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United States v. Maurice Fayne — magistrate docket, N.D. Ga.

United States v. Maurice Fayne (GAND 276876) — 10 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, filed between May 12, 2020 and January 8, 2021. Among them: 2 motions, 1 criminal complaint and 1 summons or warrant.

See also: United States v. Maurice Fayne — the same docket under another case page, 2 public filings; 1 of the documents appear on both pages.

Related docket: United States v. Maurice Fayne (GAND 278524) — 156 public filings from the same matter under a different docket; 8 documents appear on both pages.

Related docket: United States v. Maurice Fayne (GAND 278523) — 163 public filings from the same matter under a different docket; 4 documents appear on both pages.

Related docket: United States v. Maurice Fayne, a/k/a Arkansas Mo, et al. — 17 public filings from the same matter under a different docket; 1 document appears on both pages.

Case facts

CaptionUnited States v. Maurice Fayne magistrate
CourtU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Docket number1:20-mj-00370
Filings9 public filings
Filed2020-05-12 – 2021-01-08
Document typesmotions (2), criminal complaint (1), summons or warrant (1), minute entry (1), order (1), indictment (1)
Original PDFs9 of 9

Case summary

This page holds the magistrate-court filings from the arrest of Maurice Fayne, also known as Arkansas Mo, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, No. 1:20-mj-00370-JSA. On May 12, 2020 the court sealed the case on the government's motion and Magistrate Judge Justin S. Anand issued a warrant commanding his arrest to answer a complaint charging bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344. An initial appearance was held on May 13, 2020, at which he waived the preliminary hearing, and the court entered an order setting conditions of release the same day. A related filing lists a search of a property in Dacula, Georgia and seizure proceedings against bank and credit union accounts. On June 17, 2020 the court set a hearing on his counsel's motion to withdraw.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Maurice Fayne, also known as Arkansas Mo
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, No. 1:20-mj-00370-JSA
ProgramNot named in any document on this page
ChargesBank fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1344), as stated in the arrest warrant on the complaint
Current statussee Maurice Fayne PPP fraud case — U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.
Outcome and sentenceSentenced September 14, 2021 to 210 months' imprisonment in the district case, N.D. Ga. No. 1:20-cr-00228. This page is the magistrate docket, No. 1:20-mj-00370, and its filings are the arrest warrant, sealing order, initial-appearance minutes, conditions of release, related search and seizure captions, and counsel motions, running from May 12, 2020 to January 8, 2021
Status checked2026-09-23 · against the U.S. Attorney's Office press release

What was Fayne arrested on?

An arrest warrant issued May 12, 2020 commanding the United States Marshal to arrest Maurice Fayne, a/k/a "Arkansas Mo", and bring him to the nearest magistrate judge to answer a complaint charging him with bank fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344.

What happened at the initial appearance?

The magistrate's criminal minutes for May 13, 2020 record a 45-minute initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Justin S. Anand with retained counsel, at which Fayne waived the preliminary hearing. An AO 199A order setting conditions of release was filed in open court the same day.

What related proceedings does the page name?

A filing of May 13, 2020 carries captions for a search of property at 4029 Mountain Side Trail, Dacula, Georgia, in No. 1:20-mc-833, and for seizures of funds in a Navy Federal Credit Union account held in Fayne's name and a Wells Fargo account held in another person's name, in Nos. 1:20-mj-364 and 1:20-mj-361.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

10 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. Criminal Complaint — U.S. v. FayneCriminal complaint · PDF
  2. Criminal Complaint — United States v. Maurice Fayne (Dkt. 4, N.D. Ga. No. 1:20-mj-00370)Summons or warrant · PDF
  3. Motion — United States v. Maurice Fayne (Dkt. 3, N.D. Ga. No. 1:20-mj-00370, GAND 276876)Motion · PDF
  4. Court filing — United States v. Maurice Fayne (Doc. 8, 1:20-mj-00370)PDF
  5. Criminal Complaint — United States v. Maurice Fayne (Dkt. 7, N.D. Ga. No. 1:20-mj-00370, GAND 276876)Minute entry · PDF
  6. Motion — United States v. Maurice Fayne (Dkt. 6, N.D. Ga. No. 1:20-mj-00370, GAND 276876)Motion · PDF
  7. Order — United States v. Maurice Fayne (N.D. Ga. No. 1:20-mj-00370)Order · PDF
  8. Indictment - United States v. Maurice Fayne magistrateIndictment · PDF
  9. Search Warrant Affidavit — U.S. v. Maurice Fayne (Dkt. 15, N.D. Ga. No. 1:20-mj-00370, GAND 276876)PDF
  10. Court filingDoc. 17 · PDF

More documents from this docket

3 more documents from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.gand.276876) are in the archive but are not among the 10 filings above.

  1. Motion to Seal
  2. Motion to Unseal
  3. Criminal Complaint - United States v. Maurice Fayne magistrate PPP fraud case (2020-05-14)Summons or warrant

Other cases in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

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