Khadijah X. Chapman, 59, of Atlanta, Georgia, United States will be incarcerated because of her involvement in a new coronavirus (COVID-19) fraud ring.
Aside from Atlanta, Chapman has lived in other parts of Georgia including Lawrenceville. She has lived in different parts of Ohio, USA including Beachwood and Chagrin Falls.
Chapman has also lived in different parts of Florida, USA including Tampa and Royal Palm Beach. She previously lived in Potomac, Maryland, USA and Allston, Massachusetts, USA.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chapman allegedly stole $338,958 from a financial institution in Boise, Idaho. She allegedly submitted several other false and fraudulent applications to the Small Business Administration (SBA) and financial institutions around the U.S. in an attempt to steal more funding.
On March 27, 2020, 45th U.S. president Donald Trump, then 74, signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The 116th U.S. Congress passed the economic stimulus bill worth $2.2 trillion.
On May 17, 2021, the U.S. attorney genera Merrick Garland, then 69, established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the U.S. Department of Justice in partnership with agencies across U.S. government. The goal was to enhance efforts to combat and prevent fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 16, 2023, a federal jury in Boise found Chapman guilty of bank fraud. She was convicted for fraudulently obtaining and misusing a $338,958 Paycheck Protection Program loan that the SBA guaranteed under the CARES Act.
On February 6, 2024, Chapman was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison.
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