West Virginia Prisoner Reportedly Got $50k in COVID Relief Behind Bars

West Virginia Prisoner Reportedly Got $50k in COVID Relief Behind Bars

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A West Virginia man allegedly received COVID-19 relief money while he was in federal prison by claiming he was a food truck operator on his loan application.Federal prosecutors charged Anton Matthews, 39, with wire fraud after he received a nearly $50,000 loan from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act relief program, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced Monday. (RELATED: Inspector General Says $191 Billion Of Covid Unemployment Benefits Potentially Fraudulent) West Virginia Man Faces COVID Fraud Charges After Claiming Lost Earnings While Incarcerated: Anton Matthews of West Virginia has been indicted on wire fraud charges after obtaining COVID relief money by claiming he was operating a food truck. https://t.co/5sHLAyKBCc — FBI Pittsburgh (@FBIPittsburgh) February 13, 2023 Matthews said on a loan application his 2020 gross income was $103,000 from a food trucking business, even though he had been in federal prison until October 2020. He was incarcerated from November 2016 to October 2020 before moving to home confinement until March 2021. “We will continue to aggressively pursue criminals who stole relief money that was meant to help Americans,” U …

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