Chicago man committed COVID-relief fraud while on bond for firearm charge: DOJ says
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Lighthall pleaded guilty earlier this year to the firearm charge and admitted that he also engaged in the COVID-relief fraud.
A Chicago man was sentenced to more than five years in prison on a gun charge and for lying to get nearly $21,000 in federal aid meant to assist small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Justice Department said.
Tyjuan Lighthall, 25, was riding in a vehicle in January 2019 when he was caught with a firearm with an extended magazine he illegally purchased for $400 in Indiana, federal prosecutors said.
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In April 2021, while out on bail, he applied for a loan under the CARES Act.
After the loan was approved, the lender deposited $20,833 into Lighthall's bank account.
Lighthall told a lender that he was the owner of a business called "Tyjaun Lighthall," which purportedly did business under the name "Infinite 5 Creations LLC.
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The business didn't exist, authorities said.
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