Miami /
A man in Florida was arrested for use money to alleviate those affected by the pandemic to buy a Lamborghini Huracán sports car for $ 318,000, among other luxuries, according to court documents.
David Hines, a 29-year-old Miami resident, obtained $ 3.9 million from a federal fund designed to help small businesses pay wages and overcome the vicissitudes imposed by coronavirus pandemic.
Fraud for a Lamborghini
However, he used the funds for “personal expenses at online dating sites, luxury jewelry and clothing and a Miami Beach hotel. He also spent the funds buying a Lamborghini sports for $ 318,497.53 “, indicates the criminal charge.
Hines declared that he would commit money to pay wages to employees who didn’t really exist, according to the July 23 South Florida federal prosecution document, but released this week.
He is accused of bank fraud and false testimony to a lending institution, among other charges.
The federal loans, called the Paycheck Protection Program, are part of the CARES law passed in March to provide assistance to millions of Americans plagued by the economic crisis.
Hines was arrested Monday and released on $ 100,000 bail. You are required to use an electronic anklet.
Two weeks ago, a Los Angeles resident on the other side of the country was arrested for using part of the $ 9 million he got from this federal gambling program in Las Vegas.
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