Witness List by USA as to Stephanie Hockridge — United States v. Reis (Dkt. 161, N.D. Tex. No. 4:24-cr-00287)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas · No. 4:24-cr-00287-O · Doc. 161 · 2025-05-08 · Docket on CourtListener

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Government’s Witness List – Page 1 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 
FORT WORTH DIVISION 
                                                                 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 
 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No. 4:24-CR-287-O 
 
 
STEPHANIE HOCKRIDGE (02)  
a/k/a STEPHANIE REIS  
 
 
 
GOVERNMENT’S WITNESS LIST 
 
NO. 
DESCRIPTION 
Sworn Testified 
1. 
Kandace Zelaya 
U.S. Small Business Administration 
Fact Witness 
 
Ms. Zelaya may testify about the SBA’s Paycheck Protection 
Program (PPP), including eligibility of applicants, 
documentation requirements for applicants, and certifications 
required to be made by applicants. She may also briefly 
describe the role of lenders, lender service providers, and 
agents with respect to the PPP, as well as briefly describe the 
SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. 
 
 
 
2. 
James Flores 
Fact Witness 
 
Mr. Flores may testify about Blueacorn—the company he, the 
defendant, and her codefendant founded purportedly to assist 
borrowers in obtaining PPP loans. He may also testify about 
how he and his coconspirators, including the defendant, used 
Blueacorn and their knowledge of PPP regulations to 
knowingly submit fraudulent loan applications for themselves 
and others. 
 
 
 
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3. 
Collin Friedemann 
Special Agent, FBI 
Fact Witness 
 
SA Friedemann may testify about his investigation into the 
defendant, her company, and her coconspirators. He may 
testify about the conspiracy and scheme to defraud the PPP. 
SA Friedemann may also offer and explain evidence he 
obtained, including documentary evidence about specific 
fraudulent loans the defendant submitted and helped to 
submit. 
 
 
 
4. 
Kristi Gray 
Fact Witness 
 
Ms. Gray may testify about PPP loans she and her former 
husband received with the help of the defendant and her 
codefendant. 
 
 
5. 
Eric Karnezis 
Fact Witness 
 
Mr. Eric Karnezis may testify about conspiring with the 
defendant and her codefendant to defraud the PPP through the 
defendant’s VIPPP program. 
 
 
6. 
Devin Hochberg 
Fact Witness 
 
Mr. Hochberg may testify about working with the defendant 
and her codefendant to obtain fraudulent PPP loans for 
himself and companies held in his name, as well as for others 
he referred to the defendant and her codefendant. 
 
 
 
7. 
Anthony Karnezis 
Fact Witness 
 
Mr. Anthony Karnezis may testify about conspiring with the 
defendant and her codefendant to defraud the PPP through the 
defendant’s VIPPP program. 
 
 
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8. 
James Hagerman 
Special Agent, IRS 
Fact Witness 
 
SA Hagerman may offer and summarize voluminous bank 
records, tax records, PPP application documents, and other 
documentary evidence relevant to the defendant and her 
codefendant’s fraudulent PPP loan applications. 
 
 
 
9. 
Karen Tillman 
Supervisory Attorney Advisor, SBA 
 
Ms. Tillman may testify about the authenticity of certain SBA 
records, namely, applications made by the defendant and her 
codefendant for Economic Injury Disaster Loans and 
advances.  
 
 
 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
CHAD E. MEACHAM 
 
 
 
ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
 
s/ Matthew Weybrecht 
 
MATTHEW WEYBRECHT 
Assistant United States Attorney 
State Bar of Texas No. 24102642  
Telephone: 817-252-5200 
Fax: 817-252-5455 
matthew.weybrecht@usdoj.gov 
 
LORINDA I. LARYEA 
Acting Chief, Fraud Section 
 
s/ Philip Trout 
 
 
 
PHILIP TROUT 
Acting Assistant Chief 
Fraud Section 
U.S. Department of Justice 
 
 
 
  MARGARET A. MOESER 
  CHIEF, MONEY LAUNDERING &      
  ASSET RECOVERY SECTION 
  Criminal Division, U.S. Department of    
  Justice 
 
  s/ Elizabeth R. Carr 
 
 
  
  ELIZABETH R. CARR 
  RYAN MCLAREN 
  Trial Attorneys 
  Money Laundering and Asset Recovery   
  Section 
  U.S. Department of Justice 
 
 
 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
I hereby certify that on May 8, 2025, I electronically filed the foregoing document 
with the clerk for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, using the electronic 
case filing system of the court. The electronic case filing system sent a “Notice of 
Electronic Filing” to the attorney(s) of record. 
 
s/ Matthew Weybrecht 
 
 
MATTHEW WEYBRECHT 
Assistant United States Attorney 
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