Miami woman accused of gambling COVID-19 relief funds to serve prison time, feds say

MIAMI – A Miami woman is headed to federal prison after authorities say she fraudulently obtained nearly $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds over a two-year period. According to court records, From April 2020 to April of 2021, 58-year-old Maritza Morales Hermoso, and others, including Javier Lazo Cabrera, conspired to defraud private lenders and the Small Business Administration by submitting fraudulent loan applications under the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.

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