An Anchorage businesswoman is going to federal prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
Cheryl Labrie was sentenced to three-point-eight years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Federal prosecutors say Labrie owned AKBS LLC, which operated as Liberty Tax Service and Alaska’s Bookkeeping Solutions. They say between April 2020 and November 2021, Labrie submitted fraudulent applications and tax documents to obtain four loans and two forgiveness applications through federal COVID-19 relief programs…