Pizzeria owner uses PPP loans to buy alpaca farm

BOSTON (WHDH) – A former North Shore pizzeria owner was arrested Tuesday for allegedly obtaining more than $660,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loan funds and using that money for personal expenses, including buying an alpaca farm in Vermont.

Dana L. McIntyre, 57, of Grafton, Vt. and previously of Beverly and Essex, Mass., was arraigned virtually in Boston federal court on charges of wire fraud and money laundering, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

McIntyre,

This post was originally published on this site