In Egg Harbor Township man who admitted laundering the proceeds of fraudulently obtained COVID-19 small business relief checks was sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison Monday, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Jeremy Earley, 42, also of Lilburn, Georgia, pleaded guilty last June to one count of engaging in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property. He also is subject to three years of supervised release. He received more than 1.3 million dollars in 2020 and 2021.