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A Bergen County man and former restauranteur confessed to fraudulently obtaining about $150,000 in COVID-19 relief funds and then using the money on Versace, Valentino and trips to Las Vegas, U.S. District Attorney Philp R. Sellinger announced Friday.
George Leguen, 51, of Paramus pleaded guilty on June 12 in Newark federal court to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.
Prosecutors alleged Leguen participated in a scheme to illegally obtain Economic Injury Disaster Loans offered by the Small Business Administration between August 2020 and January 2021.
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