Windsor Mill woman convicted of fraudulently using COVID aid to buy luxury goods

A Windsor Mill woman has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for attempting to fraudulently obtain more than $3 million in COVID-19 CARES Act loans. According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.

Tomeka Glenn, also known as “Tomeka Harris” and “Tomeka Davis,” used that money to pay for a luxury vacation at a resort in Jamaica, purchasing a 2021 Mercedes-Benz S580 sedan for more than $148,000 and purchasing thousands of dollars more in luxuries. Jewelry and products from Louis Vuitton, Neiman Marcus, Christian Dior, Cartier, Gucci, Chanel and Hermes.

United States District Judge Richard D. Bennett also ordered Glenn, 47, to pay $3,016,275.62 in restitution.

From June 2020 through March 2021, Glenn, along with various co-conspirators, submitted numerous fraudulent applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Paycheck Protection Program loans through the Small Business Administration, which provides forgivable loans to small businesses for job retention and other purposes. expenses during the pandemic.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Glenn’s applications included inaccurate information such as the number of employees, monthly payroll costs and income. Some of his applications were for non-existent businesses and included fake tax forms and bank statements.

He also admitted to receiving more than $400,000 in kickbacks from borrowers for his help submitting fraudulent loan applications, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The commissions were approximately 10% to 20% of loan amounts and resulted in at least $2.7 million in 23 fraudulently obtained loans.

Others in Maryland have been caught or charged with misusing COVID aid. Prince George’s County man sentenced to 18 months in prison for using relief funds to buy Tesla and personal propertyand the former CEO of Strong City Baltimore were indicted last year for allegedly: abuse More than $1.4 million in COVID aid.

Glenn’s co-defendant, Kevin Davis, 43, also of Windsor Mill, pleaded guilty in January to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. In May, Bennett sentenced Davis to 24 months in prison.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Glenn and Davis received $300,726.50 in Covid relief funds for organizations they controlled, and Glenn attempted to obtain $601,511.20 in fraudulent funds.

Neither Glenn nor Davis had a legitimate source of income throughout their plans. They applied for unemployment insurance benefits in Maryland in May 2020.

In January 2023, while Glenn and Davis were there and arrested, law enforcement searched their home and found and seized four firearms loaded with ammunition: one 9mm firearm and three .40-caliber firearms, per Davis’ plea agreement.

Officers later learned that one of the .40-caliber firearms had been reported stolen.

Davis hid the firearms in the home’s ventilation ducts. Two of them were in the master bedroom where Davis was sleeping, and the other two firearms were in the ventilation duct of the bathroom closest to the same bedroom.

Two of the firearms were stuffed into socks for concealment.

According to the press, “Davis admitted to possessing the firearms and hiding them in the ventilation ducts (and socks) of his home in an attempt to conceal them from law enforcement after learning that federal agents had a warrant to search his home.” release.

Concealing the firearms constituted an attempt to obstruct the investigation.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, “A subsequent review of Davis’ iCloud account revealed, among other things, the existence of a series of videos depicting Davis using firearms, including a shotgun and an assault rifle.” “Davis knew that his prior felony conviction prohibited him from possessing a firearm or ammunition.”

Davis must give up firearms and ammunition.

Glenn must forfeit at least $700,726.50, 2021 Mercedes-Benz cash in bank accounts held in the name of businesses and jewelry, including a Rolex, a 3.03-carat yellow diamond engagement ring, Cartier and Breitling watches. Diamond Miami Cuban Link Chain with 31.5 carats of VS1 diamonds.