Former NFL wide receiver Joshua Bellamy sentenced to 3 years for Covid relief fraud

meant to help struggling businesses was sentenced to a little more than three years in prison Friday, prosecutors said.

Bellamy, 32, got a $1.2 million loan from the Paycheck Protection Program for his company, some of which he spent on himself, including on jewelry and at a casino. He also referred other people to the scheme, court documents state.He was sentenced Friday to 37 months in prison and will have to repay the $1,246,565, the Justice Department said in aBellamy is free on bond and is scheduled to report to prison by Feb. 15, according to court documents.

Bellamy worked with other people who submitted false or forged documents to get a loan for Bellamy’s company, Drip Entertainment, both his attorneys and prosecutors said in court documents. Bellamy also paid a more than $300,000 kickback to another person, who is also charged, for his help in preparing and submitting the loan application with the false claims, he admitted in court documents.

Bastrd does the money 💰 he wins by playing football not enough

good, if he is a thief he should be in jail. ALSO TELL ME WHO IS CONGRESS REWCEIVED ANY COVID MONEY

How the hell does this happen? Who even approved this loan?!!!!

Uh, harsh af?

For every one of him there's hundreds of the ruling classist which didn't. If the government won't...

Seems EVERY business that took $$ should now have to provide additional follow up documentation of need and use. If not pay it back without criminal charges.

Go after TomBrady next!

Widespread theft from taxpayers. Many complain about inflation and national debt. Hmm.

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Trump collected $100K after 9/11 for damage he did not experience. When is he getting indicted?

Had he been white, it just be probation

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