VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a former Vestal business owner will have to pay $130,000 for lying about his business being eligible to receive pandemic relief funding.
The DOJ says that Mark Mushalla owned M Squared Staffing LLC, which had a café and events center in the Vestal Coal House.
Mushalla's licensing agreement in the Coal House expired Dec. 31, 2020. Officials say he applied for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund through the Small Business Administration on May 4, 2021.
The DOJ claims that Mushalla lied by saying his business was temporarily closed and working on re-opening, when it was permanently closed.
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