Nobody Tell Zordon – The ’90s Red Power Ranger Arrested for PPP Fraud



Now here is something you don’t expect to read. Yes, that headline is accurate. On Wednesday, May 18, 2022, the Texas Eastern District DOJ issued a press release. 18 individuals have been arrested/summoned to court over an alleged PPP loan scam. PPP stands for Paycheck Protection Program and was a big part of initial COVID-19 survival for small businesses. One of those names was Jason Geiger, who some may know as Austin St. John. But I’m assuming everyone reading this knows him as the Red Power Ranger. Hell, the DOJ listed him as such in their press release, check it out.

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Eastern District of Texas DOJ press release from 5/18/2022, including Geigers as a/k/a the Red Power Ranger
Accessed on 5/20/2022

It’s unclear how the DOJ established the ‘as known as’ names from the non-Power Rangers indicted, but I love it. Seriously, we’ve got Tank, Phoenix, and Lil’ Pete out here working with the Red Power Ranger to scam the government. Allegedly. What a time to be alive.

What is the Red Power Ranger Accused of?

Per the indictment, Michael ‘Tank’ Hill and Andrew ‘Don’t Have a Sweet Nickname’ Moran led the scheme. They recruited the other 16 defendants to submit businesses for PPP loans with inaccurate information on…

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