Fake business owner uses coronavirus relief funds to buy $100K Mercedes, feds say
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Federal prosecutors alleged Friday that a Florida man used a fake business to receive a $1.9 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan — then used some of the funds to purchase a Mercedes and pickup truck. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Florida said in a statement that Keith Nicoletta, 48, acquired the …