Court filing
Exhibit E — USA v. Crowther (Dkt. 119.5)
Filed March 22, 2021 in USA v. Crowther; one of 318 filings from this case.
Record facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
|---|---|
| Filed | 2021-03-22 |
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida · No. 2:20-cr-00114 · Doc. 119-5 · 2021-03-22 · Docket on CourtListener
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3/22/2021 Casey Crowther admits to faking bank statements, PPP fraud trial moves forward - NBC2 News https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2021/03/22/casey-crowther-admits-to-faking-bank-statements-ppp-fraud-trial-moves-forward/ 1/6 Rick Case Honda Lease Advertisement Home » News » Local » Casey Crowther admits to faking bank statements, PPP fraud trial moves forward Casey Crowther admits to faking bank statements, PPP fraud trial moves forward by NBC2 News — 12:04 PM EDT, Mon March 22, 2021 A A LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Southwest Florida businessman Casey Crowther entered a guilty plea for two federal charges stemming from accusations of using COVID-19 relief funds to buy a waterfront house and a boat. Before jury selection started in court Monday, Crowther pleaded guilty to bank fraud and providing a false statement to a lending institution. 1 38% Fort Myers 70° 70° Feels like 70° Feels like 70° WNW 10 Mph WNW 10 Mph Cloudy Cloudy Current conditions Current conditions Hourly Hourly 7-day forecast 7-day forecast Weather map Weather map Ř ŕ ¢ HOME ø NEWS ø WEATHER ø NEWSLINKS TRAFFIC FEATURES ø Monday, March 22, 2021 Live Stream NBC2’S Vax Facts 7 Day Forecast First Alert Radar Newslinks Contact Us Job Spot o T day’s ReØnance 1.75% 2.01% Rate APR Ye Y ar Fixed | $300K Terms & Conditions apply T . NMLS#1136 NBC N 2 News ws ws ws ws ws ws w Ř ŕ ¢ Monday, Marc a h 22, 2021 Case 2:20-cr-00114-JES-M_M Document 119-5 Filed 03/22/21 Page 1 of 2 PageID 684 3/22/2021 Casey Crowther admits to faking bank statements, PPP fraud trial moves forward - NBC2 News https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2021/03/22/casey-crowther-admits-to-faking-bank-statements-ppp-fraud-trial-moves-forward/ 2/6 Last year, Target Roofing, Crowther’s business, applied for a PPP loan in an effort to keep their business stable during the pandemic. The loan was approved and Target Roofing received more than $2 million from the federal government. With the guilty plea, Crowther takes responsibility for creating fake bank statements so he could be approved by a lender for a $640,381 mortgage. The mortgage was used to buy a home in St. James City. He also takes responsibility for depositing more than $1 million of PPP funding into his own bank account, to make the lender believe he had the money for a down payment on the home when in reality he did not have the cash. Advertisement These guilty pleas come with a penalty of up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Crowther still faces five federal charges, including separate instances of bank fraud, false statement to lending institution and illegal monetary transaction. Jury selection for those charges is expected to wrap up sometime this week. The businessman is also accused of using the federal funding to buy a 40- foot catamaran. Crowther’s attorney has maintained his innocence, claiming the charges are a misrepresentation of the situation. RELATED TOPICS Miami Beach declares state of emergency, curfew due to Spring Break crowdsa # MARCH 22, 2021 Spectators from abroad will be barred from Tokyo Olympics # MARCH 20, 2021 Pets are putting on pandemic-pounds too # MARCH 10, 2021 One year into pandemic, Sean Martinelli turns toward his grandparents for perspective # MARCH 8, 2021 T To T day’s ReØnance 1.75% 2.01% Rate APR Ye Y ar Fixed | $300K Terms & Conditions apply T . NMLS#1136 Case 2:20-cr-00114-JES-M_M Document 119-5 Filed 03/22/21 Page 2 of 2 PageID 685
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