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Feds: California convict tried to steal $22M in virus relief

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California man convicted five years ago of defrauding several local governments in the state has been charged with trying to steal $22 million from the Paycheck Protection Program.Attila Colar, 48, of Richmond, who goes by several aliases including Dahood Sharieff Bey, was charged with bank fraud in an alleged scheme where he falsified documents to take advantage of the federal program intended to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S.

Attorney's Office in San Francisco said Friday.Colar faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine if convicted.Prosecutors sought to keep him detained in jail while the case is prosecuted by telling the court that Colar tried to destroy records.

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