NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A 39-year-old Norfolk man was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for his involvement in a $700,000 pandemic relief fraud scheme, according to officials.
Brian Renard Manley, Jr. was convicted of money laundering and unlawful monetary transaction in relation to the fraudulent receipt of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
The Paycheck Protection Program, administered by the Small Business Administration, provides low-interest financing to pay up to eight weeks of payroll costs for eligible small businesses during the pandemic…