The husband of former “Squad” member and Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush has been charged with defrauding the US government out of $20,000 in payments under the Covid-era Paycheck Protection (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs.

In an indictment filed in DC federal court, 46-year-old Cortney Merritts is accused of filing fraudulent applications for Covid-relief money and using the proceeds for his “personal benefit and enjoyment.” Prosecutors say that, on April 3, 2020, Merritts filed an application with the Small Business Administration for an EIDL in the name of a sole proprietorship, Vetted Courier and Logistics. He claimed the business had six employees and gross revenues of $32,000 in the year leading up to the Covid disaster declaration.

One day after receiving cash for that application, Merritt raced back to the federal trough, submitted another application for an EIDL loan and an advance – this time for a sole proprietorship under his personal name. Prosecutors say he falsely claimed this business had 10 employees and gross revenues of $53,000 in the 12 months preceding the Covid disaster. That application was declined because the information on the application was nearly identical to what he put on the first one. Merritt also tapped the widely-abused PPP program for a business he claimed to have opened in 2020, saying it had $128,000 in annual revenue. The government says those statements were false.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/former-squad-rep-cori-bushs-husband-charged-covid-relief-fraud

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