politics
Democrat ex-lawmaker who heckled Trump convicted in COVID fraud scheme
Candace Hathaway
November 15, 2025
Former Virginia delegate allegedly funneled relief funds to his own account.
Aleftist former lawmaker was sentenced last month after being convicted of fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 relief loan.
Ibraheem Samirah, a former Democratic Virginia state delegate, made headlines in 2019 for interrupting President Donald Trump’s Jamestown speech, holding up a sign that read, “Deport hate” and “reunite my family.”
'The defendant was stealing federal tax dollars at the same time he was deciding how to spend Virginia tax dollars.'
Samirah, 34, was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay $88,000 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, according to a Tuesday report from the Washington Post.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrat-ex-lawmaker-who-heckled-trump-convicted-in-covid-fraud-scheme
