A Georgia man was sentenced to prison after being caught using aid money COVID-19 illegally obtained to buy a pokemon card of US$57,000.
The man, Vinath Oudomsine, 31, of Dublin, Georgia, was sentenced to three years in federal prison, according to prosecutors, who said he pleaded guilty last October to defrauding a loan program operated by the Small Business Administration.
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In January 2021, Oudomsine spent $57,789 on loans from the show on the card, a first-edition Charizard released in 1999 that features a dragon-like creature from the Pokémon franchise, court documents show.
Five months earlier, he had received an $85,000 loan from the program for his small “entertainment services” business, which prosecutors said he claimed had 10 employees and gross income of $235,000 during the 12 months prior to the pandemic. of coronavirus. However, prosecutors said there was no such deal.
He was also ordered to forfeit the “Charizard” card, fined $10,000 and must pay $85,000 in restitution.
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