A trio of Chicago-area residents allegedly falsified documents in order to receive COVID-19 relief aid they instead used to cover personal expenses and purchase luxury vehicles.
A trio of Chicago-area residents allegedly falsified documents and lied about the number of employees at multiple companies in order to defraud the government out of millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief aid they instead used to cover personal expenses and purchase luxury vehicles.Samuel W. Jackson and Elizabeth Chervinko, each of Chicago, along with David L. Sullivan II of Naperville, were charged in federal court after they allegedly fraudulently obtained more than $2.
In various loan applications, the trio misrepresented the number of employees at those businesses, as well as their gross revenues, payroll and the cost of the goods they sold, according to the indictment. Jackson, 42, was charged with five counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. He appeared in court Tuesday where he pleaded not guilty during his arraignment.
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