COVID Relief Scam: Florida Man Collects $1.9M, Buys Benz, Ford & Kept $100k Cash, Says OfficialsA Dade City man collected more than $1.9 million in Coronavirus relief funds to cover payroll expenses for 60 employees in his scrap metal business. Instead, he allegedly bought a 2020 Mercedes, 2020 Ford truck, withdrew over $100k in cash and wired the rest to a property management company in South Florida. His employees wages? Not a dime was used for payroll.