Area couple on probation charged in nearly $1M PPP loan scam

Couple allegedly bought a house and vehicles with ill-gotten gains.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 5:15 p.m. September 2, 2021
  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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LEHIGH ACRES — A Lee County couple that operated a handyman and repair business out of their home has been charged in a federal pandemic relief loan scam, where authorities allege they defrauded the government out of nearly $1 million.

 

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