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Miami influencer who spent COVID relief funds on crypto and cars gets prison
A Miami social media influencer and singer who paid for cryptocurrency and luxury cars with funds from a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme that paid him over $600,000 has been sentenced to prison. Scott Lee Huss, 28, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison back on Sept. 11, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida said Thursday. Huss, who goes by JRyako on social media, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the years-long scheme. According to court documents, Huss fraudulently applied for and received six Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling more than $600,000, but instead of using the funds ... (full story)
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