Two from Davenport indicted for COVID-19 fraud

DAVENPORT—Two locals were indicted by a federal grand jury for COVID-19 fraud as part of the Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday, July 28.

Stephen Murphy, 42, and Stephanie Murphy, 36, both of Davenport, were charged with nine counts of fraud for “fraudulently obtaining three PPP loans for fictitious landscaping and wood products manufacturing businesses in 2021,” according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Murphy and Murphy weren’t the only Eastern Washington people charged Thursday. Dondre Jackson, 29, of Moses Lake, was charged...