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COVID-19: Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Fraudulently Obtaining $4M-Plus In Relief Funds COVID-19: Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Fraudulently Obtaining $4M-Plus In Relief Funds
Covid-19: Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Fraudulently Obtaining $4M-Plus In Relief Funds A Connecticut man has been sentenced for defrauding assistance programs meant to help small businesses suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fairfield County resident Moustapha Diakhate, age 46, of Stamford, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in federal prison Tuesday, Aug. 16, in federal court in Hartford. It followed his guilty plea in January 2022 to charges of wire fraud and making an illegal monetary transaction. Prosecutors said beginning in May 2020, Diakhate, who had ownership or management stakes in six small businesses, gave banks false and fraudulent information when app…

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COVID-19: Fairfield County Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $4M In Relief Funds COVID-19: Fairfield County Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $4M In Relief Funds
Covid-19: Fairfield County Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $4M In Relief Funds A Fairfield County man pleaded guilty to charges related to his scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $4 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Moustapha Diakhate, age 46, of Stamford, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 26, one count of wire fraud and one count of making an illegal monetary transaction, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. Diakhate provided Citibank and M&T Bank with false, fraudulent information during a PPP loan application to receive loans for six small businesses entities, the US Attorney's…

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