BRUNDIDGE, Ala. (WDNews) — A former Brundidge police chief has been ordered by a federal court to give up three rental properties tied to a fraud case involving pandemic-era relief funds.
Samuel Cornelius Green, 51, was ordered to forfeit the properties after pleading guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The properties are located in Troy and were linked to improper use of federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds.
Court records show Green submitted false information on multiple rental assistance applications in 2021. Investigators say the applications included misleading tenant details and altered utility documents to qualify for money intended to help renters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Green entered his guilty plea in federal court last fall. As part of the ruling, he and a co-defendant were ordered to repay more than $118,000 in restitution. Green was also fined $1,000.
The case drew attention across the Wiregrass due to Green’s former leadership role in Brundidge law enforcement. Federal sentencing in the case is expected at a later date.
