A Massachusetts business owner has been arrested for fraudulently seeking $18 million in pandemic relief loans, using some of the proceeds to purchase a luxury condo in New York City and wiring other funds overseas. This arrest is part of a broader crackdown on pandemic-related fraud, which has seen several individuals charged across the United States. Other cases include a Carlisle man charged with stealing $7 million in federal COVID relief funds, a former LoDo hotel owner accused of defrauding a pandemic program of $450,000, and Jareli Reyes accused of fraudulently obtaining $41,666 in loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program. A Massachusetts woman is also accused of stealing $20,000 from a 75-year-old victim in an online support scam.