Texas woman sentenced for fraud after allegedly claiming to be owner and operator of Crossville cattle farm
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Texas woman received a prison sentence after allegedly making fraudulent claims about being the owner and operator of a Crossville cattle farm, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Shelby Lynn Hill, 54, of Crystal Beach, Texas allegedly fraudulently obtained a $220,645 Paycheck Protection Program Loan for Plateau Angus Farms in 2020 — but the farm did not exist. Hill reportedly told the PPP lender the fictitious farm employed 14 people and had monthly payroll expenses exceeding $88,000.
Additionally, she received another $42,700 loan for a second fake company: Premium Persians of the Plateau.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said she also misused PPP loan proceeds awarded to a third company — Shelby Lynn Hill, MD PLLC — to begin installing a personal swimming pool. At the time she applied for the PPP loans, Hill was employed as a health insurance broker.
Some of the people listed as employees with Plateau Angus Farms loan application were potential health insurance customers, the U.S. Attorney's Office added. Reportedly, Hill later admitted she was not authorized to use their names or personal identifiers to obtain PPP loans.
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Hill pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in June 2024. In addition to a sentence of one year and one day in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Hill was ordered to repay $246,645 in restitution and a forfeiture money judgment. She will be on supervised release for a year after serving her sentence.
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