NJ man gets over 2 years for stealing more than $481K in federal COVID relief funds

A New Jersey man was sentenced to over 2 years in federal prison for stealing over $481,000 in COVID relief funds, authorities announced on Thursday. Forty-year-old Bernard Lopez, of Sayreville, was sentenced via video conference by US District Judge Peter Sheridan to 30 months in prison for receiving fraudulent Payment Protection Program [PPP] funds for a fake business and for depositing an a stolen, altered treasury check of $211,886.87, acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on Thursday.-- More...