A Tampa man was sentenced for stealing over $500,000 in COVID relief funding.
According to the Department of Justice, U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington sentenced 47-year-old Terrance Bradford of Tampa to 30 months in federal prison for obtaining multiple bogus COVID relief loans. As part of his punishment, the court issued an order of forfeiture for $533,648.32, which reflects the proceeds he gained from these actions.
a According to court documents, between April 2020 and March 2021, Bradford created a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration by submitting several false and fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications…