A Woodbridge accountant involved in several New Haven businesses was charged in a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds, federal officials said. Yasir Hamed, 59, submitted fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan applications for several New Haven businesses between June 2020 and September 2021 as part of the Coronavirus Aid,

U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced in a press release Harold Bennie Kaeding, 75, of Eden Prairie was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison. He was convicted of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering.

An Eden Prairie man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for defrauding more than $2 million in COVID relief funds before fleeing the country.

A Boston man was sentenced last week on fraud and false statements charges as part of a scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the $2.