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(S3) Superseding Indictment Filed as to Apocalypse Bella — USA v. Bella (Dkt. 86, S.D.N.Y.)
Filed December 7, 2021 in USA v. Bella; one of 37 filings from this case.
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York |
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| Filed | 2021-12-07 |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · No. 1:21-cr-00247-PAE · Doc. 86 · 2021-12-07 · Docket on CourtListener
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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APOCALYPSE BELLA,
a/k/a " Dias Yumba ,"
MACKENZY TOUSSAINT ,
a/k/a "Mack , "
AMOS MUNDENDI ,
a/k/a "Mos ,"
a/k/a " El Ashile Mundi , "
ALVIN MAXWELL , and
BRANDON JACKSON ,
Defendants .
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COUNT ONE
SEALED SUPERSEDING
INDICTMENT
S3 21 Cr . 247 (PAE)
(Conspiracy to Commit Major Fraud Against and
Defraud the United States)
The Grand Jury charges :
OVERVIEW OF PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM FRAUD SCHEME
1 .
From at least in or about March 2020 to May 2021 ,
APOCALYPSE BELLA, a/k/a " Dias Yumba ," MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a
"Mack," AMOS MUNDENDI, a/k/a "Mos , " a/k/a " El Ashile Mundi ," and
ALVIN MAXWELL, the defendants , were invol ved in an extensive
scheme to prepare and submit fraudulent appl i cations to the
Small Business Administration (" SBA") and to at least one
company which processes certain SBA loan applications (" Loan
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Company-1" ) , in order to obtain at least approximately $30
million in government-guaranteed loans for various companies
through the SBA' s Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP" ) , designed
to provide financial relief to qualifying companies during the
novel coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic .
This scheme resulted in
the approval of fraudulent loans for two companies (" Company-1"
and " Company-2") , both located in the Southern District of New
York , totaling approximately $4 million , and the distribution of
the proceeds of these fraudulently obtained funds to a series of
bank accounts located in the United States and elsewhere ,
including to bank accounts controlled by TOUSSAINT and BELLA.
2 .
APOCALYPSE BELLA, a/k/a " Dias Yumba ," MACKENZY
TOUSSAINT , a/k/a "Mack," AMOS MUNDENDI , a/k/a "Mos ," a/k/a "El
Ashile Mundi ," and ALVIN MAXWELL , the defendants , devised and
executed this fraudulent scheme by conspiring with individuals
(the " Straw Appl icants " ) , who owned, operated or otherwise were
affiliated with businesses (the " Straw Companies " ) , such as
Company- 1 and Company- 2 .
BELLA, TOUSSAINT , MUNDENDI , MAXWELL ,
and other co- conspirators supervised and coordinated the
submission of fraudulent PPP loan applications for the Straw
Companies , and in some cases , completed and/or submitted the
fraudulent applications themselves .
3 .
The PPP l oan applications for Company- 1 and Company- 2
(" Company- 1 PPP Loan Application" and " Company- 2 PPP Loan
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Application" ) were false , designed to maximize fraud proceeds to
scheme participants .
Specifically, applications for Company-1
and Cornpany- 2 contained material differences from loan
applications submitted for both companies under the Economic
Injury Disaster Loan ("E IDL" ) program just months earlier .
For
instance , the Company-1 PPP Loan Application represented that
Company-1 had over 100 employees .
However , an earlier EIDL loan
application for Company-1, dated on or about March 30 , 2020 ,
represented that Company-1 had only four employees .
The
Company- 2 PPP Loan Application was substantially similar to that
of Company-1, in terms of the listed number of employees and the
size of its payroll , although a previously submitted EIDL loan
application for Company-2 also claimed that Company- 2 had many
fewer employees .
Moreover , the Company-1 and Company- 2 PPP Loan
Applications both contained false information about the number
of employees , size of payroll , and other financial information
relating to Company-1 and Company- 2 .
These false
representations appear to have been designed to result in the
procurement of PPP loans just shy of $2 million for each
company , the largest PPP loan that was allowed by Loan Company- 1
at the time that the Company-1 and Company- 2 PPP Loan
Applications were submitted.
4 .
In early July 2020 , the PPP loan applications for both
Company- 1 and Company- 2 were approved , resulting in the
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disbursement of a total of nearly $4 million in fraudulently
procured loans to TOUSSAINT , BELLA, and other members of the
conspiracy .
