Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office secured a guilty plea from former state employee Ravonn Hankins, 34, of Chicago, for PPP loan fraud. A Cook County judge sentenced him to second-chance probation and community service.
As reported by the Illinois Attorney General's Office, Hankins, while working at the Illinois State Police, made a not-so-legal move by applying for a PPP loan close to $14,582 for a ghost of a catering business. Hankins even sought loan forgiveness before being caught but has since repaid the funds.
"I will continue to ensure government employees who exploited pandemic assistance programs to line their own pockets are held accountable," Raoul stated.
Dozens of cases have been processed by Raoul's Public Integrity Bureau, spearheaded by Assistant Attorney General Haley Bookhout. Cases brought to light so far have revealed a pandemic plague of PPP loan fraud. Hankins was sentenced yesterday to two years of second-chance probation and 30 hours of community service.
