A federal jury in Texas convicted a former Phoenix news anchor of conspiring to defraud the government of COVID-19 relief money after a weeklong trial.
Stephanie Hockridge and her husband, Nathan Reis, co-founded Blueacorn, a financial technology company that helped businesses apply for the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which was intended to aid struggling businesses during pandemic restrictions.
Hockridge worked as an anchor for ABC15 in Phoenix for seven years before leaving television in 2018…