DOJ v. Jaimeka Michelle Austin

Jaimeka Michelle Austin allegedly orchestrated a wide-ranging conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of a scheme to steal from the Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program. According to DOJ, Austin helped multiple individuals submit fraudulent applications to the EIDL program and also did so herself, getting $9,000 in EIDL money. Austin also appears to have submitted fraudulent PPP loan applications for her own business, vastly inflating the amount of revenue that Mechelle’s Boutique received. Austin appears to have received, and helped others receive, nearly $2 million in fraudulent PPP loans.

Summary generated from official Department of Justice press release