CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte woman pleaded guilty to her role in a million-dollar COVID-19 fraud scheme.
The Department of Justice said Jeannetta Blackmon took advantage of pandemic loan programs to net more than $1.5 million for herself and others.
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From April 2020 to November 2021, investigators said Blackmon submitted falsified documents to get disaster relief loans from the Small Business Administration.
Blackmon received more than $319,000 in disaster relief money, investigators said. She also admitted to receiving more than $300,000 in loan preparation fees from customers who paid her to prepare and submit fraudulent applications for pandemic relief loans on their behalf.
Her customers received more than $1.2 million in disaster relief funds, prosecutors said.
Blackmon pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges and faces up to 30 years behind bars.
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