(WWJ) A Harper Woods man could spend more than a decade behind bars after fraudulently collecting more than $60,000 in pandemic-related relief funds.
Roy Lee Holt, 58, was sentenced in Wayne County’s 3rd Circuit Court last Friday to two to 15 years in prison, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. In addition to prison time, Holt was ordered to pay $63,865 in restitution.
A Wayne County jury convicted Holt in April on multiple charges, including:
- Two counts of false pretenses ($20,000–$50,000)
- One count of false pretenses ($1,000–$20,000)
- Two counts of using a computer to commit a crime
- One count of making/permitting a false tax return
According to state prosecutors, Holt submitted a fraudulent bank statement and lied about his business operations to secure two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in 2021, totaling more than $41,000…