For immediate release:
12/22/2025
- Office of the Inspector General
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Carrie Kimball, Communications Officer
Boston, MA — The United States Attorney's Office announced that a South Carolina man who operated a Milford, MA-based entertained venue has been charged with COVID relief fraud.
According to court filings, David Breen, 54, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., allegedly spent more than $1.2 million in Economic Injury and Disaster Loan (EIDL) money that he obtained from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to build a home and purchase motor vehicles. Through the EIDL program, the SBA provided loans to small businesses that suffered substantial economic injury due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Office of the Inspector General investigated the case.
For more information, see the U.S. Attorney's Office press release.
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