Baton Rouge-woman by Baton Rouge was sentenced to more than a year in prison after admitting she had abused more than $ 100,000 funding for Covid-19 disasters, including more than $ 20,000 per wedding at Florida and more from 2000 dollars DOORDASH supplies.
The 47 -year -old Gernessia Williams was sentenced on Monday to 13 months in prison and three years of supervisory release after pleading guilty of the significant conversion of state funds. She is also ordered to pay $ 110,030.47 for restitution.
According to Federal Court records, Williams has received $ 100,000 in the US Covid-19 Administration Administration Disaster Disaster Between April 2020 and January 2023.
The funds had to be used to relieve economic injuries caused by the pandemic. Instead, she abused some of the money received, including $ 33,500 spent on jewelry and $ 21,666.71 a wedding, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Doordash deliveries cost $ 2,055.74.