A former Jacksonville pastor has been indicted on federal fraud charges accusing him of improperly obtaining pandemic relief money through the Paycheck Protection Program, a news release Thursday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida states.
Marcus Eichelberger, 46, faces four counts of wire fraud tied to Small Business Administration loans issued through the PPP program, federal prosecutors said.
Eichelberger and another person are accused of submitting fraudulent loan applications between March 2021 and February 2022 for money they were not entitled to receive, the indictment states…