$6.8 millionsought by a ring that enlisted over 50 fake tenants and landlords
A Seattle woman's pandemic-aid fraud ring sought $6.8 million and enlisted over 50 associates to pose as fake tenants and landlords, in what prosecutors called the largest such rental-assistance theft case in the nation.
Paradise Williams personally kept over $2 million in proceeds before being sentenced in March 2024 to 5 years in prison for wire fraud and money laundering.
Source: US Department of Justice, US Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington. Read more: rental assistance program fraud · case file