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Florida Man Stripped of U.S. Citizenship After $3.8 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme, Judge Rules
Joff Philossaint was stripped of citizenship after a $3.8 million COVID-19 loan fraud scheme; he received $549,000 personally, prosecutors said.
- On March 18, 2026, the Department of Justice announced that a federal court granted the U.S. Attorney's Office motion to revoke Haitian-born Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint's citizenship on Feb. 23.
- Philossaint applied for U.S. citizenship in Feb. 2020 and allegedly concealed his fraud involvement during a Dec. 15, 2020 naturalization interview before citizenship was granted on Feb. 9, 2021.
- Authorities say Philossaint submitted 40 fraudulent loan applications, securing about $3.8 million, and personally received $549,000 through loan funds and kickbacks from April 2020–May 2021 using companies he owned or controlled.
- He pleaded guilty to conspiracy counts and was later convicted by a jury in early 2023 of unlawfully obtaining citizenship after charges on Sept. 8, 2022.
- U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones said citizenship must be earned honestly, and the court's order restoring accountability highlights consequences for lying to obtain immigration benefits.
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Judge strips Florida man of citizenship after conviction in $3.8M COVID scam
Three years after being sentenced to prison over a COVID scam, a Florida man who immigrated from Haiti had his citizenship revoked recently. According to the Department of Justice, U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith revoked the citizenship of Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, 25, of Fort Lauderdale.
·Michigan, United States
Read Full ArticleFraudulent Scheme Leads to Haitian Man Losing American Citizenship
A Haitian man faced the revocation of his U.S. citizenship after a federal judge determined he obtained it through deceitful practices and exploited COVID relief funds meant for struggling businesses. The post Fraudulent Scheme Leads to Haitian Man Losing American Citizenship appeared first on News Addicts.
·West Palm Beach, United States
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