5 .
Between July and August 2020 , there were significant
disbursements from a bank account belonging to Company- 1 that
did not appear to meet the requirements for the use of PPP
funds , including large transfers of funds abroad , the movement
of funds to an investment management company , and the payment of
approximately $729 , 550 in funds to a bank account which was
controlled by APOCALYPSE BELLA, a/k/a " Dias Yumba ," the
defendant , and approximately $138 , 000 to a bank account which
was controlled by MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a "Mack," the
defendant .
6 .
Starting in or about February 2021 , AMOS MUNDENDI ,
a/k/a "Mos ," a/k/a "El Ashile Mundi ," the defendant , began to
facilitate the process of fraudulently applying for a second
round of PPP loans , including for Company- 1 and Company- 2 .
This
resulted in a second fraudulent PPP Loan Applicat i on being
prepared and submitted in the name of Company- 1 , requesting an
additional $2 million in PPP funds .
That l oan was never funded .
7 .
In or about June 2020 , ALVIN MAXWELL , the defendant ,
worked together with MACKENZY TOUSSAINT, the defendant , to
submit a fraudulent PPP loan application for a third company
(" Company-3" ) as part of the scheme , and facilitated the
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transmission of a fraudulent PPP loan application for Company- 3 ,
which resulted in the disbursement of over $1 . 6 million in PPP
loan funds .
Statutory Allegations
8 .
From at least in or about March 2020 to May 2021 , in
the Southern District of New York and elsewhere , APOCALYPSE
BELLA, a/k/a "Dias Yumba ," MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a "Mack,"
AMOS MUNDENDI , a/k/a "Mos ," a/k/a "El Ashile Mundi ," and ALVIN
MAXWELL , the defendants , together with others known and unknown ,
willfully and knowingly combined , conspired , confederated , and
agreed together and with each other to commit an offense against
the United States and to defraud the United States and an agency
thereof , to wit , the SBA, in violation of Title 18 , United
States Code , Section 1031 .
9 .
It was a part and an object of the conspiracy that
APOCALYPSE BELLA, a/k/a " Dias Yumba ," MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a
"Mack," AMOS MUNDENDI , a/k/a "Mos ," a/k/a " El Ashile Mundi ," and
ALVIN MAXWELL , the defendants , together with others known and
unknown , willfully and knowingly would and did execute and
attempt to execute , a scheme and artifice with the intent to
defraud the United States , and to obtain money and property by
means of false and fraudulent pretenses , representations , and
promises , in a grant , contract , subcontract , subsidy , loan ,
guarantee , insurance , and .other form of Federal assistance ,
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including through an economic stimulus , recovery and rescue plan
provided by the Government , the value of which was $1 , 000 , 000
and more , to wit , BELLA, TOUSSAINT , MUNDENDI , and MAXWELL
engaged in a scheme to obtain at least approximately $30 million
in Government-guaranteed PPP loans for various companies ,
including Company-1 , Company- 2 , Company-3 by means of false and
fraudulent pretenses , representations , and documents .
10 .
It was a further part and an object of the conspiracy
that APOCALYPSE BELLA, a/k/a "Dias Yumba," MACKENZY TOUSSAINT ,
a/k/a "Mack," AMOS MUNDENDI , a/k/a "Mos ," a/k/a " El Ashile
Mundi ," and ALVIN MAXWELL , the defendants , together with others
known and unknown , willfully and knowingly would and did defraud
the United States , and an agency thereof , to wit , BELLA,
TOUSSAI NT , MUNDENDI , and MAXWELL engaged in a scheme to obtain
at least approximately $30 million in Government - guaranteed PPP
loans for various companies , including Company-1 , Company- 2 , and
Company- 3 , by means of false and fraudulent pretenses ,
representations , and documents .
Overt Acts
11 .
In furtherance of the conspiracy and to effect the
illegal objects thereof , APOCALYPSE BELLA , a/k/a "Dias Yumba ,"
MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a "Mack," AMOS MUNDENDI , a/k/a "Mos ,"
a/k/a " El Ashile Mundi ," and ALVIN MAXWELL , the defendants , and
others known and unknown , committed the following overt acts ,
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among others , in the Southern District of New York and
elsewhere :
a .
