COVID funds: Florida blimp exec pleads guilty to wire fraud, laundering
Federal prosecutors say loan applications for almost $8 million in pandemic relief money from AirSign AirShip owner Patrick Walsh were full of hot air.
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Federal prosecutors say loan applications for almost $8 million in pandemic relief money from AirSign AirShip owner Patrick Walsh were full of hot air.
Walsh received total loans of just over $7.8 million out of a requested total of $14.7 million, according to federal court records.
An international blimp magnate from Florida pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal government of nearly $8 million in COVID aid.