DOJ v. Walton

Renata Walton allegedly orchestrated a scheme that steered approximately $80 million in pandemic relief funds to herself and her clients. According to DOJ, from approximately March 2022 through August 2023, Walton conspired with Nicole Jones to file false tax returns for clients seeking fraudulent refunds based on the employee retention credit and paid sick and family leave credit. Walton also filed false applications to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.

Summary generated from official Department of Justice press release