A California man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on behalf of two trucking companies and then using the funds to buy agricultural land.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, Gurjeet Bath, 37, of Fresno, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution on Monday, March 23, 2026.
On May 27, 2025, Bath pleaded guilty to the theft of government property…