Gurjeet Bath, 37, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, to stealing more than $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds by submitting false applications. (AP File)
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A Fresno man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $1 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds by submitting false applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans, authorities said.
Gurjeet Bath, 37, admitted to one count of theft of government property, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith.
Prosecutors said Bath and his family operated two trucking companies, G.S. Bath Inc. and Complete Transportation Solutions, in Fresno County.
In 2020 and 2021, Bath applied for three PPP loans and was awarded more than $1 million after submitting falsified records that overstated employee numbers and wages.
Investigators say Bath used about $600,000 of the loan money to buy two parcels of agricultural land in Fresno County.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Small Business Administration’s Office of Inspector General.
Bath is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 6. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, prosecutors said.
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