Late last week, former Massachusetts State Trooper Damian Halfkenny, 54, of Boston, was sentenced to one year of probation for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, which was later forgiven.
According to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office,
In 2021, Halfkenny was employed full-time as a Sergeant with the Massachusetts State Police earning $160,378 per year. He also owned and rented several real estate properties in Boston. In March 2021, Halfkenny submitted a PPP loan application for his real estate business, falsely representing that he had a monthly payroll expense of $8,488. In support of this application, Halfkenny provided a fabricated IRS Schedule C. Based on his misrepresentations, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued Halfkenny, and later forgave, a $21,220 PPP loan.
In addition to probation, the court ordered Halfkenny to pay a fine of $5,000 and restitution of $21,333.