SANTA CLARA – A South Bay woman was sentenced Wednesday to 1½ years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $2.8 million in pandemic relief funds, prosecutors said.

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Cassie Will-Darnall, 53, of Santa Clara, previously pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of wire fraud stemming from a pair of Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loans she secured, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

In May 2020, Will-Darnell submitted a PPP application as the sole partner of Alternative Health Services Inc., prosecutors said. She falsely stated the company had 10 employees and a payroll of $387,595, when it actually had no employees or payroll.

Based on the bogus information, a lender approved and funded a $968,989 loan, according to prosecutors.

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