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Cori Bush's husband, Cortney Merritts, charged with pandemic loan fraud

  • Cortney Merritts was indicted for fraud, accused of obtaining over $20,000 in pandemic loan funds, according to the Department of Justice .
  • Merritts allegedly submitted false applications to the Small Business Administration for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection Program in 2020 and 2021.
  • The indictment outlines two counts of wire fraud, detailing how Merritts received an $8,500 Economic Injury Disaster Loan and a $20,832 Paycheck Protection Program loan based on misleading claims.
  • Merritts's attorney stated that his client intends to plead not guilty, claiming, 'This is only the government's version of the story.
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KSDK broke the news in St. Louis, United States on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
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