Woman convicted of fraudulently obtaining COVID relief funds

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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A Derry woman has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining more than $200,000 in loans intended to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tammy Dodge, 44, was sentenced to a year in prison after admitting to submitting fraudulent applications for COVID-19 pandemic relief funds. Her husband, David Dodge, had already pleaded guilty and was sentenced in May to 34 months in prison. According to the government, the couple claimed to own or control several businesses in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and used false supporting documents in their applications. They went so far as to use their child's identity to facilitate the fraud.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play << “It was money intended for individuals who were suffering the consequences of the pandemic, not for individuals like the Dodges who used the money to buy items such as hot tubs and a diamond ring,” said U.S. Attorney Jane Young. Tammy Dodge will begin her 12-month sentence after her husband's release. In addition to serving prison time, Dodges was ordered to pay $219,000 in restitution.

CONCORD, New Hampshire —

A Derry woman has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining more than $200,000 in loans intended to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tammy Dodge, 44, was sentenced to a year in prison after admitting to submitting fraudulent applications for COVID-19 relief funds.

Her husband, David Dodge, had already pleaded guilty and was sentenced in May to 34 months in prison.

According to the government, the couple claimed to own or control several businesses in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and used false supporting documents in their applications. They went so far as to use their child's identity to facilitate the fraud.

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“This was money intended for individuals who were suffering from the consequences of the pandemic, not for individuals like the Dodges who used the money to purchase items such as hot tubs and a diamond ring,” the statement said. U.S. Attorney Jane Young.

Tammy Dodge will begin her 12-month sentence after her husband is released from prison.

In addition to serving prison time, the Dodges were ordered to pay $219,000 in restitution.