Michigan – A Harper Woods man will spend years in prison after authorities said he used false documents and misleading claims to collect pandemic-era relief money that was meant to help struggling residents and businesses.
Roy Lee Holt, 58, was sentenced May 22 by Judge Kiefer Cox in Wayne County’s 3rd Circuit Court to 2 to 15 years of incarceration, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. He was also ordered to repay $63,865 in restitution after fraudulently receiving more than $60,000 through COVID-19 relief funds and Paycheck Protection Program loans.
The sentence followed Holt’s April conviction by a Wayne County jury. He was found guilty of two counts of False Pretenses $20,000-$50,000, one count of False Pretense $1,000-$20,000, two counts of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime, and one count of Making/Permitting a False Tax Return…