The Department of Justice has charged a Michigan woman with embezzling funds that were meant to help COVID patients.
Aminan Abbas, of Taylor, Michigan, is accused of receiving more than $37,000 in federal COVID funds for her business 1 on 1 Home Health, which was never operational during the pandemic.
She allegedly took the money meant for patients and wrote checks to family members instead.
Abbas is the first person in the country to face charges for allegedly misusing federal COVID assistance.
She's charged with stealing from money provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act -- a federal law enacted March 29. "It was designed to provide emergency financial assistance to millions of Americans who are suffering the economic effects resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic," federal officials said.
The money sent to her was provided by the CARES Act to help medical providers care for a sudden overflow of COVID patients.
Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form here.
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