Three individuals indicted for COVID-19 relief fraud.

The US Attorney for Eastern Washington has indicted three individuals, including two Tri-Cities residents, for COVID-19 relief fraud. The trio, Kelly Jo Driver, David Kurt Schneider, and Leif Gerald Larsen, are accused of conspiring to commit wire fraud, bank fraud, and filing false claims to fraudulently obtain at least $250,000 in CARES Act funding through the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs. The Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force has successfully pursued criminal charges against multiple individuals and recovered millions in fraudulently obtained COVID relief funding.

March 08, 2024
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