A 32-year-old Baker City man pleaded guilty today, June 8, for receiving a $145,200 federal COVID-19 relief loan on behalf of a fictitious company and then using the money for
A 31-year-old Baker City man is facing federal criminal charges for allegedly receiving a $145,200 federal COVID-19 relief loan on behalf of a fictitious company and then using the money for personal purposes, including buying a $49,000 car, federal officials said.
Jeremy Michael Clawson has been charged with theft of government property.
Clawson is serving a 19-month sentence at the Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario after pleading guilty Sept. 29 of this year in Baker County Circuit Court to attempting to elude a police officer and driving under the influence of intoxicants on Aug. 21. Baker City Police officer Justin Prevo arrested Clawson at 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the intersection of Second Street and Auburn Avenue, according to court records.