LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Seven Las Vegas men have been arrested and indicted in connection with allegedly submitting fraudulent COVID-19 relief loan applications that authorities say brought in a total of $205,639 in improper proceeds.
The arrests followed coordinated law enforcement actions in three states involving the FBI’s Las Vegas Field Office, FBI Phoenix Division, FBI Houston Division, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the North Las Vegas Police Department.
The case centers on alleged fraud tied to U.S. Small Business Administration programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program…