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Baker City Man Pleads Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud

(Portland, OR)  --  A Baker City man is facing up to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud of COVID-19 relief money.  Court records say 32-year-old Jeremy Clawson admitted to using false information to get 145-thousand-200 dollars in federal money.  He spent nearly 50-thousand dollars to buy a 2016 Dodge Challenger.  He made other large cash withdrawals.  As part of his plea deal, Clawson will pay 125-thousand dollars in restitution.  He'll be sentenced in September.

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