USA: Father and son are arrested for fraud of 8 million dollars in federal aid for COVID-19

A father and son belonging to an alleged religious ministry were arrested this Wednesday in New Smyrna Beach (FloridaUSA) on the charge of bank fraud, after applying in 2020 for a federal aid loan for the covid-19 of 8.4 million dollars through false documents.

Joshua Edwards and his son, Evan Edwards, who belonged to an alleged religious group, appeared today in a Volusia County court, on Florida’s west coast, charged with charges of “conspiracy to commit bank fraud and false statement to a banking institution.”

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The father, who claimed to be a pastor, had founded the group “ASLAN International Ministry”, a supposed non-profit church that received 8.4 million dollars after applying for federal PPP loans (“Payroll Protection Program” in English). , picked up the Local channel 6.

According to the documents to which the aforementioned channel had access, it was a fraudulent ministry and Joshua Edwards “used fabricated or false documents” to obtain that money.

Legal documents filed in Florida’s Middle District Court in Orlando show things began to unravel for the Edwards family when they tried to buy a $3.1 million home near the Disney World property on Symphony Grove Drive. , in the center of the state.

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The religious ministry organization, founded in Ohio in 2005, also included other family members in leadership positions.

The family fled to Canada when the US Secret Service began its investigation into the “fraudulent ministry.”

During the federal investigation, agents reviewed the group’s website and believe it contained generic religious information taken from other websites.

Source: Elcomercio

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