Mostly Cloudy 76°
Tag:

Christopher Mozone

News
COVID-19 Fraud: Man From Region Gets Prison Time For $125K Loan Scheme COVID-19 Fraud: Man From Region Gets Prison Time For $125K Loan Scheme
Covid-19 Fraud: Man From Region Gets Prison Time For $125K Loan Scheme After bilking the federal government out of more than $100,000 through a fraudulently obtained loan, a 36-year-old man from the region is heading to prison. Christopher Mozone, of Albany, was sentenced to 3 ½ years behind bars in Albany federal court on Thursday, Aug. 31. It followed his guilty plea to wire fraud stemming from a government loan he received that was meant to help businesses struggling due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to prosecutors, Mozone admitted to obtaining a $124,800 Economic Injury Disaster Loan from the US Small Business Administration (SBA). I…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn