Texas Woman Sentenced for Quarter Million Dollar COVID Fraud
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A December 17, 2025 press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri announcing that U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips sentenced Daisha Sanders, 34, a Texas woman formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, to 18 months imprisonment for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The release states that Sanders had a leadership role in a scheme that produced more than $250,000 in fraudulent PPP loans, preparing and filing false applications for numerous people. It says she received kickbacks of $5,000 for each $20,832 loan and was ordered to repay the loss in a restitution judgment.
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“Texas Woman Sentenced for Quarter Million Dollar COVID Fraud.”
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Texas woman was sentenced in federal court today for her leadership role in a case that resulted in more than $250,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Daisha Sanders, formerly from Kansas City, Mo., 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips to 18 months imprisonment based upon her conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to a scheme to fraudulently obtain Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loans, guaranteed by the SBA under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Sanders conspired with others to prepare and file fraudulent PPP loan applications on their behalf. Sanders received kickbacks of $5,000 for each of the $20,832 PPP loans. Sanders filed false PPP loan applications for numerous persons resulting in a loss of approximately $270,820,33, which she was ordered to pay back in a restitution judgment. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul S. Becker. It was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation and the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.
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