MIAMI – A South Florida nurse fraudulently obtained about $420,000 in coronavirus relief funds, federal prosecutors said.Giraldo Caraballo, 55, of Miami, made his initial appearance Friday in Miami federal court.
He's charged with engaging in transactions in unlawful proceeds and making false statements to a financial institution.Caraballo applied for and received a Paycheck Protection Program loan on behalf of his company, Professional Skills Inc., according to a criminal complaint.
He claimed the company had 28 employees and an average monthly payroll of $168,000, which investigators said was untrue. The complaint also alleges that Caraballo applied for and received approximately $55,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loan.