Gonzales man charged in $4.4 million COVID-19 fraud scheme

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Gonzales man charged in $4.4 million COVID-19 fraud scheme

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Louisiana man defrauded $4.4 million from COVID employment fund, bought luxury cars, feds say

A Gonzales man fraudulently took $4.4 million in tax credits meant to support workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and spent it on luxury cars, his mortgage and "numerous other large purchases," the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.

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Gonzales man indicted for defrauding COVID-19 program | Pelican Post - Online Newspaper

United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr., announced that a Bill of Information has been filed charging Damian R. Raby, age 41, of Gonzales, Louisiana, with conspiracy to launder money and obstructing the administration of the internal revenue laws, relating to a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud a COVID-19 economic relief program. According to the Bill, […]

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Federal prosecutors say Gonzales man stole $4.4 million through IRS pandemic program

BATON ROUGE — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced charges against a Gonzales man, saying he conspired to launder money and defrauded the U.S. tax system of $4.4 million.U.S. Attorney Ronald Gathe said Damian R. Raby, 41, filed numerous tax forms with the Internal Revenue Service falsely claiming employee retention tax credits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The businesses either did not exist or did not have any legitimate business activity b…