DOJ: Louisiana woman tried to get $1M in COVID help by fraud, got $440K, spent money on cars

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DOJ: Louisiana woman tried to get $1M in COVID help by fraud, got $440K, spent money on cars

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A Baton Rouge woman was sentenced to three years in federal prison after defrauding COVID-19 pandemic relief programs. According to U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe Jr., Linda Gurvin, 56, of Baton Rouge, was sentenced to 36 months after being convicted of wire fraud and unlawful monetary transactions. According to a U.S. Department of Justice news release, Gurvin admitted to submitting six fraudulent applications seek…