Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Lee Price III went on a massive spending spree that included a $200,000 Lamborghini Urus, a fancy pickup and strip clubs.
HOUSTON — A Houston man who scammed $1.6 million dollars in COVID-19 relief money is headed to prison for fraud and money laundering.
A judge sentenced 30-year-old Lee Price III to 110 months — or nine years and two months — in federal prison Monday.
Price pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in September.
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Federal prosecutors say Price lied on Paycheck Protection Program applications to two different financial institutions. One of the applications for 713 Construction listed a CEO who died a month before it was submitted.
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Price got $700,000 for that one and another $900,000 for another company but neither had employees, according to the charges.
He spent the money on a $200,000 Lamborghini Urus, a Ford F-350 pickup, a Rolex and other luxury items. The spending spree also included trips to Houston strip joints and…
