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Sheriff: Polk residents defrauded county s CARES Act program, received thousands they didn t deserve
By FOX 13 News staff
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Ken Suarez reports.
LAKE WALES, Fla. - Several suspects from Polk County received $2,000 in federal CARES Act Funds intended for residents who were financially impacted by the pandemic but they didn t qualify for the program, detectives said.
During a Friday press conference, Sheriff Grady Judd said the fraud started with 49-year-old Phyllis Tirado who didn t apply for the funding herself a manager of McDonald s located at 416 West Central Avenue in Lake Wales.
Officials said she felt sorry for one of her employees, 34-year-old Ebony Chaney, who didn t qualify for the funds, officials said.