The former owner of a downtown hotel and nightclub is accused of lying on applications to obtain nearly half-a-million dollars worth of taxpayer dollars in pandemic relief funds. Amin Suliaman was arrested by federal authorities in Miami this month after a grand jury in Colorado indicted him on May 7. Suliaman moved from Denver to Texas after the Nativ Hotel and nightclub went bankrupt and went out of business. According to the indictment, Suliaman inflated the number of employees who worked for his businesses and also requested money for a business that wasn’t operating anymore. The total amount Suliaman is accused of stealing is $449,800. Read the full story: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/former-denver-hotel-owner-arrested-theft-pandemic-relief-funds/73-301aad9f-6c41-4e67-94e3-6ebae74fb6ff More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.