WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
LOS ANGELES - A South Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to scheming to fraudulently obtain more than $9.3 million via shell companies as part of a COVID-19 pandemic relief program that provided refundable employment tax credits to employees who took sick leave due to isolation or quarantine orders.
Darrick Wynell Brazier, 58, of Manchester Square, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud.
To help alleviate the impact of COVID-19, Congress passed a law authorizing tax credits that reimbursed businesses for the wages paid to employees who could not work because of the pandemic.
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