An Aurora man raked in millions from fraud schemes targeting COVID-19 relief programs and a surveying company, using the money to buy luxury cars, federal prosecutors say.
Mathew Barr, 50, was indicted last month for allegedly defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration and other entities for more than $2.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
He is also suspected of fraudulently obtaining over $843,000 from a surveying company where he was the majority shareholder — SurvWest, LLC — from June 2019 until around November 2022.
Prosecutors say Barr spent his profits on an Aston Martin convertible, Mercedes-Benz G63 and Land Rover Range Rover Sport.
The case is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation’s Denver Field Office.
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