A social media influencer is set to spend 16 years in jail after scamming the US government out of $1 million.
Danielle Miller has admitted to bank fraud, pleading guilty to 38 counts of fraudulently using personal identification information, reports the ABC-affiliated news station WWSB.
[adinserter block="1"]Prosecutors say that Miller hit multiple banks in Florida, obtaining more than $1 million in pandemic-related loans using the stolen identities of more than 10 individuals.
The scheme was brought to light after a bank manager realized what was happening and notified the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
According to then Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy, Miller used the stolen funds to support her lavish lifestyle.
She then posted her extravagant use of the fraudulent proceeds on her Instagram account which had more than 34,000 followers.
“Ms. Miller isn’t an influencer, she is a convicted felon. She stole the identities of innocent people to steal over $1.2 million in pandemic-relief loans that should have gone to people in need.
In a quest for fleeting social media stardom, Ms. Miller relied on fraud to fund a lavish lifestyle of private jets, luxury apartments and other accoutrements of wealth.”
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