Our federal defense lawyers are representing companies nationwide in PPP loan fraud audits and investigations during the COVID-19 crisis. The case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Fitzgerald pled guilty and was sentenced to 2 years probation on June 3, 2021. The Government alleged that Mr. Cotton submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $312,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Andrew Marnell was charged with several counts of bank fraud and money laundering. The case was brought in Sherman, Texas. The Government alleged that Mr. McLeod and Ms. Wilson submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. McCants, along with 21 other individuals, conspired to submit fraudulent loan applications seeking over $3.8 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. Jamie Johnson was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. She is scheduled to be sentenced on December 6, 2021. Their sentencing date has not been scheduled at this time. The Government alleged Edwards and Richardson submitted fraudulent loan applications obtaining over $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. Harris applied for 14 fraudulent loans and received over $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds. On December 10, 2021, Mr. Bellamy was sentenced to 37 months in prison. The Government alleged that Mr. Blotnick submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking $4.6 million COVID-19 relief funds and transferring that money to his brokerage accounts to buy stock. However, the participation of FinTechs in the PPP may have led to increased incidents of fraud. Mr. Smith pleaded guilty on July 8, 2022, and his sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 21, 2022. The Government alleged that Ms. Tubbs submitted fraudulent loan applications and obtained almost $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Romean Brown, Tyrek Clarke, Kenneth Desir, Stephan Dorminvil, Kai Heyward, Keith James, Christopher Jean-Pierre, Oneal Marks, Jahriah Olivierre, Roleeke Smith, and Christopher Topey were charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Mr. Hines pleaded guilty to wire fraud. The Government alleged that Ms. Miller used other peoples personal identifying information to open bank accounts and submit fraudulent loan applications for over $900,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Ana Soto was charged with several counts of wire fraud, false statements on loan applications, and money laundering. The case was brought in Washington, D.C. His appeal is pending. The Government alleged that Mr. Sissoko submitted fraudulent loan applications to obtain over $7.25 million in COVID-19 relief funds, which he then allegedly misappropriated on personal expenses. The case was brought in Washington, D.C. On March 2, 2022, Mr. Gaughan pleaded guilty to wire fraud in one case and engaging in monetary transactions in the other case. On June 22, 2021, Mr. Hamilton was sentenced to 6 months in prison. The Government alleged that Mr. Robinson submitted fraudulent loan applications through his corporation ATeam LV, LLC obtaining approximately $1,502,270.00 in COVID-19 relief funds. Deon is scheduled to be sentenced on October 5, 2022, and Abdul-Azeem is scheduled to be sentenced on October 7, 2022. Chad Schampers was charged with one count of wire fraud and money laundering. Mr. Malanga pleaded guilty on June 28, 2022, and is scheduled to be sentenced on November 2, 2022. On September 29, 2021, Mr. White pleaded guilty to mail fraud. Ms. Kirkland pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 33 months in prison. The Government alleged that Mr. Brown filed fraudulent loan applications seeking over $60,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Mr. We will contact you as soon as possible if we are able to help. The case was brought in Orlando, Florida, and his trial is currently scheduled for August 1, 2022. Mr. Etwaru pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 2 years probation on August 19, 2021. On March 21, 2022, he was sentenced to 188 months in prison, and he filed a notice of appeal on March 29, 2022. Stacy Santemore, Sr. was charged with false statements and theft of government funds. Scott Suber was charged with one count of bank fraud. He was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Rodericque Thompson, Micah Baisden, Travis Crosby, Keith Maloney, Tabronx Smith, and Thomas Wilson were charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit fraud, bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering. The Government alleged that Mr. Barosy submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government has also indicted Mr. Gaughan in a separate, unrelated case involving allegations that he defrauded his employer. Together, more than 5.5 million PPP loans were approved totaling more than $557.8 billion. The Government alleged Hunt submitted fraudulent loan applications obtaining approximately $396,875.00. The case was brought in Houston, Texas. Luke Pierre, Jr. was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Banks will likely be targeted in the coming months for their roles with the Paycheck Protection Program and other lending during the pandemic. The Government alleged that Ms. Bain submitted fraudulent loan applications for her company Microblading Brow Studio obtaining approximately $17.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Joshua Argires was charged in a criminal complaint with making false statements to a financial institution, wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. Ms. Knox pleaded guilty on July 12, 2022, and her sentencing hearing is to be determined. The case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. Rafael Martinez was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, false statements, aggravated identity theft, and other related charges. The Government alleged that Dr. Shibley submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $3 million in COVID-19 relief funds. And these cases are just the beginning. On September 20, 2021, Mr. Price pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. On March 25, 2022, Mr. Benlevi was found guilty on all counts at trial. The Government alleged that Nicoloff submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $1.