OAKS, PA - APRIL 04: Red Power Ranger Austin St. John attends the 2015 Great Philadelphia Comic Con at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on April 4, 2015 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage) DALLAS - The North Texas man who once played the Red Power Ranger on the iconic 1990s television show was among 18 people arrested in a federal Paycheck Protection Program fraud case.Jason Geiger, who goes by the name Austin St.
John, was one of 18 people indicted Thursday on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.According to federal prosecutors, the McKinney actor and others from both North Texas and Florida "executed a scheme to defraud lenders and the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program."They include:RELATED: Coppell man admits using fraudulent PPP loans to buy luxury cars, homesAccording to the U.S.
Attorney’s Office, Hill and Morgan were the masterminds behind the scheme. Hill allegedly recruited people to use existing businesses or create businesses to apply for PPP funding.
Morgan then helped with the paperwork and fabricated documents."Once in receipt of the fraudulently obtained funds, the defendants did not use the money as intended, such as to pay employee salaries, cover fixed debt or utility payments, or continue health care benefits for employees.