Maurice Fayne PPP fraud case — U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.

Case summary

Maurice Fayne, also known as Arkansas Mo, was charged in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in case 1:20-cr-00228 over a Paycheck Protection Program application. The indictment alleged that on or about April 15, 2020 Fayne signed and submitted a PPP loan application to United Community Bank in the name of Flame Trucking Inc. requesting $3,725,500, and that the application represented that the company had 107 employees and an average monthly payroll of $1,490,200. Fayne pleaded guilty on May 11, 2021 to counts 1ss, 2ss–4ss, 5ss and 6ss of the second superseding indictment. On September 14, 2021 the court sentenced him to 210 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release and restitution of $4,465,865.55, and dismissed the remaining counts without prejudice. His motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 was denied without prejudice on May 30, 2024.

Case at a glance

What was Fayne charged with?

The judgment and commitment entry lists convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, 18 U.S.C. § 1344 and 18 U.S.C. § 1014. The indictment describes a PPP loan application submitted to United Community Bank in the name of Flame Trucking Inc.

What was Fayne sentenced to?

210 months' imprisonment on each of counts 1 through 6, to be served concurrently, with five years of supervised release and restitution of $4,465,865.55 payable jointly and severally with named co-defendants if convicted.

Which lender or program was involved?

The application named in the indictment went to United Community Bank under the Paycheck Protection Program.

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