A former City of Miramar mayoral candidate — who once waxed poetic about “love, pain, and redemption” in a self-published book — is now facing a far less metaphorical struggle: a guilty plea in federal court.
Rudy Theophin, 41, of Miramar, admitted Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale District Court that he fraudulently obtained $123,675 in COVID-19 relief funds through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
In a six-page plea agreement, Theophin pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud tied to a loan he secured in June 2020 on behalf of his business, Theophin Consulting LLC — a company that, according to prosecutors, did not exist when he claimed it did…