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Der ehemalige Stadtrechtsanwalt von Atlanta, Paul Howard Jr., wurde zu sieben Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt, nachdem er 1,5 Millionen US-Dollar an Geldern des Paycheck Protection Program gestohlen hatte. Laut den Behörden nutzte Howard seine Position, um die Gelder für persönliche Zwecke abzuzweigen. Der Bundesrichter Thomas Thrash Jr. verurteilte Howard zu einer Haftstrafe und ordnete die Rückzahlung des gestohlenen Geldes an. Der 65-Jährige bekannte sich schuldig, die Gelder zwischen Mai und Juli 2020 gestohlen zu haben. Howard wird auch zur Zahlung von 2,5 Millionen US-Dollar an Geldstrafen und zur Rückzahlung von über 1,7 Millionen US-Dollar an die Small Business Administration verurteilt. Die Bundesanwälte lobten das Urteil als ein starkes Signal an diejenigen, die versuchen, die COVID-19-Hilfsgelder zu betrügen.

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