A true man of the people, Former Missouri House Speaker John J. Diehl Jr. was sentenced to 21 months in prison on fraud-related charges.
Diehl was Missouri House Speaker in 2015 until he resigned after he was caught sending sexually explicit emails to an intern.
First Alert reported:
Diehl admitted that on March 30, 2020, he applied for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan on behalf of his law firm, the Diehl Law Group. The loan program was designed to help struggling small businesses during the pandemic.
Then, on June 9, 2020, the remainder of the loan, $93,900, was put into the law firm’s bank account. Diehl reportedly transferred some of that money into his personal bank accounts. On Sept. 16, 2020, Diehl also transferred $50,039.55 of the EIDL proceeds to the Diehl Law Group’s retirement plan, in which Diehl was the only participant.
Diehl was was sentenced to prison this week.
Diehl admitted to taking $370,000 in small business administration loans. He will also have to pay a $50,000 fine.
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