Milwaukee man among 4 people found guilty in Covid scam Milwaukee man among 4 people found guilty of scheme to defraud federal COVID relief programs
These people are "top level stupid."
They literally created a fake country & a fake embassy to steal Covid money lol 🤣
Milwaukee man among 4 people found guilty of scheme to defraud federal COVID relief programs.
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Snip -An $11.5 million scheme that prosecutors say involved a non-existent country and its fictional consulate ended last week with fraud convictions against a Milwaukee man and three Illinois co-conspirators.
A federal grand jury in August returned an 18-count indictment charging Aziz Hassan Bey (also known as Chauncey Hooks) of Milwaukee, Letez Osiris Bey (AKA Devone Robinson), Minister Zakar Ali (AKA Anthony Allen) and Divine-Seven El (AKA Mark Stevens or Mark Nesbit) with conspiracy to commit fraud and mail and wire fraud. Aziz Bey and Seven El also were charged with money laundering.
Through a variety of schemes the defendants attempted to fraudulently pocket about $11.5 million from two federal programs designed to help businesses that were struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, the indictment and prosecutors charged. Prosecutors charged during the week-long trial that the defendants targeted loans from the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and the Paycheck Protection Program.
As part of the scheme, prosecutors say, the Consulate of Al Moroc was incorporated in 2018. Aziz Bey was listed as the registered agent and director for the fictional consulate office, state records show. During the trial an official from the State Department testified that Al Moroc is not a country recognized by the U.S. and that it has no diplomatic status.