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ADDISON â A west suburban businessman is under federal investigation for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million from COVID-19 relief loans and using a large portion of the money to buy a fleet of luxury and sports vehicles, newly unsealed court documents show.
In all, Francesco DiStefano, of Addison, purchased four high-end vehicles over a monthlong period in 2020 using about $385,000 in ill-gotten funds, according to an FBI search warrant affidavit filed last month.
The vehicles included a 2016 Lamborghini Huracan, a 2020 Range Rover Evoque, a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera, and a 2017 Maserati Ghibli, the 18-page affidavit alleged.
The purchases were made from a bank account tied to DiStefanoâs payment-processing business, DiStefano Enterprises LLC, which is licensed in Montana, according to the affidavit. DiStefano bought several of the vehicles on the same day that funds from COVID-19 relief loans were deposited in the account, the records alleged.
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