SEATTLE, Wash. – 41-year-old Dr. Eric Shibley was taken into custody Tuesday, June 30th, on allegations that he fraudulently sought over $3-million in Paycheck Protection Program loans.
A criminal complaint alleges he misrepresented the number of employees and payroll expenses and concealed his own criminal history in PPP loan applications.
Shibley was charged by criminal complaint with one count of wire fraud and one count of bank fraud.
The DOJ asks that anybody with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it to the department’s National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via this form.