Marshmello, Steve Aoki, and different artists reportedly misused pandemic aid grant cash – Dancing Astronaut
by: Dancing Astronaut Workers
Dec 19, 2024
Marshmello, Steve Aoki, and different artists have been accused of pocketing tens of millions of {dollars} that have been awarded to them within the type of pandemic aid grant cash, in accordance with an investigation printed earlier this week by Enterprise Insider.
The pandemic aid program—referred to as the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant—was supposed to allocate funds to struggling unbiased venues and humanities teams through the pandemic. The investigation studies that Marshmello—lesser often known as Christopher Comstock—obtained a $9.9 million grant. When the SBA (Small Enterprise Administration) requested Marshmello’s enterprise supervisor for proof of how the cash was spent, his enterprise supervisor said that Comstock had pocketed all of it.
Enterprise Inside additionally said that Steve Aoki’s loan-out firm was awarded tens of millions in grant cash however when reporting its allocation, DJ Child Millionaire Touring claimed it spent payroll and $1.9 million was used for officer pay. Steve Aoki is the corporate’s lone officer.
Neither artists has responded to the allegations on the time of writing.
By way of: Business Insider
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