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UPDATE: As of June 2, 2021,
Latoya Stanley, 38, and Johnny Philus, 33, both of Miami, were sentenced today to 18 and 30 months in prison, respectively. They each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on March 8. As set forth in court documents, in Stanley's PPP application, she claimed to employ 18 individuals from her company, Dream Gurl Beauty Supply LLC. Philus, meanwhile, stated that he employed 29 individuals at his company, Elegance Auto Boutique LLC. In actuality, Stanley and Philus did not employ anyone at their respective companies.
According to court documents, in her EIDL application, Stanley claimed to generate over $800,000 in income and to employ five individuals from a farm based in the yard of her Miami home. In his EIDL application, Philus claimed to generate $400,000 in income and to employ 10 individuals from a farm located in the yard of a small residential home. But, in reality, Stanley and Philus employed no one and the farms did not exist.
Link: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/couple-who-falsely-claimed-be-farmers-sentenced-11-million-covid-relief-fraud
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As of August 26, 2020, Latoya Stanley, 38, and Johnny Philus, 33, both of Miami, Florida, were charged in a complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida with wire fraud and false statements. The complaint alleges that Stanley and Philus submitted four fraudulent applications for over $1.1 million.
In her PPP application, Stanley claimed to employ 18 individuals from her company, Dream Gurl Beauty Supply LLC.
In the EIDL application, Stanley claimed to generate over $800,000 in income and employed five individuals from a farm based in the yard of her Miami home. Philus, meanwhile, stated that he employed 29 individuals at his company, Elegance Auto Boutique LLC. In his EIDL application, Philus claimed to generate $400,000 in income and employed ten individuals from a farm located in the yard of a small residential home.In actuality, the complaint alleges that Stanley and Philus employed no one and the farms did not exist. Stanley and Philus, who are neighbors, worked together to effectuate the fraud and ultimately received over $1 million in fraudulent funds before their schemes were uncovered.
A federal criminal complaint is merely an accusation.
A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
For further assistance please contact:
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Department of Justice's National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline 866.720.5721
Department of Justice Main Switchboard: 202-514-2000
TTY/ASCII/TDD: 800-877-8339 (or Federal IP Relay Service
Complaint Form at: https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form.
https://www.justice.gov
Press Release Number:
20-832
LINK: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/miami-neighbors-charged-covid-relief-fraud-after-falsely-claiming-be-farmers
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