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Three plead guilty to fraud, firearms charges in COVID-19 fraud scheme

A Phoenix man and his parents pleaded guilty to a multitude of charges in connection with COVID-19 money, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Arizona said Wednesday in a news release.

According to the release, 43-year-old Mohammed Maio, and his parents, 66-year old Souzan El-Sayed and 70-year-old Abukar Maio, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to commit Wire and Bank Fraud and Conspiracy to commit Money Laundering.

Mohammed Maio also pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and aiding another in making a materially false statement to purchase a firearm.

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