LOS ANGELES : Ex-Dymally Aide Faces Charges in Loan Scheme
Grand theft charges were filed Monday against an ex-congressional aide accused of swindling 21 people out of $63,000 in a fraudulent loan scheme after the 1992 riots.
Jerome Robbins, 55, faces 18 counts of grand theft and will be arraigned April 27 in Los Angeles Municipal Court. Each count carries a maximum punishment of up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Robbins was working for Rep. Mervyn Dymally (D-Los Angeles) at the time of the alleged swindle, said City Atty. James Hahn. Hahn said there is no evidence that Dymally, who retired from Congress last year, had anything to do with the scheme. Robbins is accused of charging victims advance loan fees for nonexistent U.S. Small Business Administration loans.
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