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• Never give your fi nancial days later on May 2, I received an email
details to someone you don’t stating that the money was going to
know and trust, especially those applications in the queue from the
if you meet them online. first round, but that she would forward
my “case” to the Grants Coordinator
• Be suspicious of individuals you
and Community Liaison. On May 18,
meet on dating websites if they
Bart Kennedy emailed an apology “for
want to use your bank account for
his extreme tardiness” in replying and
receiving and forwarding money.
asked if I was ever successful in applying
• Search online for information for an EIDL grant. Below is my reply: ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
about anyone that is soliciting you.
Good Morning Mr. Kennedy, ĂŝůLJ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ
How to report suspicious activity RN on Call
No, we were not successful in applying
If you believe you are part of a money ,ŽŵĞ ŽŽŬĞĚ DĞĂůƐ͕
for an EIDL grant. The web site still does
mule scam, stop transferring money ^ŶĂĐŬƐ Θ ĞǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ
not allow for applicants to submit new
and immediately notify your fi nancial >ĂƵŶĚƌLJ Θ ,ŽƵƐĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ
applications and all my efforts seeking
institution and law enforcement. Your
other avenues have been frustrated. No >ŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ƚŽ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ
financial institution should stop all ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ >ĞǀĞůƐ ϭ͕Ϯ͕ϯ
one has been able to access that web
possible transactions. Contact the FBI’s
site since the initial phase went online DĞŵŽƌLJ ĂƌĞ
Internet Crime Complaint Center and
mid-April. When it first opened, I ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŝĞƚ Θ ŝŶŝŶŐ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
your local FBI Field Offi ce.
designated three days to trying to access WŽƐƚͲƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ
Resources: Bankinfosecurity.com; that site, but it was a waste of time. I ǁŝƚŚ ŽĐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚƐ
FBI.gov; Federal Deposit Insurance originally contacted Nan Mann on ĂŶĚ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘
Corporation, National Association of April 27 after multiple attempts by my
Federally-Insured Credit Unions. husband, myself, and even my banker to www.arcadia-living.com
get in on the second round. She informed Arcadia of Denton
Speaking of money, I’m going to do a
me that those who somehow managed to 701 S. 5th Ave
bit of venting here and share part of
get an application in would be first in the (Formerly Gables at Caroline)
an email I sent out to one of Senator
money queue.
Chris VanHallens people. Many people Come Home to Arcadia
in Caroline County who run small This financial “program” was badly
businesses like hair dressers, nail salons, structured, with few stop gaps designed having learned anything from the 2008
the boutiques that line our main streets, to control corporate greed, and was bailout disaster.
and tradesmen, attempted to apply for obviously intended to vomit money into There was a lot of hullabaloo about
the $10,000 loans promised by both the wrong hands. It only benefited the 664 getting some of those funds back from
Houses to cover overhead during the Marylanders, with the right connections, big business. Where is that money going?
crisis. We have all heard about how the who had a heads-up re : beating the Dare I hope it will be re-routed to the
big business hogs came in and gobbled system. Per the SBA information public as originally intended? Is there any
up the money. Based on statistical provided by Mr. VanHallen dated April money left in this program? Considering
information sent out during an email 24, those early applications averaged your long delay in responding ( I contacted
blast by Senator VanHallen, as of April $219,496 per application, proving that Nan a month ago and see she forwarded
24, 664 applications were processed. the $10,000 grants for ”Mom and Pop” my email to you May 2nd ) is another
Based on the $145,745,800 allocated sized small businesses were never the real attempt at gaining assistance a moot
to Maryland the average approved demographic this was purported to help. point? If you have the ability to facilitate
recipient got $219,496! Think any of That is positively offensive!! I consider this a new application and get us in the queue
that went to true small businesses? whole financial debacle to be a disgraceful
that, of course, would be appreciated, but
scam perpetrated against the American
The SBA application site crashed, then I’m tired of spitting in the wind, so if the
public during an election year to con
closed, stating that no more applications money is gone, just respond in an upfront
people into believing government largess
were being accepted within 48 hours manner ASAP please. I will then inform
was a solution to the Covid-19 crisis and
of the money being made available. those in my circle of influence that any
to garner votes for both parties. As far as
One week before the second round of hope of assistance has finally ended for
this voter is concerned, it is further proof
money was to be made available the all of us.
of systematic cronyism and all it’s done
site was still announcing that no more
is further reduce my faith in our broken Thank you in advance for any assistance
apps were being accepted, so I contacted
system. There is one thing you can bank you can off er.
Nan Mann of the Senators offi ce hoping
on and that is the grass roots disgust with
for direction/assistance to apply. Th ree Mary Moran
our ALL of our representatives for not
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