Another Joel Greenberg associate arrested. This time, it's a former SBA employee

Source: Orlando Sentinel

Another Joel Greenberg associate arrested. This time, it’s a former SBA employee

Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel
Mon, November 27, 2023 at 6:13 PM EST·4 min read

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando woman is charged with bribing a public official, fraud and conspiracy after federal prosecutors said she helped convicted Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg and one of his associates submit and process fraudulent federal loan applications meant to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In return, Angela Chew, who worked as a loan specialist for the federal Small Business Administration, received $3,000 in kickbacks from Greenberg in mid-2020 — just weeks after he resigned from public office, according to the grand jury indictment released Nov. 8. As an SBA employee, Chew was considered a public official and charged with taking a bribe on behalf of herself, according to the court document.

Chew, who faces 11 federal charges, is now the seventh person with ties to Greenberg to have either been criminally charged or pleaded guilty within the past three years. She was arrested on Nov. 13, and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Federal prosecutors said that within a month after Chew, 59, started working for the SBA in May 2020, she teamed with Greenberg, former Greenberg associate Nabil Dajani, and another SBA loan specialist, Teresa McIntyre, to knowingly process loan applications using false information submitted by Greenberg and Dajani.

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