INDIANAPOLIS — A federal grand jury indicted an Indiana man for wire fraud after investigators determined he defrauded the federal government by submitting fraudulent applications to COVID-19 relief programs and receiving more than $100,000.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Indiana, 52-year-old Randy Bond of Fortville has been charged with allegedly carrying out a scheme involving the submission of fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications.
Investigators allege that the scheme was carried out between July 4, 2020, and Oct. 13, 2021, in which Bond falsely claimed that he claimed he owned and operated a car wash, an automotive repair business and a pet care business with “significant monthly payroll expenses.”…