Posted on 10/25/2021 3:02:31 PM PDT by xp38
U.S. Justice Department news releases document a litany of luxury items allegedly bought with pandemic aid meant to keep struggling businesses afloat.
One man was charged with spending his loan money on strip clubs. Another pleaded guilty to using his funds for a $318,000 Lamborghini.
But Vinath Oudomsine may be the only person accused of using his small-business loan on a single Pokémon card. Prosecutors say the card cost the Georgia man $57,789 — more than two-thirds of his federal aid, which officials say was based on false information.
The wire-fraud charge brought last week against Oudomsine is part of a federal crackdown on alleged misuse of massive relief programs that threw lifelines to businesses during the pandemic but also raised concerns about scams and waste.
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So Hunter can sell access to Sleepy Joe and that’s fine so I guess it’s all about who you know.
Which Pokémon? Was it a silver hologram?
LOL
The only one to help his community was the strip clubber. 🤪
(Oudomsine)
He must have been OuddaHisMind!
Black lining: He won't do a day in jail.
........ I can explain .....
Court records show Vinath Oudomsine is charged with lying on an application for a pandemic economic relief loan about the number of people his business employed and the company’s gross revenue.
The Dublin, Georgia, man faces one count of wire fraud.
The court filing said Oudomsine received $85,000 in August of last year, and used the money to buy a Pokémon card for $57,789.
Vinath, What did I tell you? What did I tell you? Nothing big! What’s the matter with you?
I occasionally see people in WalMart buying every box of pokemon cards on the shelf.
A Charizard Pokémon card
1999 First Edition Mint Charizard Holo ($25-$150K)
The hundreds of billions are lost, unaccounted for, stolen, embezzled, and misappropriated and they recover only a tiny percentage of it. Yet they think that you not paying taxes off of the used living room suite you sold for $600 is the problem that they have.
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