Edina’s Mark Erjavec indicted in $975K COVID-relief fraud
Mark Erjavec, 49, of Edina, has been indicted in Minnesota on five counts of wire fraud for an alleged $975,000 scheme targeting COVID-19 relief programs, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors say he reactivated dormant business entities dissolved between 2008 and 2013, opened new bank accounts, and submitted false EIDL and PPP applications with nonexistent employees and inflated revenues; he has appeared in federal court.
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COVID-19 fraud: Edina man indicted in $975,000 scheme
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- Defendant identified as Mark Erjavec, 49, of Edina.
- Indicted on five counts of wire fraud tied to COVID-19 relief programs.
- Alleged scheme involved reactivating dormant business entities dissolved between 2008 and 2013.
- False applications filed for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds with nonexistent employees and inflated revenues.
- Erjavec allegedly opened new bank accounts for the dormant entities to facilitate the fraud.
- Quoted statement from FBI Minneapolis SAIC Alvin M. Winston Sr. on the indictment and ongoing enforcement.
- Article notes the case information came from a U.S. Attorney’s Office news release and that Erjavec appeared in federal court.