United States v. Caleb Walsh — M.D. Fla., Tampa, No. 8:26-cr-00083-KKM-LSG

Case summary

Caleb Walsh was charged by indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, No. 8:26-cr-00083-KKM-LSG. The arrest warrant of March 13, 2026 describes the offenses as bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and illegal monetary transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957; a defense motion states that he is charged with six counts of bank fraud, one count of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering. He was released on a $500,000 signature bond on March 13, 2026 and waived his presence at arraignment, entering a plea of not guilty. Trial is scheduled for November 16, 2026. The case is pending as of September 16, 2026; the charges are allegations.

Case at a glance

What is Caleb Walsh charged with?

The arrest warrant states that he is accused, on an indictment, of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and illegal monetary transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957. His unopposed motion to continue trial states that he is charged with six counts of bank fraud, one count of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering.

Who does the government name as victims?

The United States' certificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement of March 19, 2026 names, as victims of conduct alleged to be wrongful including every person who may be entitled to restitution, Celtic Bank, BayFirst Bank (formerly First Home Bank), Harvest Small Business Finance, MidFlorida Federal Credit Union, MVB Bank and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The same certificate lists special agents of FDIC-OIG, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, IRS-CI and SBA-OIG as persons who may have an interest in the outcome.

What is the trial schedule?

Trial is scheduled for a date certain of November 16, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. before Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, with a pretrial conference on November 5, 2026. The order of April 14, 2026 requires the United States to provide expert disclosures by September 25, 2026, the defendant by October 9, 2026, and rebuttal disclosures by October 16, 2026. The defense motion that led to the continuance states that discovery was expected to be voluminous and that the government had requested a three-terabyte hard drive to provide it, and that the pretrial-motions deadline was thirty days after receipt of the government's discovery.