Tampa man pleads guilty to $500K in COVID loan fraud

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A Tampa man has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $500,000 in COVID relief funds. 

Terrance Bradford, 46, pleaded guilty to eight counts of wire fraud and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count, according to an announcement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. 

He also faces a forfeiture order of $533,648.32 — the alleged proceeds he obtained through fraudulent loan applications.

 

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