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An Aurora man raked in millions from fraud schemes targeting COVID-19 relief programs and a surveying company, using the money to buy luxury cars,
Mathew Barr, 50, was indicted last month for allegedly defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration and other entities for more than $2.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
He is also suspected of fraudulently obtaining more than $843,000 from a surveying company where he was the majority shareholder — SurvWest, LLC — from June 2019 until around November 2022.
Prosecutors say Barr spent his profits on an Aston Martin convertible, a Mercedes-Benz G63 and a Land Rover Range Rover Sport.
The case is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation’s Denver Field Office.
