Chinese national gets 4-year jail term in US over USD 20mn COVID fraud scheme


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Washington, April 23 -- : A Chinese national was sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States after admitting that he fraudulently tried to get USD 20 million in Covid-19 relief funds meant to rescue distressed businesses. Muge MA, a/k/a "Hummer Mars," on Thursday was sentenced to 52 months in prison in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain over USD 20 million in Government-guaranteed loans designed to provide relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. "In connection with loan applications for relief available from the Paycheck Protection Program ('PPP') and the Economic Injury Disaster...