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Woman Admits To $2 Million In Fraudulent COVID-19 Checks

Font Size: Ganell Tubbs pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining nearly two million dollars from government COVID relief funds Friday, according to The Independent.  The money Tubbs acquired was intended to aid struggling small businesses and fortify the economy amid the pandemic, per The Independent.  Tubbs admitted to pretending to be the owner of The Little Piglet Soap Company and Suga Girl Customs to apply for the loans, The Independent reported. The two businesses list Tubss’ personal phone number as their contact information, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State, The Independent reported.  Tubbs submitted an application to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) late April, claiming Suga Girl Customs had paid $1,385,903 in the first quarter of 2020, according to The Independent. She received $1,518,887 in loans from the PPP early May, per The Independent. 

Little Rock woman pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud

LITTLE ROCK A Little Rock woman pleaded guilty to bank fraud Thursday afternoon after fraudulently obtaining nearly $2 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans intended to provide relief for small businesses affected by COVID-19. Cody Hiland, United States attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Diane Upchurch, special agent in charge of the FBI Little Rock Field Office, announced the guilty plea of Ganell Tubbs, 41.At Thursday’s hearing, Tubbs admitted she purported to own two businesses: The Little Piglet Soap Company, LLC, and Suga Girl Customs, LLC. According to the Arkansas Secretary of State, neither business is in good standing, and both businesses list Tubbs’ residence and personal phone number as the business contact information.

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