Florida Man’s Citizenship Revoked After Discovery Of $3.8 Million COVID Fraud Scheme

A Haitian-born man’s citizenship was revoked after authorities discovered evidence of $3.8 million worth of COVID-19 fraud, officials announced Tuesday.

Twenty-five-year-old Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to launder money in 2022, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. A jury deemed him guilty of “obtaining citizenship contrary to law.”

An investigation into the Haitian-native’s business records indicated that between April 2020 and May 2021, he and his co-conspirators allegedly submitted a total of 40 fake loan applications that garnered $3.8 million in proceeds, the release stated. Philossaint allegedly received about $549,000 from these schemes. (RELATED: Colorado Blows Up Budget To Give Illegals Pregnancy Care Costing 7x More Than Thought)

He was sentenced to 50 months in prison in June 2023. In February 2026, the court began the process of revoking his citizenship over unlawfully concealing his involvement in the 2020 fraud scheme, according to the press release.

Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty of Procuring U.S. Citizenship Illegally During Execution of Multi-Million-Dollar COVID-19 Fraud Scheme: Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint was found guilty of illegally obtaining his U.S. citizenship by lying about fraud that he c… https://t.co/Xj7luLtFQU

— FBI Miami (@FBIMiamiFL) February 9, 2023

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason A. Reding Quiñones issued a statement. (RELATED: Judge Orders Deportation Of Allegedly Criminal Illegal Alien Employed By NYC Council)

“This defendant built his path to citizenship on false statements while stealing millions from programs meant to keep small businesses alive during the pandemic,” the press release stated.

“The court’s order revoking his citizenship restores accountability and reinforces a simple principle: if you lie to obtain immigration benefits and commit federal crimes, you will lose what you unlawfully gained, ” he continued.

Philossaint was ordered to pay $3.85 million in restitution, according to court documents. He was also issued a forfeiture judgment of $673,210, but Philossaint appealed and argued the amount was incorrect. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that the correct amount was actually $549,226.30.