Connecticut Accountant Admits to $2.3M PPP Fraud: Inside the Schemes That Exploited COVID Relief
BRIDGEPORT, CT – The guilty plea of Yasir G. Hamed, a 60-year-old accountant from Woodbridge, Connecticut, on May 9, 2025, for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of over $2.3 million, casts a stark light on the pervasive exploitation of pandemic relief efforts.1 This case, while significant in its own right, serves as a potent