Los Angeles Woman Charged for $18M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE — A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned an indictment yesterday charging Marisela Nuno, 53, of Los Angeles, California, with an $18 million scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, federal stimulus programs authorized as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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- U.S. Department of Justice
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- Justice
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- 04 November 2026 · 12:00 UTC
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- 04 November 2026 · 15:30 UTC
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- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/los-angeles-woman-charged-18m-covid-19-relief-fraud-scheme
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