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COVID-19 $558K Scam: Former Nightclub Owners In Capital Region Admit Defrauding Relief Programs COVID-19 $558K Scam: Former Nightclub Owners In Capital Region Admit Defrauding Relief Programs
Covid-19 $558K Scam: Former Nightclub Owners In Capital Region Admit Defrauding Relief Programs A husband and wife duo from the region accused of raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars by defrauding COVID-19 relief programs through their former nightclub business has pleaded guilty. Saratoga County residents Deborah Budhraj, age 52, and Adesh Budhraj, age 53, both of Ballston Lake, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and wire fraud charges in federal court in Albany on Wednesday, July 19. The couple formerly owned the Tropics Restaurant & Bar, located in Schenectady on South Brandywine Avenue. According to prosecutors, they agreed to sell the business to another couple in February 2…