Federal prosecutors have accused two New England men of lying about the number of workers they employed in applications for small business relief funds, the Justice Department announced, marking the first set of charges alleging coronavirus stimulus fraud
David A. Staveley and David Butziger are charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to make false statements to influence the Small Business Administration, the Justice Department said in a statement.
The charges were unsealed Tuesday in a Rhode Island federal court.Read MoreIt was not yet clear who was representing the men in court. Staveley, 52, is also charged with aggravated identity theft and Butziger, 51, is also charged with bank fraud.Staveley, from Andover, Massachusetts, allegedly said in loan applications that he owned two restaurants in Rhode Island and another in Massachusetts that employed dozens of employees.
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