Case docket
United States v. Derek James Acree — S.D. Fla., No. 9:22-cr-80157-AHS
USA v. Acree — 9 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, filed between September 29, 2022 and January 3, 2023. Among them: 3 notices, 1 waiver and 1 order.
See also: United States v. Derek James Acree — U.S. District Court, S.D. Fla. — the same docket (docket No. 9:22-cr-80157) under another case page, 13 public filings.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
|---|---|
| Filings | 9 public filings |
| Filed | 2022-09-29 – 2023-01-03 |
| Document types | notices (3), waiver (1), order (1), proposed order (1), motion (1) |
| Original PDFs | 9 of 9 |
Case summary
Derek James Acree was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 9:22-cr-80157-AHS. The government's proposed preliminary order of forfeiture states that an information filed September 27, 2022 charged him in Count 1 with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349, that the information contained forfeiture allegations of approximately $869,682.83, and that the court accepted his guilty plea to Count 1 on October 11, 2022. He filed a waiver of indictment on September 30, 2022 and a personal surety bond was entered the same day. The same filing describes Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection Program applications submitted between March and August 2020 for companies of which he was an officer. A sentencing hearing was held on January 4, 2023.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Derek James Acree |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 9:22-cr-80157-AHS, captioned on the parties' filings as Case No. 22-80157-AHS |
| District | Southern District of Florida prosecutions → |
| Program | Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program of the Small Business Administration and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both described in the government's proposed preliminary order of forfeiture as developed under the CARES Act |
| Charges | Count 1 of an information filed September 27, 2022: conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349, with forfeiture allegations of proceeds of approximately $869,682.83, according to the government's proposed preliminary order of forfeiture. A waiver of indictment was filed on September 30, 2022. The information itself is not on this page |
| Disposition or status | Pleaded guilty to Count 1 of the information on October 11, 2022, which the court accepted, according to the government's proposed preliminary order of forfeiture. The court set a sentencing hearing by order of October 11, 2022; an unopposed motion to continue it, filed December 20, 2022, was withdrawn on December 31, 2022, and the sentencing minutes are dated January 4, 2023. The judgment is not on this page and the sentencing minutes are a handwritten form that extracts as unreadable characters, so the sentence cannot be stated. As part of the guilty plea the defendant agreed to a forfeiture money judgment of $869,682.83 |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22 |
What was he charged with?
The government's proposed preliminary order of forfeiture states that on September 27, 2022 the United States filed an information charging him in Count 1 with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349, and that the information alleged forfeiture of proceeds of approximately $869,682.83. A waiver of indictment was filed on September 30, 2022.
What loan applications does the record on this page describe?
The government's proposed preliminary order of forfeiture states that between March 2020 and around August 2020 the defendant and a co-conspirator submitted several applications under the EIDL program and the PPP; that an EIDL application of March 31, 2020 for National Financial Holdings, Inc. sought approximately $509,900, after which $396,000 was distributed in nine wires between April 22 and August 5, 2020; that a PPP application of April 3, 2020 for the same company sought approximately $376,356.03 on a stated average monthly payroll of $150,542.41 and 20 employees and was approved and funded by First Home Bank; that a PPP application of April 17, 2020 for NFH Florida LLC sought approximately $376,400 and was funded by Truist Bank; and that a PPP application of April 20, 2020 for National Financial Holdings Technology LLC sought approximately $349,955 and was funded by Flagler Bank.
What forfeiture was sought?
The government's proposed order recites the plea agreement, in which the defendant agreed to forfeit any property constituting or derived from proceeds traceable to the offense under 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), as incorporated by 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and 21 U.S.C. § 853, including substitute property under 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), and to a forfeiture money judgment of approximately $869,682.83 in U.S. currency.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
9 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Notice of Appearance as Co-Counsel: Christopher A. Haddad — USA v. Acree (S.D. Fla.)Notice · PDF
- WAIVER OF INDICTMENT by Derek James AcreeWaiver · Dkt. 7 · PDF
- $500,000 PSB Bond Entered as to Derek James Acree Approved — USA v. Acree (Dkt. 8, S.D. Fla.)PDF
- Government's First Response to the Standing Discovery OrderPDF
- Order Setting Date, Time, and Procedures for Sentencing Hearing — USA v. Acree (Dkt. 13, S.D. Fla.)Order · PDF
- Text of Proposed OrderProposed order · Dkt. 19.1 · PDF
- Unopposed Motion to Continue Sentencing Hearing by Derek James Acree. Responses due by 1/3/2023 — USA v. Acree (Dkt. 20, S.D. Fla.)Motion · PDF
- Notice of Withdrawal of Motion by Derek James Acree — USA v. Acree (Dkt. 24, S.D. Fla.)Notice · PDF
- Notice of Filing Letter from Client to Judge by Derek James Acree — USA v. Acree (Dkt. 26, S.D. Fla.)Notice · PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.