Encino woman extradited from Montenegro to serve sentence for COVID-19 loan fraud

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According to court documents, Tamara Dadyan was a member of an LA-based fraud ring that fraudulently obtained more than $20 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds.

, 43, was extradited by Montenegro and arrived in Los Angeles on Monday night. She is expected to appear Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles federal court.

Dadyan and her associates used dozens of fake, stolen or synthetic identities -- including names belonging to elderly or deceased people and foreign exchange students who briefly visited the United States years ago and never returned -- to submit fraudulent applications for 150 relief loans, prosecutors said.$20K reward offered for fugitive Tarzana couple convicted in $18M COVID-19 relief fraud

She and others then used the fraudulently obtained funds as down payments on three luxury homes in California. They also used the funds to buy gold coins, diamonds, jewelry, luxury watches, designer handbags, cryptocurrency, securities and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

 

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Good, now throw away the key. What they did should be considered a treason - stealing government (taxpayer) money that should have gone to people who really needed them during nation-wide emergency.

They were trying to keep up with the kartrashians lol

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