LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WEVV) — Federal officials charged five people in Kentucky, Indiana and Colorado for their alleged roles in a scheme to fraudulently obtain about $1.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The arrests followed an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Louisville on April 8.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky said Kaelynn Greene, 31, and Camden Newton, 32, face charges including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Betty Walker, also known as Betty Bailey, 39, Breanna Patterson, 32, and Jordan Greene, 34, are also charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
According to the indictment, Kaelynn Greene and Newton allegedly carried out a scheme over more than two years to fraudulently obtain Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Prosecutors say they submitted false information on applications using their own names, created entities or stolen identities. Greene also allegedly worked with Walker, Patterson, Jordan Greene and others to recruit ineligible borrowers to submit fraudulent PPP applications…