FBI Is Hunting A Florida Woman Accused Of Stealing More Than $34Mil In COVID Relief Funds [VIDEO]

While people were sheltered in place during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the government made relief funds available to businesses that were taking a hit while the pandemic was going on.  We have all heard rumors of people getting  PPE funds that didn’t even have businesses and since the coming out of the pandemic we heard that the government has been coming for those who committed PPE fraud.  

Reportedly the FBI is on the hunt for a Florida woman who they are accusing of stealing more than $34 million dollars in COVID relief funds.

40-year-old, Elaine Escoe, is accused of being the “ringleader” in a PPP scam where more than 90 applications were submitted to the government using fake tax and employment information. Per the FBI, the applications were submitted between May 2020 and November 2021. False payroll expenses and business revenue were included in the applications, resulting in the wrongful disbursement of approximately $29.1 million in PPP funds, $1.2 million in RRF funds, and $3.8 million in SVOG funds.

Ms. Escoe who is a Jamaica native has reportedly skipped bond and disappeared without a trace.

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