Va. U.S. Attorney: Newport News Woman Pleads Guilty to Laundering Money Taken From a Pandemic Relief Loan Program
September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024:
A Newport News woman pled guilty today to laundering proceeds of a pandemic-benefit fraud scheme.
According to court documents, on March 17, 2021, Shenita R. Banks, 50, applied for a loan for her company, Wireless Queen, Inc., through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a COVID-19 relief program intended to provi . . .
A Newport News woman pled guilty today to laundering proceeds of a pandemic-benefit fraud scheme.
According to court documents, on March 17, 2021, Shenita R. Banks, 50, applied for a loan for her company, Wireless Queen, Inc., through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a COVID-19 relief program intended to provi . . .