CLEVELAND (AP) — Two California residents accused of creating fake Ohio farms to receive $7.4 million in pandemic relief loans have been charged federally in Cleveland with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Court records and a federal affidavit unsealed Tuesday show Aydin Kalantarov and Gunay Kalantarov were arrested Jan. 25 in California.
No attorneys are listed to comment about the case.
The affidavit says U.S. Treasury Department investigators identified 64 businesses incorporated by the pair and four others and confirmed 53 loan payments were deposited into bank accounts.
A U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesperson says charges for the others are forthcoming.