Four Californians were charged by a federal grand jury on June 11 for their alleged involvement in a $93 million COVID-19 tax credit fraud scheme, deemed to be the “largest ever identified,” the FBI said in a June 26 statement.
The individuals are Kristerpher Turner, 52, of Harbor City; Toriano Knox, 55, of Los Angeles; Kenya Jones, 46, of Compton; and Joyce Johnson, 55, of Victorville.
The fraud is related to a COVID-19 tax credit program authorized by Congress called the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The program required certain employers to provide workers with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for reasons related to the pandemic. Employers would then be reimbursed in the form of tax credits….