Out reports.The Office of the U.S Attorney for the District of Columbia alleges that Gaughan submitted more than a dozen loan applications for nonexistent companies, including registering the “business names of at least eight bogus emotional support animal companies.”Gaughan successfully obtained more than $2.1 million in loans from the government-backed programs, intended to help businesses remain afloat during the height of the pandemic.After securing the loans, Gaughan allegedly used part of