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USA v. Davis — U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

USA v. Davis — U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia — 71 documents in the archive, dated February 15, 2024 to June 11, 2025.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Docket numberNo. 1:24-cr-00040 — main docket · CourtListener docket 549455
Filings71 public filings
Filed2024-02-15 – 2025-06-11
Original PDFs71 of 71

Case summary

Craig David Davis was charged in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, No. 1:24-cr-00040. A superseding indictment returned in May 2024 charges Counts 1 through 5 of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, with a forfeiture notice, over a scheme beginning about April 2020 and continuing through about June 2021. He pleaded guilty to Count 1 of the superseding indictment. Judgment was entered March 6, 2025: ninety-three months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $100 assessment and restitution of $8,995,191.55 under a restitution order entered the same day, with the interest requirement waived. Counts 1 through 4 of the original indictment and Counts 2s through 5s were dismissed on the motion of the United States.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Craig David Davis, described in the superseding indictment as owner and operator of Bright Vanguard, LLC
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, No. 1:24-cr-00040-PTG, Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP), as described in the government's sentencing filing; the superseding indictment also describes the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program
ChargesCount of conviction as printed: Count 1s, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, wire fraud, offense ended 06/2021. The superseding indictment charged Counts 1-5 of wire fraud plus a forfeiture notice
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty to Count 1 of the superseding indictment; judgment imposed and entered March 6, 2025: 93 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, $100 assessment and $8,995,191.55 restitution; remaining counts dismissed on the government's motion
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What was Davis sentenced to?

Ninety-three months' imprisonment, with recommendations that he be designated to a facility as close to the Los Angeles area as possible and be permitted to participate in the Residential Drug Abuse Program, and three years of supervised release.

What does the government say the case involved?

Its January 9, 2025 filing states that he submitted multiple Paycheck Protection Program and Main Street Lending Program loan applications to which he was not entitled during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that he simultaneously continued another long-term fraud scheme, causing nearly $10 million of loss.

What does the superseding indictment describe?

Programs including the Main Street Lending Program, whose loans were made between July 2020 and January 2021 and were not forgivable, and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, an SBA program providing low-interest financing in regions affected by declared disasters.

The co-conspirator: $716,375 and a 2014 Lamborghini

Davis's principal co-conspirator, Andra Shirone Thompson of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty in Maryland to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to his plea, his PPP and Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications brought in $716,375, some of which went toward a 2014 Lamborghini Aventador and renovations on a house in North Carolina. On the equipment-financing side, prosecutors said Thompson personally executed three fraudulent invoice transactions worth about $813,362, in a conspiracy with Davis that they said caused more than $60 million in fraudulent lending. U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby sentenced Thompson to a year and a day, plus three years of supervised release, forfeiture of $847,280, and $813,363.01 in restitution. (Source: Maryland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pandemic Relief Loan Fraud and Commercial Loan Fraud.)

The Justice Department's Criminal Division Fraud Section and the Eastern District of Virginia U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted Davis's case, with "substantial assistance" from the District of Maryland. (Source: California Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding CARES Act Programs and Commercial Lenders.)

Docket

71 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.

