U.S. Department of Labor OIG, Clermont County woman sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud (USAO SD-OH 06/08/2023) (2023-06-15)
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Press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio, dated June 8, 2023, announcing that Kasey Hamer of Batavia, Ohio, was sentenced to 55 months in prison for pandemic relief fraud and ordered to pay restitution of more than $185,000. The release states that Hamer applied for CARES Act loans in the names of family members and friends, overstating gross revenues, payroll or employee counts, and controlled the disbursements; Hamer also filed fraudulent applications in her own name. It states that Hamer and associates requested more than $1 million in relief loans and received more than $150,000 in SBA program funds. The sentence was imposed on June 7 by Judge Douglas R. Cole.
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PRESS RELEASE
Clermont County woman sentenced
to more than 4 years in prison for
COVID-19 relief fraud
Thursday, June 8, 2023
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio
CINCINNATI – Kasey Hamer, 37, of Batavia, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to
55 months in prison for pandemic relief fraud.
As part of her sentence, Hamer was ordered to pay more than $185,000 in restitution.
According to court documents, Hamer orchestrated a scheme to defraud several
programs administered by the Small Business Administration designed to provide
COVID-19 relief.
Hamer purported to assist family members and friends to apply for several CARES Act
loans. Using the names, social security numbers and other identifiers of others, Hamer
significantly overstated the gross revenues, monthly payroll, and/or number of
employees for the businesses filed. Hamer then controlled disbursements of the loan
funds that were issued to family and friends.
For example, in June 2020, Hamer falsely claimed that a relative ran an event planning
business that generated gross revenues of nearly $105,000 and employed 15 people.
Hamer knew this information was false.
Hamer also filed numerous fraudulent loan applications in her own name. For example,
in one application, Hamer falsely claimed to make over $8,000 per month as a marketer.
In total, Hamer and her associates requested more than $1 million in relief loans and
received more than $150,000 in SBA program funds. Hamer used the funds she received
for purchases at restaurants and retail stores, online gambling and gambling.
Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, announced
the sentence imposed June 7 by U.S. District Court Judge Douglas R. Cole. The case was
investigated by the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration and the
Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorney
Ebunoluwa A. Taiwo represented the United States in this case.
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Contact
jennifer.thornton@usdoj.gov
Updated June 9, 2023
Topic
FINANCIAL FRAUD
Component
USAO - Ohio, Southern
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