with two counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. In December 2022, Tolliver pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering. On May 2, 2023, Tolliver was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,114,724 in restitution.
“The significant sentence handed down today demonstrates that those who steal from COVID-19 relief programs for personal gain will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “We remain committed to rooting out bad actors who took advantage of federal programs meant to help those small businesses truly in need.
“This defendant stole over $1 million through fraudulent means and used those funds to support his own personal lifestyle, taking from those whose legitimate businesses were suffering from losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown for the Western District of Louisiana. “Federal programs such as these are set up to help those in need, not to benefit fraudsters. It is a priority for our office to prosecute those who obtain these benefits illegally.
IRS-CI and law enforcement often rely on taxpayer tips to begin and bolster investigations. If you have information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19, you can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866‑720‑5721 or using the
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