MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A former civilian employee for the Miami-Dade Police Department has been sentenced to 60 days in federal prison for stealing over $117,000 in COVID relief funds.
Records show Elisa Rivera was sentenced Wednesday in Miami federal court.
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She pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Rivera had been working as an administrative officer for the Miami-Dade Police Department when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. in 2020.
Despite suffering no loss of salary, a criminal complaint says Rivera authorized a co-conspirator to electronically submit an Economic Injury Disaster Loan application to the Small Business Administration.
After submitting her own application, officials ay Rivera submitted fraudulent applications on behalf of others.