A Miami woman has been arrested on a federal wire fraud charge. Prosecutors say she used a Massachusetts resident’s personal information to get a pandemic relief loan, then spent the money on a lavish lifestyle that she showed off on Instagram.
According to The Independent, the woman, identified here by her first name, Danielle, is accused of fraudulently using the identity of a Massachusetts resident to secure a federal pandemic related loan.
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts alleges that she accessed the victim’s online Registry of Motor Vehicles account, used the personal information to open a bank account, and then applied for a federally funded Economic Injury Disaster Loan through the Small Business Administration.
Prosecutors said she received more than $102,000 from the loan in August 2020 and spent it on designer clothes and handbags, trips, private flights and content for an Instagram account with more than 30,000 followers. Prosecutors also allege she applied for up to $900,000 in other fraudulent SBA loans using other stolen RMV accounts, from the same IP address as the first loan.
If convicted of wire fraud, she faces up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.
The charge is an allegation, and she is presumed innocent. A public response from her was not available in the reports Baller Alert reviewed.
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