佐治亚州男子骗取约125万美元疫情救济与汽车贷款：被判33个月监禁、赔偿124万美元
美国司法部佐治亚北区联邦检察官办公室11月5日宣布，佐治亚州费耶特县 Fayetteville 居民 Hugh A. Brown, Jr. 当日被判联邦监禁，罪名是骗取约125万美元的疫情救济资金与汽车贷款。
联邦检察官 Theodore S. Hertzberg 表示：「这名被告在长达五年的时间里，通过多种贷款诈骗手法无耻地骗取联邦纳税人和金融机构的钱。我的办公室将继续起诉任何滥用政府救济项目的人，并寻求将其送进监狱。」
根据检方与庭上信息，2020年，Brown 向一家联邦保险银行提交虚假工资信息和伪造的国税局税表，申请薪资保护计划（PPP）贷款，骗得162,500美元。
2022年，Brown 又以其公司名义虚假申报员工留任抵免（ERC）——一项旨在鼓励雇主在疫情期间继续支付员工工资的可退还税收抵免——在提交虚假纳税申报后，共收到7张美国财政部支票，合计644,452.98美元。此外，至少自2022年2月至2025年2月，Brown 通过提交假文件、虚报就业与收入信息、并提供虚构车辆作为贷款抵押，骗取了近450,000美元的银行与信用社贷款。
联邦地区法官 Victoria M. Calvert 当日判处现年35岁的 Brown 监禁两年九个月，其后监督释放五年，并责令其向小企业局、国税局和有关金融机构赔偿1,244,243.81美元。Brown 已于2026年6月3日对银行诈骗共谋与银行诈骗两项罪名认罪。
此案由烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局、国税局和美国邮政检查局调查，国土安全调查局提供了协助。（来源：美国司法部佐治亚北区联邦检察官办公室）
Georgia Man Sentenced to 33 Months for $1.25 Million Pandemic Relief and Auto Loan Fraud, Ordered to Pay $1.24 Million
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced on November 5 that Hugh A. Brown, Jr., of Fayetteville, in Fayette County, Georgia, was sentenced to federal prison that day for fraudulently obtaining roughly $1.25 million in pandemic relief and auto loans.
"This defendant shamelessly fleeced federal taxpayers and financial institutions over half a decade through various loan fraud schemes," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "My office will continue to prosecute and seek prison time for anyone who abuses government relief programs."
According to the U.S. Attorney, the indictment, and other information presented in court, in 2020 Brown applied for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan by submitting false payroll information and fake IRS tax forms to a federally insured bank, and received a $162,500 PPP loan as a result.
In 2022, Brown fraudulently claimed Employee Retention Credits (ERCs), a refundable tax credit designed to encourage employers to continue paying employees during COVID-19, on behalf of his company. After filing fraudulent tax returns, he received seven United States Treasury checks totaling $644,452.98 in ERCs and other credits. In addition, from at least February 2022 through February 2025, Brown obtained fraudulent bank and credit union loans worth nearly $450,000 by submitting fake documents, misrepresenting employment and income information, and providing fictitious vehicle details as loan collateral.
U.S. District Judge Victoria M. Calvert sentenced Brown, 35, to two years and nine months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay $1,244,243.81 in restitution to the Small Business Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, and financial institutions. Brown pleaded guilty on June 3, 2026, to bank fraud conspiracy and bank fraud.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with valuable assistance from Homeland Security Investigations. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia)
来源：美国司法部佐治亚北区联邦检察官办公室
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