Beverly Hills man pleads guilty to over $2 million in pandemic fraud scheme
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A U.S. Attorney's Office press release from Detroit reporting that Jabari Long, 45, of Beverly Hills pleaded guilty before Judge Brandy McMillion to wire fraud affecting a financial institution. It states that he submitted fraudulent PPP and EIDL applications for businesses that did not exist. He received $2,187,000 in federal loans for Priceless Preservations Construction, which he claimed had 50 employees and an average monthly payroll of $875,000. He will be sentenced on July 28, 2026 and faces a maximum of 30 years imprisonment.
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“Beverly Hills man pleads guilty to over $2 million in pandemic fraud scheme.”
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DETROIT – A Beverly Hills man pleaded guilty today to an extensive pandemic fraud scheme, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr announced. Jabari Long, 45, entered a guilty plea before Judge Brandy McMillion to wire fraud affecting a financial institution. Gorgon was joined in the announcement by Jared Murphey, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations-Detroit and Karen Wingerd, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations Detroit Field Office. According to court records, Long submitted fraudulent loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for businesses that did not exist. Specifically, Long received $2,187,000 in federal loans for Priceless Preservations Construction, a company that Long claimed had 50 employees and an average monthly payroll of $875,000. In truth, Priceless Preservations Construction had few, if any, employees and little to no payroll expenses. Long will be sentenced by Judge McMillion on July 28, 2026. He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years imprisonment. The case was investigated by HSI and IRS and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sara D. Woodward.
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