New Jersey Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pandemic Relief Fraud
Treva Harris, a 50-year-old New Jersey resident from Medford, has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for a pandemic-relief fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that Harris defrauded the government of over half a million dollars. In 2020, Harris obtained loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration for a childcare business, Child Prodigy Education Center (CPEC). She initially received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan of approximately $514,900, accurately reporting three employees and a gross income of $165,907. However, two months later, she submitted a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application for the same business, using fabricated IRS documents to falsely claim 27 employees and a monthly payroll of $214,000. This fraudulent application resulted in her receiving an additional $535,000 loan. Harris pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud last October. The funds from the fraudulent loan were largely misspent o...
