Area resident gets federal prison for $800K COVID-19 relief fraud

Louis Thornton III applied for federal relief funds in the names of defunct companies

FILE: Louis Thornton III applied for federal relief funds in the names of defunct companies.
FILE: Louis Thornton III applied for federal relief funds in the names of defunct companies.
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TAMPA — A 63-year-old St. Petersburg man has been sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison for obtaining COVID-19 relief funds for companies no longer in business.

 

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