Virginia man pleads guilty to spending $2.5M PPP loan on Lexus, private jet
Didier K. Kindambu, 49, faces up to 30 years in federal prison for fraudulently receiving more than $2.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds. Author: Jordan Fischer Updated: 2:40 PM EST January 28, 2021
LEESBURG, Va. A Leesburg, Virginia, man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $2.5 million in coronavirus loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
According to the DOJ, Didier K. Kindambu, 49, created fraudulent payroll documentation through two of his businesses. He then submitted that documentation in an application for PPP loans. The Justice Department said Kindambu’s claimed his businesses had dozens of employees with million of dollars in payroll when “in fact they had few, if any, employees.”