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Former Cincinnati mayoral candidate charged in COVID-19 fraud scheme, court docs show Kelli Prather (Source: Provided) By Jared Goffinet | April 6, 2021 at 3:41 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 6:11 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A former Cincinnati mayoral candidate could face up to 30 years in prison after being charged in a federal COVID-19 fraud scheme, the acting U.S. attorney for the southern district of Ohio said. Kelli Prather, 48, is accused of applying for six Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for six businesses through the CARES Act COVID-19 relief fund. The PPP is a loan designed...

Former Cincinnati mayoral candidate Kelli Prather charged in COVID-19 fraud case Sharon Coolidge and Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer © Provided Kelli Prather Popular Searches A federal complaint unsealed Tuesday afternoon charges Prather with five counts: making false statements to a federal agency, aggravated identify theft, bank fraud, unauthorized disclosure of a social security number, and making false statements in loan and credit applications. Prather is one of four people charged federally in separate cases with defrauding COVID-19 pandemic relief funding programs...

4 charged, including former Cincinnati mayoral candidate, in COVID-19 fraud schemes Share Updated: 6:09 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff Share Updated: 6:09 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript KNOW SO FAR, DAN. WELL, ASHLEY AND STEPHEN I CAN TELL YOU INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT KELLY PRAY THEIR LIED ABOUT NOT ONLY OWNING BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO EMPLOYING OTHERS THEY SAY SHE CLAIMED TO BE THE OWNER OF SIX BUSINESSES SEEKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PANDEMIC RELIEF MONEY. THEY SAY THE FARMER MAYORAL CANDIDATE CLAIM TO OWN BUSINESS...