Shamed former NYPD detective gets 4 years for ‘brazenly’ swindling federal loans in COVID-era fraud scheme

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A disgraced ex-NYPD detective was slapped with four years behind bars Wednesday for his role in orchestrating an extensive COVID-era scheme, helping 65 clients secure fraudulent loans during the height of the pandemic. John Bolden, of Valley Stream, was ordered to pay $303,138 in restitution and forfeit $112,002, in addition to his prison stint, for attempting to swindle nearly $3 million in federal governments loan through the COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program, investigators said. “Despite

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