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Former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva is facing federal bank fraud and identity theft charges related to a $17,000 PPP loan.

Silva allegedly misrepresented his business ownership to obtain the loan, bypassing rules for felons.

He has a history of legal issues, including pleading no contest to providing alcohol to a minor and a conflict-of-interest charge.

A former California mayor with a history of scandals, including pleading guilty to providing alcohol to minors and embezzlement, faces new federal fraud charges that could send him to prison for three decades.

Anthony Silva, once the mayor of Stockton in California's San Joaquin Valley, is facing federal charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors allege Silva lied to obtain and later forgive

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