Hawaii man pleads guilty to bank, wire fraud involving false COVID relief claims

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A Hawaii resident indicted on charges of filing $458,597 in fraudulent COVID relief claims pleaded guilty to several counts in federal court in Honolulu on Monday.

Justin Craige Likout, 51, admitted to a total of eight counts of bank and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was indicted on 24 counts in October.

Court documents allege Likout stole the identities of two people in order to secure business loans…

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