Stephanie Hockridge is a former television news anchor who was prominent in the Phoenix, Arizona media market. She worked for local stations, including Fox 10 Phoenix, where she was a recognizable face to viewers for several years.
Her notability stems from her subsequent criminal conviction related to a large-scale COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Following her career in journalism, Hockridge was involved in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain funds from the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was established to help businesses during the pandemic.
Hockridge has been in the news recently due to her sentencing in late 2025. According to multiple news reports from Arizona outlets, she was sentenced to a decade in prison for her role in the fraud scheme. The case was part of a broader federal investigation into PPP fraud, which also implicated the founders of the company Blueacorn.
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