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Reginald Alphonso Hopkins:

Reginald Alphonso Hopkins, aged 52, from Prince George’s County, Maryland, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for wire fraud conspiracy related to fraudulent claims for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

The CARES Act provided emergency financial assistance to Americans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopkins fraudulently obtained $1,007,224 in PPP funds and $9,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds for various businesses he controlled. He also attempted to fraudulently obtain more than $3,132,224 in PPP and EIDL funds2