Florida Deputy Sheriff Gets 4 Months In Prison, Fine For Fraudulent PPP Loan

(August 29, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida federal judge denied motions of a Broward County deputy sheriff for judgment of acquittal and for a new trial, granted her motion for a downward sentencing variance and sentenced her to four months in prison on four counts, to be served concurrently, and to pay a $4,000 fine after a jury found her guilty on all four counts charged in a March superseding indictment stemming from a fraudulent application for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan....