Waxhaw and Charlotte residents were sentenced to prison for crimes related to the theft of COVID-19 relief funds.Court records show they submitted fraudulent loan applications for programs created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
In March of 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a $2.2 trillion economic relief bill designed to provide emergency financial.
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office U.S. government prosecutors allege that a Charlotte, North Carolina woman went on spending sprees, arranged hotel stays, and purchased automobiles using federal COVID-19 relief funds she obtained via deception. According to a grand jury indictment handed down on March 24, Nkhenge Shropshire (pictured) and unidentified co-conspirators […]