Former Georgia Trucking Owner Sentenced in PPP Fraud; Brooklyn Mover Gets Two Years, $100,000 for Holding Goods Hostage

A former trucking company owner from Acworth, Georgia, reported to prison following a federal judge's denial of a motion to postpone his surrender. He was sentenced in connection with a Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme. Separately, an employee of a Brooklyn moving company received a two-year prison sentence and a $100,000 forfeiture for defrauding customers by holding their belongings hostage unless they paid inflated fees. The U.S. Attorney highlighted that the defendant coerced victims into using the moving companies he worked for and threatened to auction their goods if they did not comply with his fraudulent demands. In another case, a former executive at Polar Air Cargo was sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding the company of $33 million over a decade.