Man sentenced to prison after fraudulently getting $1.25M in car loans, COVID relief

A Fayette County man will spend nearly three years in federal prison after admitting to fraudulently obtaining more than $1.2 million through pandemic relief programs and auto loan schemes.

Hugh A. Brown, Jr., 35, was sentenced Thursday to two years and nine months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.

He was also ordered to pay $1,244,243.81 in restitution to the Small Business Administration, the IRS and financial institutions…

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