Owner of Denny’s Restaurants in New York and Arizona to Pay $2 Million for Falsely Certifying Eligibility for Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grant
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Feast American Diners LLC and Dawood “David” Beshay, the corporate owner and managing member of multiple Denny’s restaurants throughout Arizona and New York, including locations in Syracuse, Auburn, Camillus, Cicero, and Watertown, will pay $2 million to resolve allegations that Beshay falsely certified that Feast American Diners was eligible for a Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) grant when he knew or should have known that his company owned and operated too many locations to qualify for the funding, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman.
United States Attorney Freedman stated: “The Restaurant Revitalization Fund was meant to provide a financial lifeline to restaurants and other eligible entities that were struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. Feast American Diners and Dawood Beshay are paying a steep price for falsely certifying their eligibility for these funds.”
Congress enacted the American Rescue Plan Act, in March 2021, as a continuation of the federal government’s efforts to provide relief to American individuals and businesses suffering the economic and public health effects of the pandemic. The Act allocated $28.6 billion toward an RRF, to be administered by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA), that could grant qualifying restaurants and other “...
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