By Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic BREAKING …The ousted chairman of Aviron Pictures was arrested today for using $1.7 million in the federal governments coronavirus addressing Paycheck Protection Program funds for his personal use.
William Sadleir was taken into custody without incident by FBO agents and other federal officials on Friday, the Department of Justice revealed.
He allegedly filed applications for loans under the names of various Aviron entities through JPMorgan Chase – but not for the reasons he stated, to put it mildly. “This film producer allegedly made a series of misrepresentations to a bank and the Small Business Administration to illegally secure taxpayer money that he then used to fund his nearly empty
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