A California woman was sentenced May 15 to 37 months in federal prison for stealing $1.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds and failing to pay the Internal Revenue Service more than $700,000 in payroll taxes for a Salem business.
Jamie McGowen, 43, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $2,072,860 in restitution to the IRS and Small Business Administration.
McGowen pleaded guilty to wire fraud, bank fraud and two counts of money laundering on Dec. 11, 2024…