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08-04-2025
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DC police officers are being investigated over COVID-19 relief fraud
WASHINGTON - Over two dozen D.C. police officers are under investigation after allegations that they pocketed federal pandemic relief dollars, reports say. What we know The Metropolitan Police Department tells FOX 5 DC that the Internal Affairs Division is investigating "several members related to fraudulent PPP loans." MPD confirmed that no member connected to the investigation has been terminated. The investigation includes a number of issues, including potential violations of law to department policy, reports the Washington Post. An anonymous source told the Post that some of the loans appear to have been fraudulently obtained. Investigations into other issues were in connection with policy infractions, including officers having unapproved secondary employment. Big picture view The Paycheck Protection Program was established in 2020 to help small businesses during COVID-19. According to an analysis by the Associated Press, more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding was fraudulently stolen. Former D.C. police officer Kalynn Fields pleaded guilty last month in connection to receiving $35,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Paycheck Protection Program loans. Court documents say Fields used two companies to apply for the loans, all while employed by the MPD. Fields was required to report outside businesses to MPD, but failed to do so. Fields pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Sentencing is scheduled for June 20. The Source This story includes information from the Metropolitan Police Department and references an article from The Washington Post and an analysis by the Associated Press.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
Former DC police officer pleads guilty to wire fraud
WASHINGTON () — A former patrol officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) pleaded guilty on Thursday to COVID emergency loan fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) announced. Kalynn Fields, 34, of Baltimore, Md., filed false and misleading information in order to get $35,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. According to court documents, Fields created two businesses in June 2021 and May 2022, which she used to apply for the loans. At the time, she was a patrol officer with MPD and failed to report the outside business venture, despite MPD's policy requiring her to do so. Maryland, DC Attorneys General sue federal agencies to stop mass firings of federal probationary employees In September 2021, Fields reportedly submitted a PPP loan application for $20,000 on behalf of one of her businesses. She claimed the business was 'General Freight Trucking, Lond Distance' when she did not have a freight trucking license or the insurance required to run such a business. Fields 'had not complied with the PPP Program rules and misspend the PPP funds she received as part of her fraudulent PPP loan application,' court documents stated. She also had someone submit an EIDL application, on behalf of one of the businesses, containing materially false statements. When the initial application was denied, she had someone upload fabricated documents to the application portal. Falls Church man found guilty of hate crime for threatening church members The application was later approved. Fields pleaded guilty to wire fraud on March 6, 2025, having obtained $35,000 in loans. She faces up to 20 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 20. DC News Now reached out to the Metropolitan Police Department for a statement and is waiting for a response. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
