Sussex County Man Who Stole $2.1M in COVID Relief Learns Sentence

Nikenson Jean Mathurin, 46, of Sparta, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison after being convicted of wire fraud and money laundering for pocketing $2.1 million in fraudulent PPP and EIDL funds during the pandemic. He filed 15 fake applications loaded with phony payroll figures and bogus tax documents, and must now pay back every dollar, plus serve three years of supervised release after his prison term ends.