Pinellas County resident charged in money laundering scheme

Alexander Leszczynski is accused of scamming the government out of nearly $200,000 in PPP loans, then creating a fake pardon he claimed was signed by former President Trump.

By Business Observer Staff
| 2:24 p.m. May 18, 2022

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Alexander Leszczynski, a resident of North Redington Beach, has been indicted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Middle District of Florida on a litany of alleged financial fraud schemes, including money laundering, check kiting and a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program application that allegedly netted him $195,910.