South Carolina Man Charged with $1.2 Million Covid Relief Fraud

Boston, MA — The United States Attorney’s Office announced that a South Carolina man who operated a Milford, MA-based entertained venue has been charged with COVID relief fraud.

According to court filings, David Breen, 54, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., allegedly spent more than $1.2 million in Economic Injury and Disaster Loan (EIDL) money that he obtained from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to build a home and purchase motor vehicles. Through the EIDL program, the SBA provided loans to small businesses that suffered substantial economic injury due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Office of the Inspector General investigated the case.

For more information, see the U.S. Attorney’s Office press release.

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