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SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man who used to live in Pace has pleaded guilty to multiple charges involving wire and bank fraud, money laundering, and more, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida news release.
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Sean Eric Thompson, 44, pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fraud, three counts of making a false statement, six counts of money laundering, and three counts of bankruptcy fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Thompson, who owned a brewery and restaurant, submitted a fraudulent Restaurant Revitalization Fund application and additional documents to the Small Business Administration in May 2021, claiming the business had $1,128,233 in losses…