Hammond Man Sentenced To Imprisonment For Wire Fraud related to Covid-19 relief funds
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A press release of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Indiana dated Thursday, October 20, 2022, announcing that Jeffrey Boylett Jr, 40, of Hammond was sentenced by Chief Judge Jon DeGuilio to 18 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $109,900 in restitution after pleading guilty to wire fraud in connection with Covid-19 relief funds. According to documents filed in the case, in April of 2020 he submitted a fraudulent application to the Small Business Administration under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. It was announced by U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
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You are here Justice News Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Indiana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 20, 2022 Hammond Man Sentenced To Imprisonment For Wire Fraud related to Covid-19 relief funds HAMMOND-Jeffrey Boylett Jr, 40, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon DeGuilio following his guilty plea to wire fraud in connection with obtaining Covid-19 relief funds to which he was not entitled announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Boylett was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and was ordered to pay $109,900 in restitution. According to documents filed in the case, in April of 2020, Boylett submitted a fraudulent application to the Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program that was enacted to assist small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Boylett’s application fraudulently claimed that he was the owner of a health service business that had five employees. Based on his application, the SBA provided him with $109,900 in the form of a grant and a forgivable loan. Law Enforcement subsequently learned that Boylett fabricated the business in order to obtain money he was never qualified to receive. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas M. McGrath and former Assistant United States Attorney Molly Kelley. Topic(s): Coronavirus Component(s): Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) USAO - Indiana, Northern Updated October 20, 2022
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