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds. On June 24, 2021, Ms. Benton pleaded guilty to mail fraud. Mr. Kasali was sentenced to 70 months in prison on April 7, 2022. His case is now on appeal in the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Tianna Hart was charged with one count of making false statements to an agency of the U.S. The Government alleged that Mr. Gaughan submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking approximately $2.1 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. Ridge submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking almost $500,000 in COVID-19 relief loans, of which he obtained $160,000. The Government alleged that Ms. Jaworska submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking $6 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Darius Hollis was charged with wire fraud. Mr. Tezna pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. She was found not guilty of bank fraud. The case was brought in Billings, Montana. Anuli Okeke was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering conspiracy. The Government alleged that Ms. Johnson filed fraudulent unemployment insurance applications under stolen identities to receive over $700,000 in benefits during the pandemic. Please cite ProPublica by linking to this page. On March 9, 2022, he was sentenced to 36 months in prison. Mr. Crosby is scheduled to go to trial on September 20, 2022. The case was brought in Columbus, Georgia. E! The Government alleged that that Ms. Williams submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking $137,500 in COVID-19 relief funds. Mr. Hayford pleaded guilty to all the counts. On March 11, 2021, Bern Benoit pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud. The case is pending. The case was brought in Seattle, Washington. The case was brought in Los Angeles, California. The Government alleged that the defendants conspired to submit fraudulent loan applications and obtain over $3 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Soto submitted 17 fraudulent loan applications and obtained approximately $246,000 in COVID-19 reliefs funds. The Government alleged that Smith submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $212,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Mr. Ho was found guilty on all charges. The U.S. Small Business Administration's watchdog has been asked to investigate Potomac Radio, owner of WCRW, after receiving more than $100,000 through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Lola Kasali was charged with making false statements to a financial institution and bank fraud. On October 25, 2021, Mr. Frazier pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud. On September 16, 2021, Mr. Shah was sentenced to 31 months in prison. For the California case Mr. Sadleir pleaded guilty on March 16, 2022 and his sentencing date is scheduled for September 28, 2022. The Government alleged that Cartlidge, Redfern, and McMiller were recruited to submit fraudulent loan applications seeking over $2.7 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Rosado pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 37 months on December 3, 2021. The Government alleged that Santana submitted a fraudulent loan application to obtain $2.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds. This case was brought in Richmond, Virginia. The Government alleged that Mr. Thomas recruited the other defendants to submit fraudulent loan applications on behalf of fourteen different businesses, which did not have any employees or business expenses, seeking over $12 million in COVID-19 relief funds. She was sentenced to 2 years of probation on February 28, 2022. The PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) is an emergency disaster loan program administered by the SBA designed to provide funds to small businesses with under 500 employees who were affected by the 2020 Coronavirus epidemic. Ms. McConnell pleaded guilty to the charges on September 7, 2021. This case was brought in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hassan Kanyike was charged with wire fraud. The case was brought in Alexandria, Virginia. On January 4, 2022, she was sentenced to 41 months in prison. The case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. The Government alleged that Mr. Ho and other individuals submitted fraudulent loan applications and obtained over $2.4 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Francis Joseph was charged with theft in connection with healthcare, theft of government funds, wire fraud, and making a false statement in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding. The case was brought in Los Angeles, California. Mr. On June 29, 2021, Mr. Crowther was sentenced to 37 months in prison. The City of West Haven received over $1.15 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Paul and Michelle Kwak were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. 3. The case was brought in Los Angeles, California. The Government alleged that Mr. Chapon submitted fraudulent loan applications through her corporate entities Heavenly Tahoe Properties, Desert Sun Events, and Tahoe Weddings and Events obtaining approximately $596,231.00 in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. Smith submitted fraudulent loan applications and obtained over $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds. All the other defendants have pleaded not guilty, and their cases are pending. Cindi Denton was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to attempt to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. Mr. Mills pleaded guilty to the charge on September 20, 2021. Edwards and Richardson pleaded not guilty on June 22, 2022, and their trial date is scheduled for November 14, 2022. The Government alleged that Mr. McBreairty inflated his payroll to obtain 3 separate loans and misused over $55,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Mr. Davis pleaded guilty on May 26, 2022, and is scheduled for sentencing on August 19, 2022. Mr. Johnson was held accountable for fraudulently obtaining a loan of $389,627. Juliana Martins was charged with false statements and theft of government money. Jonathan Henley was charged with bank fraud. The Government alleged that Mr. Lewis orchestrated three different fraudulent schemes, including running a sham business offering pandemic-related goods, soliciting fees from businesses seeking non-existent relief grants, and submitting fraudulent loan applications to the SBA. This case was brought in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Rahul Shah was charged with bank fraud, making false statements on a loan application, and identity fraud. The case was brought in Dallas, Texas. The case was brought in Miami, Florida. His sentencing hearing was held on March 4, 2022. The case was brought in Cleveland, Ohio. Curtis and Dereen Porch were charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government property. . The case was brought in