NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A former Special Inspector for the MTA from Brooklyn was sentenced to 30 months in prison Thursday for his role in obtaining more than $5.6 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief loans.
Sean Andre, 32, worked with a co-conspirator from Ulster County named Jean Lavanture to submit fraudulent PPP loan applications designed to help struggling businesses continue to pay employees during the pandemic.
Each application overstated the number of employees and total payroll.
Andre created false tax documents as part of their scheme.
Andre pleaded guilty in May to charges of bank and wire fraud. In addition to over two years in prison, he was sentenced to 2 years supervised release and ordered to pay $1,309,754 in restitution.
He was also forced to forfeit $365,613 spread across six bank accounts, $32,900 in hard cash and a Mercedes Benz GLS that he bought with his ill-gotten gains.
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