新泽西州男子骗取逾210万美元疫情救助金判刑78个月
Newark——美国司法部新泽西区联邦检察官办公室11月2日宣布，住在新泽西州萨塞克斯县 Sparta 的 Nikenson Jean Mathurin 因骗取逾210万美元联邦疫情救助资金，已于10月28日被判处78个月联邦监禁。
联邦检察官 Robert Frazer 表示，Mathurin 现年46岁，除监禁外还被判处3年监管释放，并须退赔2,131,747美元。2026年5月，Trenton 联邦法院经过为期四天的陪审团审判，联邦地区法官 Michael A. Shipp 主持庭审，陪审团裁定他三项电信欺诈罪与一项洗钱罪成立。
根据案件文件与庭审证据，2020年4月起，Mathurin 以自己声称拥有的企业名义，向贷款机构与美国小企业局提交15份虚假的薪资保护计划（PPP）与经济损害灾难贷款（EIDL）申请，谎报企业的月均薪资、总收入与员工人数，并附上伪造的税务文件与工资记录，骗得逾210万美元疫情紧急救助金。
此案由国税局刑事调查处（IRS-CI）查办，特别探员主管为 Jenifer L. Piovesan；检方由助理联邦检察官 Matthew Stark 与 Fatime Meka Cano 出庭。新泽西区设有司法部在全美设立的五个疫情欺诈执法打击小组之一，专责查办大规模疫情救助金欺诈。
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 78 Months for $2.1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey man who obtained more than $2.1 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief funds was sentenced on October 28, 2026, to 78 months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey announced on November 2.
U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said Nikenson Jean Mathurin, 46, of Sparta, in Sussex County, New Jersey, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $2,131,747 in restitution. Following a four-day jury trial in May 2026 before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court, Mathurin was convicted of three counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.
According to documents in the case and evidence at trial, beginning in April 2020 Mathurin submitted fifteen fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications to lenders and the U.S. Small Business Administration on behalf of businesses he claimed to own. The applications contained false information about the entities' average monthly payroll, gross revenue and number of employees, along with fake supporting tax documents and payroll records. He unlawfully obtained more than $2.1 million in federal COVID-19 emergency relief money.
The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Jenifer L. Piovesan. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Stark and Fatime Meka Cano prosecuted the case. The District of New Jersey hosts one of five COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Strike Forces established by the Department of Justice across the United States.
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