[US] Beverly Hills man pleads guilty to $2 million pandemic payroll fraud

In the US, a Beverly Hills man has pleaded guilty to an extensive pandemic payroll fraud scheme and is facing a multiple-decade prison sentence, U.S. Department of Justice reports.

According to United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr, the man, Jabari Long (45), entered a guilty plea before Judge Brandy McMillion to wire fraud affecting a financial institution.

HSI and IRS investigated the case, it is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sara D. Woodward. 

Mr Gorgon made the announcement jointly with Jared Murphey, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations-Detroit and Karen Wingerd, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations Detroit Field Office.

Court records reportedly show that Mr Long submitted fraudulent loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for businesses that did not exist. 

He subsequently received $2,187,000 in federal loans for Priceless Preservations Construction, a company Mr Long claimed had 50 employees and an average monthly payroll of $875,000. The company actually had few, if any, employees and little to no payroll expenses.  

Mr Long will be sentenced on July 28, 2026, by Judge McMillion. He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years' imprisonment.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

In the US, a Beverly Hills man has pleaded guilty to an extensive pandemic payroll fraud scheme and is facing a multiple-decade prison sentence, U.S. Department of Justice reports.

According to United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr, the man, Jabari Long (45), entered a guilty plea before Judge Brandy McMillion to wire fraud affecting a financial institution.

HSI and IRS investigated the case, it is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sara D. Woodward. 

Mr Gorgon made the announcement jointly with Jared Murphey, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations-Detroit and Karen Wingerd, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations Detroit Field Office.

Court records reportedly show that Mr Long submitted fraudulent loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for businesses that did not exist. 

He subsequently received $2,187,000 in federal loans for Priceless Preservations Construction, a company Mr Long claimed had 50 employees and an average monthly payroll of $875,000. The company actually had few, if any, employees and little to no payroll expenses.  

Mr Long will be sentenced on July 28, 2026, by Judge McMillion. He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years' imprisonment.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice