By Cameron Jenkins - 02/24/21 01:35 PM EST
A North Carolina woman who allegedly created false documents to qualify for a nearly $150,000 coronavirus relief loan is accused of spending the money on shopping trips to Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, Nordstrom and multiple diamond stores, according to prosecutors.
Jasmine Johnnae Clifton, 24, applied for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) in March 2020, allegedly citing the false claim that her online clothing business, Jazzy Jas, was harmed due to shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic despite the business closing the previous year.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina, Clifton allegedly falsified documents showing her business taking in $350,000 in gross revenue over 12 months, though paperwork filed earlier showed it dissolved in September 2019.
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