In or about July 2020 , a co-conspirator not named
herein ("CC-1"), who was located in the Southern District of New
York and was acting as an agent of both Company-1 and Company- 2 ,
caused a total of approximately $729 , 550 in proceeds from
fraudulently procured PPP loans to be transferred from a bank
account located in the Southern District of New York to a bank
account controlled by BELLA.
b .
In or about August 2020 , CC-1 , who was located in
the Southern District of New York , caused a total of
approximately $138 , 000 in proceeds from fraudulently procured
PPP loans to be transferred from a bank account l ocated in the
Southern District of New York to an account controlled by
TOUSSAINT .
c .
In or about February 2021 and March 2021 ,
MUNDENDI communicated with CC- 1 , who was located in the Southern
District of New York , and caused to be prepared a fraudulent PPP
application for Company-2 , which was transmitted to CC- 1 .
d .
In or about June 2020 , MAXWELL aided and abetted
the submission of a fraudulent PPP loan application for
Company- 3 , which resulted in the disbursement of over $1 . 6
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million in PPP loan funds .
(Title 18 , United States Code , Section 371) .
COUNT TWO
(Major Fraud Against the United States)
The Grand Jury further charges :
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The allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 to 7 are
repeated and realleged , and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
13 .
From at least in or about March 2020 to May 2021 , in
the Southern District of New York and e l sewhere , APOCALYPSE
BELLA, a/k/a " Dias Yumba ," MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a "Mack," AMOS
MUNDENDI , a/k/a "Mos ," a/k/a " El Ashile Mundi ," and ALVIN
MAXWELL , the defendants , willfully and knowingly executed , and
attempted to execute , a scheme and artifice with the intent to
defraud the United States , and to obtain money and property by
means of false and fraudulent pretenses , representations , and
promises , in a grant , contract , subcontract , subsidy , loan ,
guarantee , insurance , and other form of Federal assistance ,
including through an economic stimulus , recovery and rescue plan
provided by the Government , the value of which was $1 , 000 , 000
and more , to wit , BELLA, TOUSSAINT , MUNDENDI , and MAXWELL in a
scheme to obtain at least approximately $30 million in
Government- guaranteed PPP loans by means of false and fraudulent
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pretenses , representations , and documents , incl uding for
Company-1 a nd Company-2 , and Company-3 .
(Title 18 , United States Code , Sections 1031 and 2 . )
COUNT THREE
(Wire Fraud Conspiracy)
The Grand Jury further charges :
14 . The allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 to 7 are
repeated and realleged , and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein .
15 . From at least in or about March 2020 through at least
in or about May 2021 , in the Southern District of New York and
elsewhere , APOCALYPSE BELLA , a/k/a " Dias Yumba ," MACKENZY
TOUSSAINT , a/k/a "Mack," AMOS MUNDENDI , a/k/a "Mos ," a/k/a " El
Ashile Mundi ," and ALVIN MAXWELL , the defendants , and others
known and unknown, wi l lfully and knowingly did combine ,
conspire , confederate , and agree together and with each other to
commit wire fraud , in violation of Title 18 , United States Code ,
Section 1343 .
16. It was a part and an object of the conspiracy that
APOCALYPSE BELLA, a/k/a " Dias Yumba," MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a
" Mack," AMOS MUNDENDI , a/k/a "Mos ," a/k/a "El Ashile Mundi ," and
ALVIN MAXWELL , the defendants , and others known and unknown ,
willful l y and knowingly , having devised and intending to devise
a scheme a nd artif i ce to defraud , and for obtaining money and
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property by means of false and fraudulent pretenses ,
representat i ons , and promises , knowingly transmitted and caused
to be transmitted by means of wire , radio , and television
communication in interstate and foreign commerce , writings ,
signs , signals , pictures , and sounds , for the purpose of
executing such scheme and artifice , to wit , BELLA , TOUSSAINT ,
MUNDENDI , and MAXWELL engaged in a scheme to obtain at least
approximately $30 million in Government - guaranteed PPP loans by
means of false and fraudulent pretenses , representations , and
documents , including Company-1 , Company- 2 , and Company- 3 ,
including through the onl ine submission of PPP loan applications
transmitted from the Southern District of New York .
