According to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, a disabled San Francisco police officer has been accused of opening a fake daycare center in his south San Francisco apartment to obtain a COVID PPP loan.
Adam Eatia, 39, pleaded not guilty to two counts on Wednesday, June 14, prosecutors said.
Eatia was investigated for unrelated insurance fraud, and investigators allegedly discovered that the South City address alleged to be “Adam’s Daycare” was an apartment and not a business. Eatia allegedly did not own a child care business but used it fraudulently to obtain a $20,832 loan from the San Mateo County Small Business Administration in 2021, according to the prosecutor’s office.
He remains on administrative leave from the San Francisco Police Department. He was released from prison at his own request. If convicted, Eatia faces three years in prison for two crimes: lying to get a loan and false information to get money, according to the prosecutor’s office.
