CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — A woman from New Jersey was sentenced for a role in a COVID-19 bank fraud and money laundering scheme.
According to a press release from the United States Department of Justice, on January 15, 2026, 45-year-old Kisha Sutton, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was sentenced to two years in prison, followed by five years of parole, and ordered to pay $184,014.04 in restitution for aiding and abetting bank fraud and aiding and abetting money laundering.
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The press release stated that Sutton was found guilty of both counts by a federal jury on July 15, 2025, following a two-day trial. Evidence at the trial showed that Sutton and co-defendant 32-year-old Shamiese Wright aided and abetted one another to get a fraudulent $15,625 Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loan, guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), on Wright’s behalf.
According to the press release, as part of their plan, Sutton got $3,000 in fraudulent PPP loan funds from Wright…