Article 5WVSK US man jailed for using coronavirus relief loan to buy $57,000 Pokémon card

US man jailed for using coronavirus relief loan to buy $57,000 Pokémon card

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  • Vinath Oudomsine forfeits trading card as part of plea deal
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A Georgia man was sentenced to three years in prison after illegally obtaining a coronavirus relief loan and using more than $57,000 of the money to buy a collectible Pokemon card, authorities said on Monday.

Vinath Oudomsine of Dublin, Georgia, agreed to forfeit the costly trading card, which featured the Pokemon character Charizard, as part of a plea agreement, said David Estes, the acting US attorney David Estes of the southern district of Georgia, in a news release.

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