Woman faces decades in prison for defrauding bank for nearly $600K in PPP funds

52-year-old woman pleads guilty to falsifying loan papers and inventing fake businesses to cash in on COVID relief

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 3:21 p.m. January 10, 2022
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FILE: Bridgitte Keim submitted false applications and documentation in order to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans
FILE: Bridgitte Keim submitted false applications and documentation in order to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans
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TAMPA — A Temple Terrace woman is facing 30 years in federal prison and a $1 million fine after pleading guilty to bank fraud involving PPP loans.

According to prosecutors, 52-year old Bridgitte Keim submitted false applications and documentation in order to obtain federal Paycheck Protection Program loans and recruited family members and friends to provide their information in exchange for “free COVID money.”

 

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