MIAMI – A South Florida man and woman are accused of trying to obtain $1.1 million in federal coronavirus relief loans for businesses that didn't exist.Latoya Stanley, 38, and Johnny Philus, 33, who are neighbors in Miami, were charged in a complaint unsealed Wednesday with wire fraud and making false statements, the U.S.
Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a news release.The complaint alleges that Stanley claimed to employ 18 people for a beauty supply business and five for a farm at her Miami home.
According to prosecutors, Philus claimed to employ 29 people for his car company and another 10 at a farm in his yard. Stanley and Philus both live in residential homes with small yards, officials said.Online court.