Oakland woman charged with scheme to defraud millions from Paycheck Protection Program
By Eli Walsh
A close up shot of a pair of handcuffs on a table.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Federal law enforcement officials arrested an Oakland woman Friday for her alleged role in a scheme to illegally obtain some $4.5 million in federal relief loans.
According to the federal criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney s office, Christina Burden, 31, is charged with one count of bank fraud after she applied for and received a $684,375 loan last June from the Paycheck Protection Program for her shell company Blessing Box Co. LLC.