CINCINNATI — A Cincinnati man has been indicted for allegedly claiming to run a taxi business while he was in prison. United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio office announced Willie Boyce, 41, was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury with crimes related to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud. According to the indictment, Boyce was in prison in Hamilton County from March 2018 until September 2020, when he was released to a halfway house. In April 2021, Boyce allegedly applied online for two PPP loans, claiming he owned a business named "Willie Boyce" that provided taxi and ridesharing services. Boyce submitted two separate applications on April 4 and April 9, 2021. In the application, Boyce allegedly claimed he had a gross income of $98,500 for 2019, despite being in prison during the entire year. The indictment also alleges that Boyce used his halfway house address as the business address in the application and submitted a forged bank statement. In early May 2021, Boyce received more than $40,700 in COVID-19 relief loans. That month, Boyce allegedly spent the PPP loan money on purchases at Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Expedia, Hampton Inn and Delta Airlines. Boyce has […]
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