A Windsor Mill woman has been handed a sentence of over five years in federal prison for her role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain millions from COVID-19 relief funds. The sentence follows a series of fraudulent applications to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs, both of which were components of the CARES Act, aimed at providing financial assistance to businesses hit by the pandemic.
47-year-old Tomeka Glenn, also known as Tomeka Harris and Tomeka Davis, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett to 65 months' imprisonment, as announced by U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron. Additionally, Glenn faces three years of supervised release and has been ordered to pay restitution totaling $3,016,275.62, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Glenn's co-defendant, Kevin Davis, aged 43, was sentenced to 24 months in May for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Investigations into Glenn's activities illuminated a calculated conspiracy that spanned from June 2020 to March 2021 involving the preparation of numerous false PPP and EIDL loan applications. These applications misrepresented critical information such as employee numbers, monthly payroll costs, and company revenues, supporting their fabrications with counterfeit IRS tax forms and bank statements. Glenn acknowledged that she profited from these schemes, receiving over $400,000 in kickbacks linked to the fraudulent loans.
The report detailed how Glenn, alongside her accomplices, sought to exploit the economic aid offered to struggling businesses during the crisis. Notably, Judge Bennett also imposed the requirement for Glenn and Davis to forfeit assets obtained through or used in the facilitation of their criminal activities. This includes, for Glenn, luxury items purchased with the illicit funds such as a high-end vehicle and designer jewelry, as per the U.S. Attorney's Office. Davis, for his part, must forfeit firearms and ammunition uncovered at their property.
The prosecution resulted from efforts by the District of Maryland Strike Force, established by the U.S. Department of Justice as one among five to specifically target COVID-19 relief fund fraud. This group operates by bringing together prosecutor-led, data analyst-driven teams to identify and prosecute those who have unlawfully syphoned pandemic relief monies. For individuals seeking information or to report suspected fraud relating to COVID-19 relief efforts, the Department of Justice encourages reaching out to the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline or submitting information through the NCDF Web Complaint Form.
U.S. Attorney Barron commended the collaborative efforts of the FBI, the SBA-OIG, and the Baltimore County Police Department in Glenn and Davis's investigation and subsequent prosecution. He also recognized the Maryland COVID-19 Strike Force, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul A. Riley and paralegal specialists Joanna B.N. Huber and Juliette Jarman, for their dedication to bringing these individuals to justice.