No. 1:24-cr-00040

  1. Indictment as to Craig David Davis (1) count(s) 1-4 — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 1, E.D. Va.)Entry 1
  2. —Entries 2–3 are not in the archive
  3. Redacted Criminal Case Cover Sheet — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 4)Entry 4
  4. Motion to Seal by USA as to Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 5, E.D. Va.)Entry 5
  5. Order granting 5 Motion to Seal until the defendant is arrested as to Craig David Davis (1)Entry 6
  6. —Entry 7 is not in the archive
  7. CJA 23 Financial Affidavit by Craig David Davis. (wgar, ) (Main Document 8 replaced on… — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 8)Entry 8
  8. Rule 5(c)(3) Documents Received as to Craig David Davis. (wgar, ) (Main Document 9 replaced on… — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 9)Entry 9
  9. Additional Documents (in re: Bond) recieved from the Central District of California — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 9-1, E.D. Va.)Entry 9, attachment 1
  10. Exhibit Defendant's surety bond — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 66.2)Entry 9, attachment 1
  11. Appearance of Counsel (AO 458) — United States of America, Case 1:24-cr-00040-PTG (Document 10)Entry 10
  12. Clerk's Minutes — Arraignment — USA v. Davis (E.D. Va.)Entry 11
  13. Order - This matter comes before the Court — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 12, E.D. Va.)Entry 12
  14. Consent Motion to Certify Case as "Complex" Under the Speedy Trial Act by USA — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 13, E.D. Va.)Entry 13
  15. Order granting 13 Motion to Certify Case as "Complex" Under the Speedy Trial Act — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 14, E.D. Va.)Entry 14
  16. Consent Motion for Entry of a Stipulated Protective Order by USA as to Craig David DavisEntry 15
  17. Protective Order as to Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 16)Entry 16
  18. Agreed Discovery Order as to Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 17, E.D. Va.)Entry 17
  19. Order Setting Conditions of Release as to Craig David Davis (1) PR Bond — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 18, E.D. Va.)Entry 18
  20. Subpoenas issued for Jury Trial set for 10/22/2024 @ 10:00 a.m — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 19, E.D. Va.)Entry 19
  21. —Entry 20 is not in the archive
  22. $25,000 unsecured bond w/conditions entered as to Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 21, E.D. Va.)Entry 21
  23. —Entry 22 is not in the archive
  24. Consent MOTION to Continue Motions Deadline by Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 23)Entry 23
  25. Proposed Order — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 23.1)Entry 23, attachment 1
  26. Order on Agreed Motion to Continue Motions Deadline — United States v. Davis (E.D. Va., Document 24)Entry 24
  27. Superseding Indictment as to Craig David Davis (1) count(s) 1s-5s — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 25, E.D. Va.)Entry 25
  28. —Entries 26–27 are not in the archive
  29. Redacted Criminal Case Cover Sheet — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 28)Entry 28
  30. Motion to Waive Appearance at Arraignment (Unopposed) by Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 29, E.D. Va.)Entry 29
  31. Ordered that the Motion is Granted, and it is Further Ordered that the defendant may — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 30, E.D. Va.)Entry 30
  32. Clerk's Minutes — Arraignment on Superseding Indictment — USA v. Davis (E.D. Va., 2024-05-23)Entry 31
  33. Consent MOTION to Continue Motions Deadline by Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 32)Entry 32
  34. Proposed Order — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 32.1)Entry 32, attachment 1
  35. Order on Second Consent Motion to Continue Motions Deadline — United States v. Davis (E.D. Va., Document 33)Entry 33
  36. Motion to Substitute Attorney by Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 34, E.D. Va.)Entry 34
  37. Proposed Order — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 34.1)Entry 34, attachment 1
  38. ORDERED that Cadence Metz of the Federal Defender's Office be withdrawn this date as counsel… — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 35)Entry 35
  39. Appearance of Counsel (AO 458) — Craig David Davis, Case 1:24-cr-00040-PTG (Document 36)Entry 36
  40. Plea Minutes — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 37, E.D. Va.)Entry 37
  41. PLEA AGREEMENT as to Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 38)Entry 38
  42. Statement of Facts as to Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 39, E.D. Va.)Entry 39
  43. Order that Counsel for Deft and the Government shall advise — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 40, E.D. Va.)Entry 40
  44. —Entry 41 is not in the archive
  45. Consent Motion to Continue Sentencing Hearing by Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 42, E.D. Va.)Entry 42
  46. Proposed Order — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 42.1)Entry 42, attachment 1
  47. Ordered that Defendant's Motion to Continue Sentencing Hearing (Dkt. 42) is Granted — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 43, E.D. Va.)Entry 43
  48. Position on Sentencing by USA as to Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 44, E.D. Va.)Entry 44
  49. —Entry 45 is not in the archive
  50. Defendant's Position on Sentencing Factors — United States v. Craig David DavisEntry 46
  51. Second Motion to Continue Sentencing Hearing by Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 47, E.D. Va.)Entry 47
  52. Order granting 47 Motion to Continue as to Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 48, E.D. Va.)Entry 48
  53. Notice of Agreed Upon Sentencing Hearing Date by Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 49, E.D. Va.)Entry 49
  54. —Entries 50–51 are not in the archive
  55. Letter from Mr. Davis, Family Members, and Community — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 52, E.D. Va.)Entry 52
  56. Letter Mr. Craig Davis Letter — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 52.1)Entry 52, attachment 1
  57. Letter Family and Community Letters — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 52.2)Entry 52, attachment 2
  58. Motion to Dismiss Counts 2-5 of the Superseding Indictment by USA as to Craig David DavisEntry 53
  59. Proposed Order — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 53.1)Entry 53, attachment 1
  60. Amended Motion to Dismiss Remaining Charges of the Indictment — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 54, E.D. Va.)Entry 54
  61. Proposed Order — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 54.1)Entry 54, attachment 1
  62. Order on Motion to Dismiss Counts — United States v. Craig David Davis (E.D. Va., Document 55)Entry 55
  63. Sentencing Minutes — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 56, E.D. Va.)Entry 56
  64. Judgment as to Craig David Davis (1), Count 1s, BOP: 93 months, SR 3 Years — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 57, E.D. Va.)Entry 57
  65. —Entry 58 is not in the archive
  66. Consent Order of Forfeiture as to Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 59, E.D. Va.)Entry 59
  67. Restitution Order as to Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 60, E.D. Va.)Entry 60
  68. Attachment A to Restitution Order — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 60.1)Entry 60, attachment 1
  69. First Motion for Extension for self-surrender by Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 61, E.D. Va.)Entry 61
  70. Notice of Appearance — United States of America v. Craig Davis, Case No. 1:24-cr-00040-PTG-1 (Document 62)Entry 62
  71. Ordered that Defendant's Motion to Delay Self-Turn — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 63, E.D. Va.)Entry 63
  72. Subpoenas Returned Unexecuted for Jury Trial set for 10/22/2024 @ 10:00 a.m. as to Craig David… — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 64)Entry 64
  73. Appearance of Counsel — United States of America v. Craig David Davis, Case No. 1:24-CR-00040-PTG (Document 65)Entry 65
  74. Second Motion to Continue Self Surrender to BOP by Craig David Davis — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 66, E.D. Va.)Entry 66
  75. Letter from the Defendant's father — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 66.1)Entry 66, attachment 1
  76. Exhibit Order of Foreclosure on Roger Davis' home — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 66-3, E.D. Va.)Entry 66, attachment 3
  77. Exhibit Plaintiff's Motion to Reschedule Sale — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 66-4, E.D. Va.)Entry 66, attachment 4
  78. Exhibit Appraisal of Roger Davis' home — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 66.5)Entry 66, attachment 5
  79. Exhibit Retainer of bankruptcy counsel — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 66.6)Entry 66, attachment 6
  80. Ordered that the Defendant's Motion to Delay Self Surrender re 66 is DENIED — USA v. Davis (Dkt. 67, E.D. Va.)Entry 67

Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.

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