A metro Atlanta man has been sentenced to years in federal prison after admitting to fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars through COVID-19 relief programs, according to federal prosecutors.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that Brian Graham, 49, of Lithia Springs, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Graham was also ordered to pay $441,546.87 in restitution and forfeiture after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud.
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According to court documents and the plea agreement, Graham submitted fraudulent applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans between April 2020 and August 2021 on behalf of several businesses he controlled…