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Maurice Fayne allegedly used more than $1.5 million on jewelry and child support, according to authorities. Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star Maurice Fayne, aka Arkansas Mo, on Wednesday was charged with federal bank fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The 37-year-old Fayne of Dacula, Georgia, who appeared on nine episodes of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta in season eight, obtained a Paycheck Protection Program loan in the name of a trucking company, but allegedly spent the funds on himself. Fayne made his initial court appearance Wednesday. The charge stems from Fayne obtaining the PPP loan for a...

Maurice Fayne, aka Arkansas Mo, 37, who stars in Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, was charged with bank fraud for his use of the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, created to help struggling businesses weather the coronavirus economic shutdown. The Department of Justice accused Fayne, who's from Dacula, Georgia, of using more than $1.5 million of the small-business relief loan proceeds to purchase $85,000 in jewelry, including a Rolex Presidential watch, a diamond bracelet, a 5.73-carat diamond ring for himself, and to pay $40,000 for child support. Federal agents also searched his home and seized approximately $80,000 in cash,...