North Carolina man used Game of Thrones-themed companies — White Walker, Khaleesi and The Night’s Watch — in $1.7 million COVID-19 relief fraud
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/m/f3c...507689505d5/north-carolina-man-used-game.htmlWinter is coming for this guy.
A North Carolina man was sentenced to 20 months in prison for fraudulently taking $1.7 million in Covid-19 relief loans for fake companies he created, including some which had “Game of Thrones”-themed names.
Tristan Bishop Pan, 40, pleaded guilty to wire fraud last August for submitting at least 14 applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans, seeking over $6.1 million.
Pan, who ran an insurance agency in the Raleigh-Durham area, ultimately received more than $1.7 million in benefits.
Pan’s attorney didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.
Among the companies Pan was accused of using for the applications were three with names taken right out of the script of the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones” — White Walker, Khaleesi and The Night’s Watch.
While some may excuse sloppiness on the RUSH to get funds out to keep economy going etc ....
Basic precautions and due diligence most likely would have saved MILLIONS in these schemes.
How many were not caught ? and if those cons spent it all how will the money be returned ?
Let no crisis go to waste is not only mantra for politicians but SCAM artists as well
I bet a simple check with IRS or SS would show no payroll processed for people as they would have made quarterly payments into them.
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