Department of Justice's attorney's office for the Eastern District of Texas announced on Wednesday that it has charged Mighty Morphin Power Rangers actor Austin St.

The announcement stated all 18 individuals have either been arrested or summoned to appear before a federal judge, but did not specify which defendants have been arrested.

John (47) and the other defendants allegedly defrauded lenders and the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

The SBA had approved and issued loans to each of the defendants, and the indictment alleges the defendants did not use the money as it was intended.

The indictment said the defendants either allegedly used that money on personal purchases, paid the leaders of the scheme, or gave the funds to a third party to invest it in foreign exchange markets.

Department of Justice alleges the defendants in total fraudulently obtained at least 16 loans worth US$3.5 million.

John played the role of Jason Lee Scott / Red Ranger on the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television series, which aired in 1993 to 1994

John has reprised the role many times throughout various Power Rangers works, most recently the Power Rangers Beast Morphers show in 2020