{"id":149756,"date":"2023-11-15T08:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=149756"},"modified":"2023-11-15T16:06:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:06:45","slug":"mayors-fraud-from-51-to-0-veteran-owned-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=149756","title":{"rendered":"Mayor&#8217;s Fraud &#8211; From 51% to 0% Veteran-Owned Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-149776 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor.jpg?resize=300%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor.jpg?resize=500%2C283&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mayor.jpg?w=764&amp;ssl=1 764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nThe mayor of Eastpointe (Michigan) pleaded &#8216;No Contest&#8217; for fraud in connection with a false claim of operating a veteran-owned business &#8211; named &#8216;Naturally Funny Talent Agency.&#8217; Monique Owens never served in the military but falsely claimed her business was 51% veteran-owned.<\/p>\n<p>The judge sentenced Owens to six months non-reporting probation and 100 hours of community service at a nonprofit organization.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox2detroit.com\/news\/eastpointe-mayor-gets-6-months-probation-for-small-business-fraud-with-10k-covid-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.fox2detroit.com\/news\/eastpointe-mayor-gets-6-months-probation-for-small-business-fraud-with-10k-covid-money<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wxyz.com\/news\/region\/macomb-county\/you-are-a-disappointment-to-our-community-eastpointe-mayor-sentenced-for-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.wxyz.com\/news\/region\/macomb-county\/you-are-a-disappointment-to-our-community-eastpointe-mayor-sentenced-for-fraud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/local\/2023\/11\/09\/eastpointe-mayor-sentenced-to-6-months-probation-in-covid-fraud-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/local\/2023\/11\/09\/eastpointe-mayor-sentenced-to-6-months-probation-in-covid-fraud-case\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-1.png?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-149777 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-1.png?resize=500%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-1.png?resize=500%2C245&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-1.png?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-1.png?resize=768%2C377&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-1.png?w=1315&amp;ssl=1 1315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-2.png?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-149780 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-2.png?resize=500%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-2.png?resize=500%2C244&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-2.png?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-2.png?resize=768%2C376&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/owens-2.png?w=818&amp;ssl=1 818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Six months non-reporting probation sounds like a real deterrent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mayor of Eastpointe (Michigan) pleaded &#8216;No Contest&#8217; for fraud in connection with a false claim of operating a veteran-owned business &#8211; named &#8216;Naturally Funny Talent Agency.&#8217; Monique Owens never served in the military but falsely claimed her business was 51% veteran-owned. 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