YATES COUNTY, N.Y. — A former co-owner and operator of the historic Esperanza Mansion pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny for the theft of COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program funds.
An Illinois tax preparer who helped run a “staggering” $14 million COVID scam used the money to build a mansion for a wife and kids he had in the Palestinian territories — infuriating his other wife ...