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A 24-year Nigerian woman on Tuesday was sentenced to 70 months in prison for her scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Prograt Lola Shalewa Barbara Kasali submitted two fraudulent loan applications to two different lenders on behalf of her companies, Lola\u2019s Level and Charm Hair Extensions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough these loan applications, Kasali sought over $3.8 million in PPP loan funds. Kasali falsely represented the number of employees and payroll expenses in each of the PPP loan applications. To support these applications, Kasali also submitted fraudulent tax records. Kasali ultimately received over $1.9 million in PPP loan funds,\u201d DoJ said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Justice Department, along with its law enforcement partners, seized the funds that Kasali fraudulently obtained.\u201d<\/p>\n

A federal jury in Houston found Kasali guilty of two counts of bank fraud and two counts of making false statements to a financial institution on Dec. 8, 2021.<\/p>\n

Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department\u2019s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery for the Southern District of Texas; Special Agent in Charge Catherine Huber of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General (FHFA-OIG) \u2013 Central Region; Special Agent in Charge Sharon Johnson of the SBA Office of Inspector General (SBA-OIG) \u2013 Central Region; and Acting Inspector in Charge Dana Carter of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service \u2013 Houston Division made the announcement.<\/p>\n

FHFA-OIG, SBA-OIG, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the case.<\/p>\n

DoJ in December 2021 said Kasali was convicted of two counts of making false statements to a financial institution and two counts of bank fraud<\/a>. She is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 25, 2022, and faced a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison for each count of conviction prior to the sentencing.<\/p>\n

The Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division\u2019s prosecution of fraud schemes that exploit the PPP. Since the inception of the CARES Act, the Fraud Section has prosecuted over 150 defendants in more than 95 criminal cases and has seized over $75 million in cash proceeds derived from fraudulently obtained PPP funds, as well as numerous real estate properties and luxury items purchased with such proceeds.<\/p>\n

On May 17, 2021, the Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the Department of Justice in partnership with government agencies to enhance efforts to combat and prevent pandemic-related fraud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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