(Title 18 , United States Code , Sections 1349 . )
COUNT FOUR
(Wire Fraud)
The Grand Jury further charges :
17 . The allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 to 7 are
repeated and realleged , and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein .
18 . From at least in or about March 2020 to May 2021 , in
the Southern District of New York and elsewhere , APOCALYPSE
BELLA, a/k/a "Dias Yumba ," MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a "Mack,"
AMOS MUNDENDI , a/k/a "Mos ," a/k/a "El Ashile Mundi ," and ALVIN
MAXWELL , the defendants , having devised and intending to devise
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a scheme and artifice to defraud , and for obtaining money and
property by means of false and fraudulent pretenses ,
representations , and promises , knowingly transmitted and caused
to be transmitted by means of wire , radio , and television
communication in interstate and foreign commerce , writings ,
signs , signals, pictures , and sounds , for the purpose of
executing such scheme and artifice , to wit , BELLA , TOUSSAINT ,
MUNDENDI , and MAXWELL engaged in a scheme to obtain at least
approximately $30 million in Government - guaranteed PPP loans by
means of false and fraudulent pretenses , representations , and
documents , including for Company- 1 , Company-2 , and Company- 3 ,
including through the online submiss i on of PPP loan applications
transmitted from the Southern District of New York .
(Title 18, United States Code , Sections 1343 and 2 .)
COUNT FIVE
(Wire Fraud Conspiracy)
The Grand Jury further charges :
OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM FRAUD SCHEME
19 . From at least May 2020 to at least in or about April
2021 , in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere ,
MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a "Mack , " and BRANDON JACKSON , the
defendants , were engaged in a scheme to submit to submit
fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan ("EIDL" ) applications ,
frequently through the use of synthetic identities (involving a
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fake name with the real personal identifying information of
another person) .
JACKSON and TOUSSAINT frequently used Social
Security numbers belonging to minors as part of the synthetic
identities created for the fraud .
20 . In addition , BRANDON JACKSON , the defendant , at the
direction of MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a " Mack," the defendant ,
created a number of falsified documents , including bank records ,
to submit in support of the fraudulent EIDL applications.
At
least approximately $1 . 7 million in EIDL l oans were funded as a
resulted o f the fraudulent applications created by JACKSON and
TOUSSAINT.
21 . Once the fraud proceeds were deposited into bank
accounts in the names of the synthetic identities , BRANDON
JACKSON , the defendant , transferred the proceeds via check into
a bank account that he controlled (the " JACKSON Account") .
On
numerous occasions , the check deposits into the JACKSON Account
took place at a bank branch l ocated in New York , New York .
STATUTORY ALLEGATIONS
22 . From at least May 2020 to at least in or about April
2021 , in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere ,
MACKENZY TOUSSAINT, a/k/a "Mack," and BRANDON JACKSON , the
defendants , and others known and unknown , willfully and
knowingly did combine , conspire , confederate , and agree together
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and with each other to commit wire fraud , in violation of Title
18 , United States Code , Section 1343 .
23 . It was a part and an object of the conspiracy that
MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a " Mack," and BRANDON JACKSON , the
defendants , and others known and unknown , willfully and
knowingly , having devised and intending to devise a scheme and
artifice to defraud , and for obtaining money and property by
means of false and fraudulent pretenses , representations , and
promises , knowingly transmitted and caused to be transmitted by
means of wire , radio , and television communication i n interstate
and foreign commerce , writings , signs , signals , pictures , and
sounds , for the purpose of executing such scheme and artifice ,
to wit , TOUSSAINT and JACKSON engaged in a scheme to obtain at
least approximately $1 . 7 million in Government - guaranteed loans
from the SBA' s EIDL Program, by submitting fraudulent loan
applications , including applications using fake names and the
true Social Security numbers of minors , and sent interstate
wires in furtherance of that scheme.
(Title 18 , United States Code , Sections 1349 and 2 . )
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COUNT SIX
(Major Fraud Against the United States)
The Grand Jury further charges :
24 . The allegations set forth in paragraphs 19 to 21 are
repeated and realleged , and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein .
