Former Sweetwater commissioner sentenced to 18 months for $948K PPP fraud

A former City of Sweetwater commissioner has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly $950,000 through the Paycheck Protection Program.

Sophia Lacayo, 48, of Doral, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles after pleading guilty to wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced.

Sweetwater, informally known as “Little Managua”, ” is located in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

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