Coral Springs Police Officer Charged with COVID Relief Fraud, Using Loan Money to Service and Repair His Vintage Car
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A U.S. Attorney's Office release dated June 16, 2022 says a South Florida federal grand jury has charged Coral Springs police officer Jason Scott Carter, 44, of Boca Raton, with one count of wire fraud. The indictment alleges that his Economic Injury Disaster Loan application for Jason S. Carter, Inc. falsely certified gross revenues of $100,000 in the 12 months before January 31, 2020, when the business had only minimal revenue. It also alleges he said he would use the funds only for business expenses but spent more than $21,000 of the loan at a car repair and detailing company for luxury vehicles and high-end auto parts. If convicted he faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. He was released on bond pending trial.
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# Coral Springs Police Officer Charged with COVID Relief Fraud, Using Loan Money to Service and Repair His Vintage Car
**Source:** U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida
**Date:** Thursday, June 16, 2022
**URL:** https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/coral-springs-police-officer-charged-covid-relief-fraud-using-loan-money-service-and
**Retrieved:** 2026-07-07
**Case Number:** 22-cr-80094 (S.D. Fla.)
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PRESS RELEASE
Miami, Florida – A South Florida federal grand jury has charged a Coral Springs police officer with fraudulently applying to the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA") for a COVID-19 relief advance grant and low-interest loan.
According to the Indictment unsealed today in federal district court, Jason Scott Carter, 44, of Boca Raton, submitted a fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan ("EIDL") application and loan agreement on behalf of Jason S. Carter, Inc., a South Florida business he allegedly owned and operated. That application falsely and fraudulently certified, among other things, that during the twelve 12 months prior to January 31, 2020, the business had gross revenues of $100,000, according to the Indictment. In reality, the business had only minimal gross revenues during that period. The Indictment also charges Carter with falsely and fraudulently certifying that he would use the funds only for business expenses to alleviate economic injury that the COVID-19 pandemic caused to the business. In fact, according to the charges, Carter spent more than $21,000 of the SBA loan money at a car repair and detailing company for luxury vehicles and high-end auto parts.
The Indictment charges Carter with one count of wire fraud. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Carter made his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart. He was released on bond, pending trial.
Juan Antonio Gonzalez, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Omar Perez Aybar, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG), Miami Regional Office, and David Walker, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Tampa, announced the charges.
HHS-OIG, Miami Regional Office (Tampa) and FBI Tampa investigated this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Will J. Rosenzweig is prosecuting the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Laserna is handling asset forfeiture.
Indictments contain mere allegations and defendants are innocent unless and until found guilty in a court of law
Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, under case number 22-cr-80094.
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