A Massachusetts man charged with using stolen identities to acquire state funds in Massachusetts disaster relief loans during the COVID-19 pandemic has pleaded guilty in court.
A Massachusetts man accused of fraudulently acquiring $450,000 in relief funds during the pandemic pleaded guilty
A Massachusetts man accused of using stolen personal identities to deceitfully get more than $450,000 in Massachusetts disaster relief loans during the pandemic has pleaded guilty to his crime in court.
Darwyn Joseph, 26, Massachusetts man is scheduled to be sentenced in October after the Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in Boston District Court last Wednesday to wire fraud-related charges against him. The identity theft charge against a Massachusetts man was dismissed as part of the plea deal.
The Massachusetts man used stolen identities of citizens to acquire Small Business Injury Disaster Loans during the pandemic, which are intended for small entrepreneurs who suffered financially during the pandemic.
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Some of the money was acquired by the Massachusetts man sent overseas
The Massachusetts man used the stolen identities to open bank accounts to receive the pandemic relief funds. The money stolen by a Massachusetts man was then laundered by purchasing about $250,000 worth of iPhones which were then resold to customers.
The accomplice of a Massachusetts man named Ramon Joseph Cruz Jr. pleaded guilty last May. They were arrested last December 2020.
The Massachusetts man and his accomplice will face a maximum of 20 years imprisonment.