Montgomery Co. Accountant Sent to Federal Prison for $24 Million COVID Relief Fraud Scheme

Montgomery Co. accountant sent to federal prison for $24 million COVID relief fraud scheme

A Gaithersburg, Maryland, accountant has been sentenced to three years in federal prison, followed by six months of home confinement, for conspiring to commit wire fraud by submitting fraudulent loan applications for various COVID-19 relief benefits. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland, 54-year-old Harold Dotson was part of the scheme that filed more than $24 million in phony CARES Act loan applications between 2020 and 2022. He…

D.C.-Area Accountant Gets 3 Years in Prison for $24 Million Fraud

Harold Dotson, 54, of Gaithersburg, MD, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release, including six months of home confinement, and ordered to pay $24.8 million in restitution for submitting fraudulent CARES Act loan applications.