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Florida woman charged with wire fraud for allegedly obtaining fraudulent COVID relief
GROVELAND, Florida - Marina Tusca Brooks Stewart, a 61-year-old from Groveland, has been arrested on an indictment for wire fraud related to COVID relief, according to United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a forfeiture order of $10,000. During the COVID pandemic, the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) offered Targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Advances to small businesses in low-income communities that experienced a revenue reduction of more than 30% over an eight-week period. Between June 28 and 30, 2020, Brooks Stewart allegedly devised a scheme to defraud the SBA by electronically applying for an EIDL advance with false representations, resulting in her receiving a $10,000 advance fraudulently, according to court documents. The case is being investigated by the United States Postal Service - Office of Inspector General and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Hannah Nowalk. An indictment is merely an allegation, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Halloween 2024 events in Leesburg and Lake County
From a cemetery stroll in Leesburg to trunk-or-treats galore and even a Day of the Dead festival, there's fun for grown-ups and kids alike throughout our scary neck of the woods this Halloween season. Read to the end for some non-Halloween events happening this weekend and next week. Oct. 24 | 'Moonlight Stroll'...
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