Prosecutor: 77 indicted, millions seized locally for COVID scams

The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District says his office and the relief task force it works with will “continues to pursue, investigate, prosecute and recover money.”

Roger B. Handberg, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, has focused on PPP loan fraud cases.
Roger B. Handberg, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, has focused on PPP loan fraud cases.
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A COVID-19 fraud task force run in part by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa indicted more than 21 people last year for attempting to illegally collect more than $15 million in federal relief funds.

 

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