Investigations

On June 29, 2022, Curtis Porch was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia to 21 months of incarceration, 3 years of supervised release, $133,000 in restitution, a $100 special assessment, and was ordered to forfeit four automobiles. In January 2022, Porch pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government property. The investigation determined Porch submitted a loan application to the Small Business Administration on behalf of a sham trucking company in an attempt to steal approximately $133,200 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds.

 

DOT-OIG conducted this investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.