An Inwood man was sentenced to 4 years in prison on Wednesday for stealing $1.7 million in federal pandemic business relief and using the money to buy fancy watches and stays at a luxury hotel.

Niall Alli, 52, also was ordered to pay back the four loans that he illegally obtained from the Paycheck Protection Program.

Alli is among at least 31 Long Islanders charged with defrauding pandemic-era programs that include the PPP, COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans, the Employee Retention Credit and several other tax credits, a Newsday analysis found.

Together, the defendants are accused of illegally obtaining more than $93 million, according to federal court filings in Central Islip, New York City and White Plains.

In Central Islip Wednesday, federal prosecutor Charles P. Kelly sai

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