Miami, Florida. On June 9, 2021, Mr. Bellamy pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Mr. Lewis is scheduled for sentencing on July 27, 2022. Darrell Thomas, Andre Gaines, Kahlil Green, Bern Benoit, Carla Jackson, Ricky Dixon, Meghan Thomas, Jesika Blakely, Amanda Christian, Dwan Ashong, and twelve others were charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, and money laundering. The Government alleged that Mr. Augustin submitted fraudulent loan applications for his company Clear Vision Music Group LLC obtaining more than $24 million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds. Mr. Lewis was sentenced to 22 months in prison on June 29, 2022. Debra Hackstadt was charged with wire fraud. It is also alleged that all defendants are members or associates of the Woo Gang, which is based in Brooklyn. The Government alleged that the Kwaks submitted fraudulent loan applications on behalf of several shell companies to obtain over $4 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged that Mr. Mason, along with 21 other individuals, conspired to submit fraudulent loan applications seeking over $3.8 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Oludamilare Olugbuyi was charged with making false statements to a bank. The case was brought in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Government alleged that Mr. Magana submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds, obtained over $1 million. Mr. Eustache pleaded guilty to an information on July 8, 2021. The Government alleged that Mr. Bernadin filed fraudulent loan applications seeking approximately over $529,000 in COVID-19 relief funds for his companies La Salette Angel Home Care LLC and Adley Electric LP. The case was brought in Norfolk, Virginia. On June 23, 2020, he was charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in the Southern District of New York. Lawal pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in November 2021, and Raji pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft on March 9, 2022. The case was brought in Atlanta, Georgia. The Government alleged that Ms. McConnell submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $232,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Keishon Brown was charged with one count of wire fraud. Mr. Doss pleaded guilty on June 27, 2022, and is scheduled to be sentenced on October 27, 2022. Jorge Abramovs was charged with bank fraud, false statement to a financial institution, and monetary transactions in criminally derived property. The Government alleged that Hatter submitted fraudulent unemployment insurance applications obtaining approximately $3 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The Government alleged Mr. Clark participated in a conspiracy with others that involved submitting fraudulent loan applications seeking a total of $24 million in COVID-19 relief funds. On December 21, 2021, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Mr. Dorceus pleaded guilty, and the sentencing date is to be determined. The case was brought in Honolulu, Hawaii. Petty pleaded guilty on November 10, 2020. This case was brought in Boston, Massachusetts. The case was brought in West Palm Beach, Florida and his trial is currently scheduled for August 1, 2022. The case was brought in in Portland, Oregon and it is currently pending. The case was brought in Miami, Florida. The Government alleged Ms. Misseldine stole the identity of a deceased infant who passed in 1979 and used that identity to obtain a passport, gain admission into a university, and submit fraudulent loan applications to obtain approximately $1.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds. On August 4, 2021, Mr. Ridge pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. Ms. Hart pleaded guilty on April 6, 2022, and was sentenced on July 13, 2022 but the terms of her sentence are under seal. The Government alleged that Ms. Stanley and Mr. Philus submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Ms. Misseldine has not been indicted at this time and the case is currently pending. The Government alleged that Mr. Frazier submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking $6.9 million in COVID-19 relief funds, of which he received approximately $2.2 million. Brandon Casutt was charged with making false statements to a bank, wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. The Government alleged that Mr. Benlevi submitted 27 fraudulent loan applications seeking $27 million in COVID-19 relief funds. William Nicoloff, Jr. was charged with bank fraud and unlawful monetary transactions. Maurice Kamgaing was charged with wire fraud in relation to a major disaster or emergency benefit, making false statements to a bank, and money laundering. The Government alleged that Ms. Norton submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking over $7.7 million in COVID-19 relief funds. This case was brought in Greenville, South Carolina. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Mr. Smith pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 120 months. The case was brought in Cleveland, Ohio. On August 25, 2021, Mr. Kamgaing pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in relation to emergency benefits and one count of money laundering. On February 3, 2022, she was sentenced to 44 months. The case was brought in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Government alleged that Mr. Rivero, a tax preparer, submitted fraudulent loan applications seeking to obtain over 100 loans for $2.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Mr. Garcia pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on July 6, 2021. Mr. Robinson pleaded not guilty on December 18, 2020, and his trial is scheduled for August 8, 2022. Lee Price was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, and making false statements to a lending institution. The Government alleged that Benton and Cartwright-Powers worked with Lewis and White, two prison inmates in Virginia, to collect the personal identifiable information of other inmates and fraudulently apply for unemployment benefits expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Help us crowdsource fraud detection in the PPP program! On August 30, 2021, Mr. Clark was sentenced to 33 months in prison. The Government alleged that Mr. Hosey knowingly and willfully conspired to commit fraud against the United States regarding COVDI-19 relief funds. Bryan Robinson was charged with wire fraud and engaging in transactions in unlawful proceeds. Ms. VanPelt pleaded guilty on August 18, 2021. He is scheduled to be sentenced on August 8, 2022.
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