Andre Lee Gaines PPP fraud case — N.D. Ga., Atlanta Division

Case summary

Andre Lee Gaines was charged by superseding information in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, No. 1:21-cr-00206-JPB, and pleaded guilty to count 1 on June 17, 2021 at a combined initial appearance, arraignment and plea hearing. A consent preliminary order of forfeiture entered after that plea forfeited $177,828.46 seized from a JPMorgan Chase account and $9,314.28 seized from a PNC Bank account, both held in the name of Gaines Reservation and Travel, under 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(3). The court held sentencing on October 5, 2021 and entered a judgment of $806,810.00 that day. The government then pursued garnishment; as of June 20, 2023 the judgment balance was $762,691.33. In July 2025 the court substituted the Small Business Administration for Cross River Bank as restitution payee.

Case at a glance

What does this page show about the sentence?

That sentence was pronounced on October 5, 2021 and that a money judgment of $806,810.00, plus costs and post-judgment interest at 0.11 percent compounded annually, was entered against Gaines the same day. The minute sheet refers to the judgment and commitment order and the transcript for details; neither is among the filings here.

What money has the government collected?

The forfeiture proceedings condemned $177,828.46 from a JPMorgan Chase account and $9,314.28 from a PNC Bank account held in the name of Gaines Reservation and Travel. Separately, a writ of garnishment issued in June 2023 against a judgment balance of $762,691.33, and an August 2023 order directed a garnishee to liquidate $12,812.14 and forward it to the clerk.

Who receives the restitution?

Cross River Bank was the original restitution payee. On the government's request the court ordered the Judgment in a Criminal Case amended to substitute the Small Business Administration, with all other previously imposed terms unchanged.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.