2 men indicted in alleged $1 million COVID relief scheme

BILLINGS (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced charges on Tuesday against two Montana men accused of pocketing $1 million in loans that were meant to cover payroll and other expenses through the federal government's COVID-19 relief program.

Trevor Lanius-McLeod, 48, of Laurel, and Kasey Wilson, 29, of Helena, pleaded not guilty in recent court appearances to bank fraud and unlawful monetary transactions, court records show...