Six people are charged with defrauding the federal government in a scheme to steal nearly $7 million in COVID-19 relief funds intended for Washington state renters and small businesses. The indictment alleges, in total, that the defendants submitted over 125 fraudulent applications for various COVID-19 pandemic relief programs, seeking over $6.8 million and receiving and pocketing over $3.3 million beginning in April 2020. The defendants allegedly defrauded the Small Business Administration, in addition to defrauding millions from federal relief intended for rental assistance in Washington state. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/6-stealing-millions-covid-relief-washington/281-ae06f0c7-3482-4943-a55b-b7d76c475b15