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Wichita candle business owner indicted for Covid loan fraud

Original: Wichita candle business owner indicted Covid-era loan fraud

The owner of a Wichita candle business has been indicted on federal charges of committing fraud related to Covid-era emergency loans. Prosecutors allege the owner misused pandemic relief funds meant to support small businesses during the pandemic. The case adds to a growing number of prosecutions of business owners accused of abusing federal relief programs, and local residents are following the charges against a familiar local entrepreneur.

Why now: Federal prosecutors have filed new fraud charges tied to pandemic relief funds, a topic of ongoing public interest.

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• Wichita candle business owner indicted Covid-era loan fraud · KWCH

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