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California man convicted in $27 million PPP fraud scheme

By Abigail Adcox
Published March 30, 2022 4:40pm ET
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California man convicted in $27 million PPP fraud scheme
A California man was convicted Monday of submitting fraudulent applications requesting money from the Paycheck Protection Program. Robert Benlevi, 53, was convicted of bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering stemming from 27 PPP loan applications Benlevi submitted in 2020 seeking a total of $27 million in forgivable loans for […]

A California man was convicted Monday of submitting fraudulent applications requesting money from the Paycheck Protection Program.

Robert Benlevi, 53, was convicted of bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering stemming from 27 PPP loan applications Benlevi submitted in 2020 seeking a total of $27 million in forgivable loans for companies he falsely represented, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.

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