洛杉矶女子被控1800万美元新冠救助诈骗：涉虚假申请PPP与EIDL贷款
美国司法部11月4日宣布，加利福尼亚州中区联邦大陪审团11月3日对洛杉矶居民 Marisela Nuno 提起起诉，指控这名 53 岁的女子以欺诈手段骗取薪资保护计划（PPP）与经济损失灾难贷款（EIDL）两项联邦新冠救助资金，涉案方案金额达 1,800 万美元。两项计划均依《新冠病毒援助、救济和经济安全法》（CARES 法案）设立。
据法院文件，Nuno 被指提交虚假、欺诈性的贷款申请，合计骗取逾 1,570 万美元 PPP 资金与逾 260 万美元 EIDL 资金。
Nuno 被控三项电信诈骗罪与一项洗钱罪。若罪名成立，电信诈骗每项最高可判 20 年监禁，洗钱罪最高可判 10 年监禁。
宣布起诉的官员包括司法部国家欺诈执法司助理总检察长 Colin M. McDonald、联邦调查局刑事司特别探员主管 Robert Molvar、国税局刑事调查局洛杉矶外勤办公室特别探员主管 Darren Lian，以及小企业管理局监察长办公室特别探员主管 Timothy Larson。案件由联邦调查局洛杉矶外勤办公室、国税局刑事调查局与小企业管理局监察长办公室联合调查，由欺诈司与刑事司的审判律师 Ariel Glasner 与 Edward Emokpae 负责起诉。
司法部提醒，起诉书仅为指控，被告在法庭上被证明有罪之前均推定无罪。
（来源：美国司法部）
Los Angeles Woman Charged in $18 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme Involving PPP and EIDL Loans
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 4 that a federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned an indictment on November 3 charging Marisela Nuno, 53, of Los Angeles, California, with an $18 million scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, federal stimulus programs authorized as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
According to court documents, Nuno allegedly obtained funds under the PPP and EIDL programs by submitting false and fraudulent loan applications that collectively sought over $15.7 million in PPP funds and over $2.6 million in EIDL funds.
Nuno is charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on each count of wire fraud and 10 years in prison on the money laundering count.
The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division; Special Agent in Charge Robert Molvar of the FBI's Criminal Division; Special Agent in Charge Darren Lian of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (IRS CI) Los Angeles Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Timothy Larson of the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG). The FBI Los Angeles Field Office, IRS CI, and SBA OIG investigated the case. Trial Attorney Ariel Glasner of the Fraud Division and Trial Attorney Edward Emokpae of the Criminal Division are prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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