United States v. Marcus Eichelberger

Case summary

Marcus Eichelberger, charged in the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division (No. 3:25-cr-00241), signed a plea agreement filed August 18, 2026 (Document 30) to plead guilty to Counts Three and Four of the indictment, wire fraud and aiding and abetting wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1343, with Counts One and Two to be dismissed at sentencing. The factual basis states that between March 2021 and February 2022 he and Individual-1 submitted SBA forms for Paycheck Protection Program loans and loan forgiveness for a fictitious food catering business, including SBA Form 3508S applications on February 11, 2022 asking Fountainhead Commercial Capital to forgive $20,833 and $29,166, and that he obtained $119,900 through an Economic Injury Disaster Loan for a business called Villa Rica and a $10,000 EIDL advance on a denied application. He agreed to forfeit $19,000 in wire fraud proceeds and to restitution of $49,999 jointly with T.M. plus $259,800 for relevant conduct; each count carries up to 20 years' imprisonment. The plea agreement is the only filing on the docket; no judgment appears.