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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $8.2 Million COVID-19 PPE Fraud

2 Jun 2026 2:52 p.m. · Source: Denver FBI

Julie Dotton pleaded guilty to wire fraud, defrauding a Canadian company of $8.2 million for 12 million surgical masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. She diverted funds for personal benefit, facing 20 years and $16.4 million in penalties.

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