'

7 months ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

HuffPost

17 Florida Sheriff's Deputies Accused Of Stealing About $500,000 In Pandemic Relief Funds

Seventeen Florida sheriff’s deputies have appeared in court on charges that they stole about half a million dollars in pandemic relief funds.

7 months ago·United States

Read Full Article

UPI

South Florida sheriff's department employees indicted in pandemic relief fraud

Seventeen Broward County Sheriff's deputies were charged Thursday in South Florida for allegedly defrauding federal government pandemic relief programs of approximately $500,000.

7 months ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.