ST. LOUIS — The woman who pitched a now-stalled gospel museum project in the Central West End has been charged with fraud, along with five others. A former downtown St. Louis nightclub owner and mayoral candidate also faces new charges.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in St. Louis said it charged Monica Butler, 59, along with Raymond Porter Jr., 64, David Holmon, 54, Latrice Davis, 40, Dana Kelly, 47, and Alexander Sampson, 39, in connection with an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic relief loans.
A federal indictment alleges the group obtained more than $8 million through fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications between 2020 and 2024…