A Brooklyn woman was sentenced on Tuesday for fraudulently obtaining more than $69,000 in COVID-19 small business recovery grants by filing falsified records, according to prosecutors.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang, said Suzanne Gilad, 54, of Prospect Heights, pleaded guilty to second-degree falsifying business records. She was ordered to complete 210 hours of community service, proof of which she provided to the court on Tuesday. The defendant previously reimbursed the state for the funds.

Between December 2021 and January 2022, the defendant submitted multiple fraudulent applications for grants offered by the New York State Empire State Development to assist businesses that experienced financial losses during the COVI

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