A former Miami police officer is facing up two decades behind bars in federal prison after pleading guilty to fleecing more than $200,00 from pandemic-era relief loan programs.
Tramaine Liptrot, 43, pleaded guilty to wire fraud Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami federal court. Federal prosecutors say Liptrot applied for two Paycheck Protection Program federal loans on behalf of Liptrots Tax Services LLC, a company he owned.
Liptrot admitted to fraudulently obtaining a PPP loan in June 2020 and falsely claiming that his company spent close to $37,000 every month to pay four employees’ salaries. He also submitted a bogus tax document that stated Liptrots Tax’s employees were paid more than $440,000 in 2019…