Curtis Holmes was sentenced to a year of probation after he pleaded guilty to making false statements to the federal government, according to court documents.
FORT VALLEY, Ga. — A Fort Valley man was sentenced for making false statements during a COVID-19 relief loan back in 2021, according to court documents.
Curtis Holmes pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the federal government. He was sentenced to a year of probation and to ordered pay nearly $21,000 in restitution to the Small Business Administration, according to a court document.
The document said all of his fines were waived because the court determined Holmes was unable and unlikely to become able to pay anything.
According to court records, Holmes applied for a Paycheck Protection Program loan in May 2021 under a business called “Holmes Farming.” Prosecutors said Holmes claimed the business generated around $98,800 in income during 2019 or 2020 and identified himself as the sole owner of the business.
Investigators said the business was never registered in Georgia and that Holmes never filed the tax forms required to support the income claims he listed.
According to Holmes' indictment, the lender approved the application based on the information he provided and transferred $20,582 into bank account controlled by Holmes.
Federal prosecutors also claimed Holmes later filed a false PPP loan forgiveness application in September 2021, claiming the business had nine employees and that the loan...
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