A Coral Springs woman was sentenced to eight months in federal prison for filing fraudulent applications for COVID-19 disaster relief loans, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Junaque Nicole Tullis, 46, also known as “Juanaque Tullis,” pleaded guilty to wire fraud on April 23, 2026. She was sentenced Aug. 13 and will serve three years of supervised release after her prison term.
Federal prosecutors said that between April and December 2020, Tullis filed at least five Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The applications were submitted in the names of several businesses and in her own name, and they contained false statements about employee counts and revenue. The loans were meant to help businesses hurt by the pandemic.
The applications sought roughly $164,521 in total. Tullis was ordered to pay $4,000 in restitution and forfeit another $4,000.
She was one of three defendants charged in a case included in the Justice Department’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which was announced June 30, 2025.
