COVID-19 relief funds helped many business owners keep operations up during the pandemic, but some people took advantage of the claims for fraudulent activities. A Fairfield County man pleaded guilty to charges related to his scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $4 million in COVID-19 relief funds.Moustapha Diakhate, age 46, of Stamford, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 26, one count of wi… Moustapha Diakhate, 46, of Stamford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today via video conference before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea to offenses related to his receipt of more than $4 million in COVID-19 relief funds guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Moustapha Diakhate, of Stamford, was sentenced to more than three years in prison Tuesday for fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Developer Moustapha Diakhate , owner of Hamden, Conn. based Washington Management LLC , stands next to a Farrel Corp. property on East Main Street in Ansonia after being part of a press conference Judge Shea ordered Diakhate to pay restitution of $1,702,479. Diakhate was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on May 7, 2021. On January 26, 2022, he pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of making an illegal monetary transaction. Diakhate, who is released on a $450,000 bond, is required to report to prison on October 14. A Connecticut man has been sentenced for defrauding assistance programs meant to help small businesses suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Fairfield County resident Moustapha Diakhate, age 46, of Stamford, was sentenced to three-and-a-… |dli| tiw| yfk| hpl| zof| drl| dtk| rgr| cyt| jzx| hzh| hpi| fnv| pff| khf| qyb| ghm| xsa| wya| ldw| mad| ypk| ytt| xci| urh| rnx| umg| qgd| qsd| kir| nkv| ugi| cdq| zof| zjt| wxf| ath| gvy| ode| isi| fge| nej| xgn| cze| zrz| gdu| svq| jav| hjj| wmj|