Omaha, Nebraska – This week, an Omaha woman, identified as Jazmyne McMiller, received a one-year prison sentence in relation to her involvement in a conspiracy case.
The case, according to the U.S. Attorney of Nebraska, resulted in the procurement of fraudulent loans amounting to approximately $1.15 million.
In addition to the prison sentence, U.S. District Judge Brian Buescher imposed a three-year supervised release period to follow McMiller’s confinement. Furthermore, he decreed McMiller to make a restitution payment of $267,000.
Ms. McMiller stands as the third convicted defendant in this particular conspiracy case, which involved the commitment of wire fraud.
Acting U.S. Attorney Susan Lehr released an announcement on Friday. It was revealed that the three defendants submitted loan applications under the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program during 2020 and 2021. These federal programs were established to offer financial aid to individuals adversely impacted economically due to the pandemic.
As per Ms. Lehr’s statement, the applications submitted by the trio contained misrepresented information regarding employee salaries and business revenues. These applications were allegedly backed by counterfeit documents, prepared by one of the defendants, including falsified tax forms that each defendant signed.
In total, fraudulent loan applications seeking $2.24 million were submitted by the group, and $1.15 million was successfully acquired, as per the information provided by the state U.S. Attorney’s Office.
In February, Judge Buescher sentenced another defendant, Sharon Thompson, 62, from Oakland, Nebraska, to a four-year probation period for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. She was also ordered to make a restitution payment of $355,000.
In May, the final defendant, Todd Thompson, 57, also from Oakland, received a 41-month prison sentence, along with a restitution order amounting to $1.19 million.
The investigation was carried out with the cooperative effort of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
