D.C. police officer charged by FBI with bank and wire fraud

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A D.C. police officer has been charged with fraudulently obtaining a loan designed to help businesses struggling through shutdowns because of the coronavirus, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in federal court in the District.

Roberto Adams, who is assigned to the 5th District station, has been placed on administrative leave, according to a department spokesman. He faces charges of bank and wire fraud.

Adams’s attorney, Joseph A. Scrofano, declined to answer questions about the case but said his client has been a police officer for five years and is a combat veteran with seven years in the Navy.

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