An Olive Branch man will spend six years in prison and have to pay back $3.5 million in pandemic relief fraud.
Montreal Hudson was sentenced Thursday in federal court, according to an announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Hudson was convicted earlier this year of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Court records show he was found guilty of defrauding the federal government of COVID-19 relief money with the help of a family member and one other.
The fraud scheme resulted in Hudson, his mother Zipora Hudson, and Deandre Jones using illegally obtained money to purchase luxury vehicles and real estate, among other items.
Zipora was convicted alongside her son and received a five-year prison sentence. Jones has also pleaded guilty in the case.
