Alleged DC-area pastor charged with fraudulently obtaining $1.5M PPP loan
Alleged DC area pastor accused of fraudulently obtaining a $ 1.5M PPP loan A suspected DC Area pastor is in trouble - he was arrested for cable fraud after federal investigators alleged he submitted false tax documents to obtain a $ 1.5 million Paycheck Protection Program loan. WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - - A suspected DC area pastor is in trouble - arrested for cable fraud after federal investigators alleged he filed false tax documents to obtain a $ 1.5 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. The Covid19 Aid Loans, known as "PPP Loans", became available through the CARES 2020 Act to help troubled business owners with the pandemic. According to federal investigators, 45-year-old Rudolph Brooks Jr. owned a company called Cars Direct by Gavawn HWD Bob's Motors. Cars Direct is a company that buys and sells cars. Authorities say Brooks' business fell into disrepair in October 2012 and that Brooks revived it in late May 2020 after it was approved for the $ 1...