Husband of former 'Squad' Rep. Cori Bush charged with wire fraud linked to COVID relief funds: DOJ

Cortney Merritts, husband of former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, has been charged with defrauding the government by accepting $20,000 in payments from pandemic relief programs. He allegedly falsified details about his businesses to obtain loans from the Small Business Administration and has been charged with two counts of wire fraud. Merritts intends to plead not guilty, and the charges come after an investigation into campaign payments to him, leading to controversy surrounding Bush and her criticism of Israel’s response to attacks in 2023.

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