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December 16, 2022

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December 16, 2022

Fla. pastor, son scammed $8 million in covid aid to buy Disney home, feds say

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/15/florida-pastor-disney-covid-ppp-fraud/

Authorities say the men got a PPP loan by falsely claiming their ministry had hundreds of employees

As businesses across the United States were seeking government relief in response to the coronavirus upending the world in 2020, Pastor Evan Edwards and his family were among the millions who applied for a Paycheck Protection Program loan.

His son, Josh Edwards, filed an application for $6 million to cover payroll, rent and utilities for his family’s ministry in Florida, writing that the nonprofit employed nearly 500 people and had a monthly payroll of more than $2.7 million, according to federal records.

The ASLAN International Ministry was approved for an $8.4 million PPP loan. Then the faith-based charity — whose mission was to “communicate Christian love in doctrine and service to the poor” — tried to buy a $3.7 million luxury home near Walt Disney World.

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