The husband of the former American representative Cori Bush, one Missouri Democratis responsible for the government’s cheating after he has reportedly accepted $ 20,000 in payments from the Pandemic era of the Wage Check and Economic Incurrent Ramp Loan, according to the Ministry of Justice.
Cortney Merritts, 46, from St. Louis, forged details about his alleged companies to obtain loans from the Small Business Administration in 2020 and 2021, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
He was accused of two counts of wire fraud.
Former Rep. Cori Bush, D-MO., And husband Cortney Merritts, 46, accused of wire fraud. (Getty Images)
“Mr. Merritts plans not to argue with the charges,” said Merritts’ lawyer, Justin Gelfand of Margulis Gelfand Diruzzo & Lambson, in a statement. “As with every charge, this is only the version of the story of the government. We look forward to litigating this case federal court In Washington, DC “
Merritt’s applied repeatedly for business loans for a company he said he was active, while reporting his income and the number of people he had wrongly displayed, said the authorities.
Rep. Cori Bush, D-MO., Relects its concession speech during a primary election watch party on August 6, 2024 in St. Louis. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty images)
An application of July 2020 for a loan was rejected because it was almost identical to one that he had previously submitted, said prosecutors.
Merritts was opened to her husband a year after the Ministry of Justice was sued, an investigation into Bush, a former member of the ‘Ploeg’, opened to her husband.
Bush was attacked in a primary reports in the midst of controversy about her criticism of Israel’s response on October 7, 2023, to his citizens by Hamas terrorists.
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The so-called “team” Bush that used to be as well as is an informal group of progressive legislators in the congress, including representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y.; Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; Ayanna presley, D-Mass.; and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.