25 . From at least in or about May 2020 to at least in or
about April 2021 , in the Southern District of New York and
elsewhere , MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a "Mack," and BRANDON
JACKSON , the defendants , willfully and knowingly executed , and
attempted to execute , a scheme and artifice with the intent to
defraud the United States , and to obtain money and property by
means of false and fraudulent pretenses , representations , and
promises , in a grant , contract , subcontract , subsidy , loan ,
guarantee , insurance, and other form of Federal assistance ,
including through an economic stimulus , recovery and rescue plan
provided by the Government , the value of which was $1 , 000 , 000
and more , to wit , TOUSSAINT and JACKSON engaged in a scheme to
obtain at least approximately $1.7 million in Government -
guaranteed loans from the EIDL Program, by submitting fraudulent
loan applications , includi ng applications using fake names and
the true Social Security numbers of minors .
(Title 18 , United States Code , Sections 1031 and 2 . )
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COUNT SEVEN
(Aggravated Identity Theft)
The Grand Jury further charges :
26 . The allegations set forth in paragraphs 19 to 21 are
repeated and rea l leged , and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein .
27. From at least in or about May 2020 to at least in or
about April 2021 , MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a " Mack," and BRANDON
JACKSON , the defendants , knowingly did transfer , possess , and
use , without lawful authority , a means of identification of
another person , during and in relation to a fe l ony violation
enumerated in Tit l e 18 , United States Code , Section 1028A(c) , to
wit , TOUSSAINT and JACKSON used the true Social Security numbers
of multiple minor individuals , in connection with the submission
of fraudulent EIDL applications to the SBA, during and in
re l ation to the fraud offenses charged in Counts Five and Six of
this Indictment .
(Title 18 , United States Code , Secti on s 1028A(a) (1) ,
(b)
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( c) ( 4 ) - ( 5) , and 2 . )
FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS
28 . As the result of committing the offenses charged in
Counts Three and Four of this Indictment , APOCALYPSE BELLA,
a/k/a " Dias Yumba ," MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a " Mack," AMOS
MUNDENDI , a/k/a " Mos ," a/k/a " El Ashile Mundi ," and ALVIN
MAXWELL , the defendants , shall forfeit to the United States ,
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pursuant to Title 18 , United States Code , Section 981 (a) (1) (C)
and Title 28 , United States Code , Section 246l(c) , any and all
property constituting , or derived from , proceeds obtained
directly or indirectly , as a result of the commission of said
offenses , including but not limited to a sum of money in United
States currency representing the amount of proceeds traceable to
the commission of said offenses .
29 . As the result of committing the offense charged in
Count Five of this Indictment , MACKENZY TOUSSAINT , a/k/a "Mack,"
and BRANDON JACKSON , the defendants , shall forfeit to the United
States , pursuant to Title 18 , United States Code , Section
981 (a) (1) (C) and Title 28 , United States Code , Section 2461 (c) ,
any and all property constituting, or derived from , proceeds
obtained directly or indirectly , as a result of the commission
of said offense , including but not limited to a sum of money in
United States currency representing the amount of proceeds
traceable to the commission of said offenses .
Substitute Assets Provision
30. If any of the above - described forfeitable property , as
a result of any act or omission of the defendants :
a .
cannot be located upon the exercise of due
diligence ;
b .
has been transferred or sold to , or deposited
with , a third person ;
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c .
has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the
Court ;
d .
has been substantially diminished in value ; or
e .
has been commingled with other property which
cannot be subdivided without difficulty ;
it is the intent of the United States , pursuant to Title 21 ,
United States Code , Section 853(p) , and Title 28 , United States
Code , Section 2461(c) , to seek forfeiture of any other property
of the defendants up to the value of the forfeitable property
described above.
(Title 18 , United States Code , Section 981 ;
Title 21 , United States Code , Section 853 ; and
Title 28 , United States Code , Section 2461 . )
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DAMIAN WILLIAMS
United States Attorney
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
V.
APOCALYPSE BELLA, a/k/a "Dias Yumba,"
MACKENZY TOUSSAINT, a/k/a "Mack,"
AMOS MUNDENDI, a/k/a "Mos,"
a/k/a "El Ashile Mundi,"
ALVIN MAXWELL, and
BRANDON JACKSON.
Defendants.
SEALED SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT
S3 21 Cr . 247 (PAE)
(18 U. S . C. §§ 371 , 1028A, 1031 , 1343 , 1349 ,
and 2 . )
DAMIAN WILLIAMS
United States Attorney
A TRUE BILL
Foreperson
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