Baltimore City Wire

Tomeka Glenn, also known as "Tomeka Harris" and "Tomeka Davis," has been sentenced to 65 months in prison for her involvement in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The charges relate to fraudulent applications for COVID-19 CARES Act loans, amounting to over $3 million. United States District Judge Richard D. Bennett handed down the sentence on October 23, 2024, along with three years of supervised release and restitution of $3,016,275.62.

Glenn's co-defendant Kevin Davis pleaded guilty earlier this year to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. He received a 24-month prison sentence from Judge Bennett on May 22, 2024.

The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron for the District of Maryland; FBI Special Agent in Charge William J. Delbagno; and Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough.

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), part of the CARES Act administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), provided financial assistance during the pandemic. These programs aimed to help small businesses retain employees and cover certain expenses.

According to Glenn's plea agreement, she and others submitted false PPP and EIDL loan applications between June 2020 and March 2021. These applications included inaccurate information about employee numbers, payroll costs, revenue, IRS tax forms, and bank statements.

Glenn admitted receiving more than $400,000 in kickbacks from borrowers for assisting with these fraudulent submissions. The scheme resulted in at least $2,715,649.12 being disbursed through fraudulent loans across 23 cases.

Further details reveal that Glenn used these funds for personal luxury expenses such as vacations and high-end purchases including a Mercedes-Benz sedan valued at over $148,000.

In January 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Glenn's residence where both she and Davis were arrested. Firearms hidden within air ducts were discovered during this search—actions which led to additional charges against Davis related to obstruction of justice due to his previous felony conviction prohibiting firearm possession.

Both defendants are required under their plea agreements to forfeit assets acquired through illegal activities or used in facilitating them. This includes luxury items purchased by Glenn as well as firearms found at Davis’s home.

The District of Maryland Strike Force is part of a nationwide effort by the Department of Justice focusing on investigating large-scale COVID-19 relief frauds involving criminal organizations or transnational actors.

U.S Attorney Barron acknowledged contributions from various agencies involved in the investigation including Assistant U.S Attorney Paul A Riley who prosecuted this case alongside paralegal specialists Joanna B.N Huber & Juliette Jarman from Maryland’s COVID-19 Strike Force team.

For further information regarding pandemic-related fraud investigations or community resources available via Maryland’s U.S Attorney Office visit www.justice.gov/usao/md