New Delhi, March 21 -- Courtney Merritts, the husband of former United States Congresswoman and Democratic party representative from Missouri, Cori Bush, has been indicted for loan and wire fraud for allegdly submitting fake documents to avail pandemic era programs, according to a report by the Washington Post.

Merritts (46) allegedly gained $20,000 in payments from two Joe Biden-era COVID-19 pandemic assistance programmes - Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection, the report said. He faces two counts of wire fraud for allegedly filling false applications with the Small Buisness Administration in 2020 and in 2021, it added.

The indictment (similar to a chargesheet in India), was signed by Ed Martin, US District Attorney fo...