Coral Springs officer accused of COVID loan fraud

A Coral Springs Police officer could face a 20-calendar year jail sentence right after he allegedly used more than $20,000 in COVID relief personal loan cash he fraudulently used for to fix his classic auto, federal court data say.

Jason Scott Carter, 44, of Boca Raton, used for an Economic Injury Catastrophe Personal loan from the U.S. Tiny Company Administration in March 2020 for his enterprise, Jason Scott Carter Inc. He claimed his company experienced acquired $100,000 in gross earnings in the 12 months leading up to January 2020, an indictment says.

The governing administration authorized Carter’s software, sending him a $1,000 progress a thirty day period following he used for the mortgage under the false pretense he’d use it for his business enterprise expenses, the indictment claims. And in late Could of that year, the authorities deposited the remaining $28,900 into Carter’s business account.

Involving June and October 2020, Carter used $21,788 of the mortgage on repairs and solutions for his classic car or truck, the indictment suggests.

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It is not quickly crystal clear how extensive Carter has worked for the office and in what roles.

“Immediately on getting notified of this information, we began our administrative system and Detective Carter was positioned on Administrative Depart,” the law enforcement section wrote in a assertion Thursday. “We are operating with the FBI to obtain all the vital details to move ahead with other administrative steps.”

Carter is dealing with 1 depend of wire fraud, which carries a greatest sentence of 20 yrs in prison, three many years of supervised launch and a $250,000 wonderful.

He was introduced on a $200,000 bond right before his trial, court docket information say.