Case docket
United States v. Arlen G. Encarnacion — D.N.J., Magistrate No. 2:21-mj-13425-LDW
USA v. ARLEN ENCARNACION — 6 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, filed between December 13, 2021 and December 29, 2021. Among them: 1 complaint and 2 order.
Related docket: USA v. ENCARNACION — 11 public filings from the same matter under a different docket; 1 document appears on both pages.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Filings | 6 public filings |
| Filed | 2021-12-13 – 2023-08-14 |
| Document types | complaint (1), order (2) |
| Original PDFs | 6 of 6 |
Case summary
Arlen G. Encarnacion was charged by criminal complaint filed December 13, 2021 on the magistrate docket of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, No. 2:21-mj-13425-LDW, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Dunn Wettre. A government letter on this page states that he was arrested on December 16, 2021 on a complaint charging eleven counts of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344(2) and 2, three counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2, and two counts of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957 and 2. At his initial appearance the court set bail conditions including a $250,000 unsecured bond, travel restricted to New Jersey and surrender of passports.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Arlen G. Encarnacion, whose filings make up this page. The government's letter of June 13, 2023 names Kent Encarnacion and Jacquelyn Pena as co-defendants, with whom contact was restricted; no filing for either is on this page |
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| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Magistrate No. 2:21-mj-13425-LDW, also written MJ No. 21-13425 (LDW) and Mag. No. 21-13425 (LDW), before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Dunn Wettre. This is the magistrate complaint docket only |
| Program | Not named in the filings on this page |
| Charges | As stated in the government's letter of June 13, 2023: eleven counts of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344(2) and 2, three counts of wire fraud each in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2, and two counts of money laundering each in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957 and 2, all on the criminal complaint. The complaint on this page is a 26-page scan that yields no text, and no indictment or information is on the page |
| Current status | see Arlen G. Encarnacion case — U.S. District Court, D.N.J. |
| Disposition or status | Judgment entered February 22, 2024 in the district case, D.N.J. No. 3:23-cr-00794: 33 months' imprisonment on each of counts one and two, served concurrently. This page is the magistrate docket and carries no disposition. The case was sealed by order of December 13, 2021. He was arrested on December 16, 2021, released on a $250,000 unsecured appearance bond under an order setting conditions of release, with a corrected order the following day and further orders setting conditions on December 29, 2021 and a second appearance bond the same day; a Brady order and an order appointing the Federal Public Defender were entered on December 16, 2021. Eight ends-of-justice orders to continue were entered between December 16, 2021 and August 18, 2023. On June 13, 2023 the government opposed an application to modify bail conditions to permit travel outside the United States, and on August 14, 2023 the court granted a consent application, unopposed by the government, to add two conditions of bail. No indictment, plea, judgment or sentence is on this page |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the judgment |
What is he charged with?
The government's letter of June 13, 2023 states that he was arrested on December 16, 2021 pursuant to a criminal complaint charging eleven counts of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344(2) and 2; three counts of wire fraud, each in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2; and two counts of money laundering, each in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957 and 2. The complaint itself, filed December 13, 2021, appears on this page as a 26-page scan with no extracted text, so the counts cannot be read from it, and no filing on the page names a pandemic relief program.
What were his conditions of release?
The government's letter states that at his initial appearance the court set bail conditions including a $250,000 unsecured bond, travel restricted to New Jersey unless approved by Pretrial Services, surrender of all passports and travel documents, and no contact with the named co-defendants except in the presence of counsel. Orders setting conditions of release were entered on December 16 and 17 and December 29, 2021, together with unsecured appearance bonds. Those orders record that, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he had not yet been processed by the U.S. Marshals Service for the arrest and was to report for processing on a date to be determined.
What happened to the application to travel?
The government's letter of June 13, 2023 opposes an application filed on or about June 2, 2023 to modify the bail conditions so that he could retrieve his passport and travel outside the United States, arguing that there had been no change in circumstances since his initial appearance and that the application should be denied. The page holds no order ruling on that application. A consent order of August 14, 2023, made on the defendant's application as recommended by a pretrial services officer and with no objection from the government, modified his bail to add two conditions, with all other conditions remaining in force.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
6 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- COMPLAINT as to ARLEN G. ENCARNACION (1)Complaint · PDF
- Order to Seal Case as to ARLEN G. ENCARNACIONOrder · PDF
- Unsecured Appearance Bond Entered as to ARLEN G. Encarnacion in amount of $250,000 — USA v. ARLEN Encarnacion (Dkt. 8, D.N.J.)PDF
- BRADY ORDER as to ARLEN G. ENCARNACIONPDF
- Appearance BondDkt. 13.1 · PDF
- ORDER modifying conditions of release as to ARLEN G. ENCARNACIONOrder · Dkt. 23 · PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.