Bob Kasarda

SOUTH BEND – A 29-year-old Winfield woman was sentenced recently to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay $80,355 in restitution to the Small Business Administration as part of criminal fraud case, according to Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.

Jade Price was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to wire fraud, Proctor said.

"According to documents in the case, Price falsely claimed gross income for a business when she applied for four Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans," federal officials said.

"The PPP program provided loans to small businesses for job retention and other expenses as part the CARES Act and for emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering from the economic impact of the COVID-

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