Former Emmy nominated TV news anchor, sentenced to a billion dollars worth of Covid fraud scheme, sent a scandalous text to his partner who joked about taxpayers’ deceit.
Stephanie Hockridge-Resis, who, before becoming a Fintech businesswoman, worked at a local station in Phoenix, sent her husband Nathan Reis, a request for a payment protection program (PPP) loan pandemic height.
“We are trying to apply for free money – when we are not very qualified. LOL,” she wrote 47 years in accordance with the Federal indictment received by the Arizona Republic. Rele.
Former TV anchor Stephanie Hockridge-Ois sent a scandalous text to her husband joke about
Deception taxpayers from government funds. House Choose Subcommittee Coronavirus crisis
The couple was accused of fraudulently receiving more than $ 300,000 loans for themselves, including one application that falsely said he was a veteran and an African -American.
The flight on Monday formed a claim and will be sentenced in November.
The 42-year-old Hockridge-Ois was found guilty of one conspiracy in June. Honesty, which in June It was acquitted of fraud for four additional wires. The conviction is scheduled for October 10.
She faces up to 20 years in prison.
The record asked for the duo’s comment.
Anchor and her husband Nathan Reis in June. Were convicted of a billion -worth of Covid cash scheme. Facebook / Stephanie Hockridge
The BlueAcorn, a Scottsdale-based FinTech company founded by the couple in 2020, processed more than $ 12.5 billion loans of $ 250 million to $ 300 million, including Hockridge -res.
According to Congress, BlueAcorn has received more than $ 1 billion taxpayers’ funded PPP loan facilities, but has spent less than 1% ($ 8.6 million) to prevent fraud and only $ 13.7 million.
The PPP was $ 800 billion in a federal loan initiative, started in 2020 to help small companies keep employees recruiting during pandemic.
These were part of the broader effort, including grants, tax credits and emergency loans, aimed at stabilizing the US economy and preventing the closure and dismissal of mass business.
The former KNXV-TV anchor said its actions were a “sincere effort to support small businesses” while browsing the chaotic government’s problem in a “unprecedented need”. Facebook / Stephanie Hockridge
Investigators said the couple used income to personally enrich.
The former KNXV-TV anchor said its actions were a “sincere effort to support small businesses” while browsing the chaotic government’s problem in a “unprecedented need”.
As part of the process, the congress said he received a video created by the trip and Hockridge-Veris in 2021. 21 December A large amount of cash was done at the bar at the bar. According to public data, the voyage moved to San Juan, Puerto Rica, which does not have a capital increase in tax, after his work BlueAcorn.
The trip has taken a lawsuit for financing his role in the scandal. KPNX
Another video was previously shown in Hockridge and released on a luxurious beach apartment in San Juan’s balcony, a message previously reported.
The Congress report states that BlueAcorn debtors have not regularly checked the applicants and blame the unlawful “success fees” by violating the rules of small business administration.
The report also described in detail how the BlueAcorn executive ordered employees to set priorities for speed, not accuracy.
Hockridge-Once was once a familiar face in Arizona households. She spent seven years as an anchor
KNXV-TV, ABC Branch in Phoenix. Facebook / Stephanie Hockridge
Hockridge-Once was once a familiar face in Arizona households. She spent seven years as an anchor KNXV-TV, ABC branch in Phoenix, and previously worked as a CBS News Radio London reporter.
She was nominated for Emmy and called “Favorite News Manager” Arizonos Foothills.
Her belief denotes one of the highest cases of PPP fraud associated with a public figure.
Fraud associated with Covid-19 aid programs, US history has been unprecedented and hundreds of billions have been estimated at losses.
PPPs, economic damage loans for disasters and unemployment insurance programs were particularly vulnerable – on -call observers reported widespread abuse of public abuse and systemic failure in the prevention of fraud.