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USA v. Ford, Pierre and Alexandre — D. Mass., No. 1:24-cr-10007-MJJ

USA v. Pierre et al (MAD 265692) — 11 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, filed between January 27, 2023 and May 29, 2024. Among them: 5 exhibits, 1 docket entry and 1 information.

See also: United States v. Adiana Pierre — D. Mass., No. 1:24-cr-10007-MJJ — a co-defendant on the same docket (docket No. 1:24-cr-10007), 20 public filings. Full docket →

See also: Adiana Pierre PPP fraud case — U.S. District Court, D. Mass. — a co-defendant on the same docket (docket No. 1:24-cr-10007), 19 public filings.

Related docket: USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al — 10 public filings from the same matter under a different docket; 3 documents appear on both pages.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Filings11 public filings
Filed2023-01-27 – 2024-05-29
Document typesexhibits (5), docket entry (1), information (1), waiver (1), proposed order (1), order (1)
Original PDFs11 of 11

Case summary

On January 16, 2024 the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts filed a two-count information charging Wallace Ford, Adiana Pierre and Gardy Alexandre with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 in count one and conspiracy to engage in unlawful monetary transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) in count two, with wire-fraud and money-laundering forfeiture allegations, in No. 1:24-cr-10007-MJJ. The government's proposed order of forfeiture states that Alexandre pleaded guilty to both counts at a Rule 11 hearing on January 16, 2024 under a written plea agreement signed the same day; the court's procedural order records a plea entered on February 9, 2024, the date he filed a waiver of indictment. An order of forfeiture was entered on May 29, 2024.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Gardy Alexandre, docketed as defendant 3. The information is captioned against Wallace Ford, Adiana Pierre and Gardy Alexandre; the earlier sealed complaint on this page also names Erin Jare Brown
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:24-cr-10007-MJJ (District Judge Myong J. Joun); filings also carry the numbers 24-CR-10007-MJJ, 24cr10007 and 1:24-cr-10007-MJJ-3. The complaint and pretrial filings on this page are from the magistrate case No. 1:23-mj-05013, before Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act
ChargesA two-count information filed January 16, 2024: count one, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349; count two, conspiracy to engage in unlawful monetary transactions, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). It carries a wire-fraud forfeiture allegation under 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) and a money-laundering forfeiture allegation under 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1), each naming $443,760 in United States currency to be entered as an order of forfeiture against Alexandre
Outcome and sentenceJudgment entered May 29, 2024: 15 months' imprisonment on counts 1 and 2, served concurrently, and 3 years of supervised release. Pleaded guilty to counts one and two. The government's proposed order of forfeiture gives the Rule 11 hearing and the written plea agreement as January 16, 2024; the court's procedural order on the sentencing hearing records that a plea of guilty was entered on February 9, 2024, which is also the date of his waiver of indictment. The proposed order provides for forfeiture of $443,760 under 18 U.S.C. §§ 982(a)(1) and 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), and an order of forfeiture was filed on May 29, 2024 as a four-page scan that yields no text. No judgment and commitment is on this page
Status checked2026-09-23 · against the judgment

What did the information charge?

Count one charged conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and count two conspiracy to engage in unlawful monetary transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h), against Wallace Ford, Adiana Pierre and Gardy Alexandre. The information's general allegations state that Ford and his spouse purported to operate two Florida companies, Text Savvy, LLC and Our Virtual Services Inc., and that Alexandre purported to operate Palm Beach Community House Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation.

What does the information say about the program?

It states that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act was a federal law enacted in March 2020 designed to provide emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering economic harm as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that among other things it provided funding for forgivable loans to small businesses for job retention and certain other expenses through the Paycheck Protection Program. It records that PPP loan proceeds had to be used on payroll costs, interest on mortgages, rent and utilities, and names Kabbage Inc. and BlueVine, with lenders including Celtic Bank and Cross River Bank, as companies that facilitated or originated such lending.

What was forfeited?

$443,760 in United States currency. The government's proposed order of forfeiture states that in section 6 of the plea agreement Alexandre agreed to forfeit that sum on the grounds that it equals the proceeds he derived from the offense and/or the amount of money involved in his offense, that the court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the order, and that under Rule 32.2(c)(1) no ancillary proceeding is required to the extent the forfeiture consists of a money judgment.

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

Filings

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

  1. Rule 5(c)(3) Documents Received as to Gardy Alexandre — USA v. Pierre et al. (Dkt. 11, D. Mass.)Docket entry · PDF
  2. Exhibit 1Exhibit · Dkt. 33.1 · PDF
  3. Exhibit 2Exhibit · Dkt. 33.2 · PDF
  4. Exhibit 3Exhibit · Dkt. 33.3 · PDF
  5. Information (Felony) as to Wallace Ford (1) count(s) 1, 2, Adiana Pierre — USA v. Pierre et al. (Dkt. 38, D. Mass.)Information · PDF
  6. WAIVER OF INDICTMENT by Gardy AlexandreWaiver · PDF
  7. Judge Myong J. Joun: ORDER entered. PROCEDURAL ORDER re sentencing hearing as to Gardy…Dkt. 57 · PDF
  8. Text of Proposed OrderProposed order · Dkt. 65.1 · PDF
  9. Exhibit 1Exhibit · Dkt. 67.1 · PDF
  10. Exhibit 2Exhibit · Dkt. 67.2 · PDF
  11. Order of ForfeitureOrder · Dkt. 71.1 · PDF

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