A real estate agent in Miami was sentenced to prison for using COVID relief funds from the government to get a Bentley, a luxury apartment, and cosmetic procedures.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Daniela Rendon obtained $381,000 through the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans under her company names Rendon PA and Rendon Holdings.
“She then enrolled her friends, family members, and herself as employees of Rendon PA to disperse the checks, according to the indictment,” USA Today reported.
Rendon wrote a 30-page thesis explaining the economic and social effects of the COVID shutdowns, and suggested a plan to launch non-profit organizations to support those affected by the pandemic.
Rendon allegedly used the payroll processor in New Jersey to facilitate the COVID relief loans through her corporate bank account and then issued the checks to family and friends.
From The Blaze:
The Florida real estate agent used that fraudulently obtained funds from the Small Business Administration to lease a 2021 Bentley Bentayga, rent a luxury Biscayne Bay apartment, pay for cosmetic procedures, and refinish her designer shoes. Rendon reportedly operated the scam between April 2020 to April 2022.
