Southern California man stole over $6.9 million through COVID fraud scheme

LA County Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A Los Angeles County man was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison and ordered to pay almost $7 million in restitution for his role in defrauding the Small Business Administration out of millions of dollars via a government disaster relief loan program. Abraham Park, 67, of La Mirada pleaded guilty in Santa Ana federal court in March to wire fraud and money laundering, according to the Justice Department. Court documents show that fr…

Southern California man stole over $6.9 million through COVID fraud scheme

A Southern California man was sentenced to prison for defrauding the government of over $6.9 million through a scheme that targeted small business loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The man was identified as Abraham Park, 67, of La Mirada, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. His scheme defrauded the Small Business Administration (SBA) out of millions of dollars in loans through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program, officials sa…