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They also noted that Damara Holness committed the crimes while pregnant and was "well aware that she was giving birth and that if she was caught that she could go to jail."

Prosecutors said Damara Holness spent months creating a paper trail after receiving the money.

Damara Holness – a political consultant and former president of the Broward County Democratic Black Caucus – was ordered to report to federal prison by noon on April 25 to serve a 20-month sentence for lying on an application to the Paycheck Protection Program and fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars intended to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

Damara Holness pleaded guilty in November, a day after a Democratic primary for a U.S.

According to court records, Damara Holness applied for the loan for her company, Holness Consulting.