United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Indiana

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- 37-year-old Rachael Robison of South Bend was ordered to repay $55 280.47 in restitution to victims after pleading guilty to a federal felony for wire fraud.

According to case documents in February and April 2021, Robinson submitted two fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program relief funds for a business that did not exist. The PPP program was designed to approve loans to small businesses for job retention and other expenses as part of the CARES Act, which provided emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result of her fraudulent representations, Robinson received about $50,000.00 in PPP funds, which she used for her own ben

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