A Utah County man was sent to federal prison after he was sentenced this month on bank fraud charges tied to the pandemic’s Paycheck Protection Program. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
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SALT LAKE CITY — A Lehi man will spend time in prison after he was convicted of lying on an application to get a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program.
Michael Leroi Douros, 66, was sentenced Wednesday to 28 months in federal prison, and he will be on supervised release for three years after his prison time. Douros pleaded guilty to five charges back in September 2020: two counts of bank fraud, two counts of making a false statement to a bank and one count of money laundering.
Douros admitted to making false statements to a bank to get a PPP loan for his business, Epic Rentals UT LLC, according to a plea agreement in the case. Douros was charged with making false claims to two banks and attempting to receive a total of $437,891 in loans.
Prosecutors say Douros misrepresented the total monthly payroll of his business, and he also failed to disclose that he had been convicted of a felony and had been on probation within the past five years. If a business is at least 20% owned by a convicted felon, it is not eligible for a PPP loan, according to a news release from the Utah U.S. Attorney’s Office. Douros also allegedly…
