Feds arrest 2 brothers of lawmaker in COVID relief fraud case – PR informa

Feds arrest 2 brothers of lawmaker in COVID relief fraud case – PR informa

U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico W. Stephen Muldrow --- Federal authorities on Thursday arrested two brothers...

The company JCA Development Inc., incorporated and chaired by Edgardo Navarro Suárez, accused on Thursday of committing fraud and money laundering with federal funds allocated for the emergency of the COVID, has had 50 contracts with public agencies from 2017 to last year. More than half are related to works of repair and reconstruction of public schools. Edgardo is brother of Jorge Navarro Suárez, representative of the New Progressive Party (NP…

By Editor Es Noticia redacción@esnoticiapr.com Federal prosecutor W. Stephen Muldrow announced Thursday the filing of charges against two businessmen, an authorized public accountant and four companies for fraud with federal funds, bank bribery and money laundering between 2020 and 2021. “The intention of these programs was to help small businesses during the pandemic, not to profit from them fraudulently,” Muldrow said in a press conference. “A…

The Federal Prosecutor's Office detailed that both businessmen and the accountant attempted to benefit from more than $2 million in pandemic-related loans and SBA aid to small businesses.