Roanoke Woman Faces Six Federal Charges Over Pandemic Relief and Tax Fraud

Owner of Roanoke business charged with defrauding COVID aid program

Jazmin Jennings faces charges of wire fraud and filing false tax returns.

Roanoke Woman Faces Six Federal Charges Over Pandemic Relief and Tax Fraud

A Roanoke woman accused of defrauding two federal pandemic relief programs and lying on her taxes was arraigned in federal court on September 16, according to WFXR. Jazmin Jennings, 38, was indicted September 3 on six counts covering false tax returns and fraudulent collection of COVID-19-era government funds, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia said. WDBJ7 reported the indictment stems from an announcement by the sam…