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Florida Man Stripped of U.S. Citizenship After $3.8 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme, Judge Rules

Joff Philossaint was stripped of citizenship after a $3.8 million COVID-19 loan fraud scheme; he received $549,000 personally, prosecutors said.

  • On March 18, 2026, the Department of Justice announced that a federal court granted the U.S. Attorney's Office motion to revoke Haitian-born Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint's citizenship on Feb. 23.
  • Philossaint applied for U.S. citizenship in Feb. 2020 and allegedly concealed his fraud involvement during a Dec. 15, 2020 naturalization interview before citizenship was granted on Feb. 9, 2021.
  • Authorities say Philossaint submitted 40 fraudulent loan applications, securing about $3.8 million, and personally received $549,000 through loan funds and kickbacks from April 2020–May 2021 using companies he owned or controlled.
  • He pleaded guilty to conspiracy counts and was later convicted by a jury in early 2023 of unlawfully obtaining citizenship after charges on Sept. 8, 2022.
  • U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones said citizenship must be earned honestly, and the court's order restoring accountability highlights consequences for lying to obtain immigration benefits.
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Haitian fraudster gets comeuppance from Trump judge

A Haitian native ripped off the USA while becoming a citizen. Now he's persona non grata.

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