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Feb 23 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
🚨 EX-SBA PRESIDENT ED MULLINS CHARGED
It’s an information, not an indictment. justice.gov/usao-sdny/pres…
A single count of wire fraud—

“Altogether, MULLINS was reimbursed for over $1 million dollars in expenses from the SBA, the majority of which was fraudulently obtained.”
There’s nothing in the release to confirm it, but the form the charges take and the fact it’s only a single count despite years of alleged misconduct all seems to indicate a negotiated plea is coming.

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