Leronce Suel, who was the majority owner of companies that operated restaurants including North Park’s Streetcar Merchants, was indicted last year

A San Diego restaurant owner was convicted of tax and COVID-relief fraud schemes, prosecutors said on Thursday. Leronce Suel, 46, committed wire fraud, conspiracy and tax crimes by providing bogus information in applications for COVID relief programs and failing to report more than $1.

A former San Diego restaurant owner hid $2.4 million in cash inside shoeboxes in his Arkansas home, discovered after he was indicted for wire fraud amid COVID relief fund misappropriation allegations

In a high-profile case that highlights the fight against financial fraud, Leronce Suel, a California restaurant owner, has been found guilty of an array of serious financial crimes, including wire fraud,