MINNEAPOLIS – Mark Erjavec, 49, was indicted on five counts of wire fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. “Erjavec stole nearly $1 million in government dollars meant to keep small businesses alive during the pandemic,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. Fraud that exploits a crisis is especially shameful.”In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mark Erjavec, devised and executed a scheme to defraud federal Covid-19 relief programs to enrich himself. As a result of his fraud scheme, Erjavec obtained more than $975,000 in Covid-19 relief funds. Erjavec stole that money, which he wired into accounts he controlled exclusively.