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  1. Fraudulent loan applicants submitted false information related to the U.S. Small Business Administration's PPP/EIDL Program.

Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Federal PPP Program of Over $2 Million

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Araceli Benitez, 47, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program of more than $2 million. Benitez owned and operated Garaas Insurance Tax Services and Ashley Home Care Services out of a storefront in El Paso. Through these businesses, she assisted other companies in obtaining federal PPP loans, charging clients a percentage of the loan amount.

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The fraud involved the submission of false information to the federal government. In at least one instance, Benitez received client income tax information, prepared a Form 1040 reflecting different figures, and filed it without the client's signature. Furthermore, the client's signature on the loan application was reportedly forged and the application was not reviewed by the client before submission.

Fraudulent loan applicants submitted false information related to the U.S. Small Business Administration's PPP/EIDL Program.

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