John was scheduled to appear this weekend at Des Moines Con, a comic book and pop culture event in Iowa, but the convention announced Thursday he would no longer attend due to “unforeseen personal obligations.” He most recently appeared in the “Power Rangers Beast Morphers” in 2020 as the Red Ranger.
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He later became the Gold Ranger in 1996 in the “Power Rangers Zeo” TV show in 1996, according to IMDb. John is best known for his role in the children's superhero show “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” as the Red Power Ranger, a character he first portrayed in 1993.
NBC News has reached out to attorneys for Hill and Moran for comment. John intends to vigorously defend himself against this allegation,” he said. All defendants are presumed innocent and Mr. John’s lawyer, David Klaudt, told NBC News in a statement that his client has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
If convicted, the defendants face each up to 20 years in federal prison. Instead they “typically” paid Hill and Moran, transferred money to their personal accounts and spent the money “on various personal purchases,” the release stated. The PPP funds were designed to help small businesses with job retention and other expenses.īut once the funds were obtained, the defendants didn’t use the money for employee salaries or health care benefits, officials said. The PPP funds were part of the CARES Act, passed to provide emergency financial aid to Americans during the pandemic in 2020. The SBA and other financial institutions approved and issued loans to the defendants based off the applications. “On the applications, the defendants are alleged to have misrepresented material information such as the true nature of their business, the number of employees, and the amount of payroll,” the release stated. Moran allegedly assisted the co-conspirators with application paper work for the loans. The ploy was allegedly led by Michael Hill and Andrew Moran, with Hill accused of recruiting co-conspirators to either “use an existing business or create a business” to submit applications to obtain PPP funding. All were arrested or summoned for a court appearance, the release said.Īltogether the group is accused of fraudulently obtaining 16 loans totaling at least $3.5 million, officials said.
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