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USA v. Kanyike — U.S. District Court, Central District of California

USA v. Kanyike — U.S. District Court, Central District of California — 42 documents in the archive, dated December 8, 2020 to February 3, 2021.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Docket numberNo. 2:20-mj-05936 — main docket · CourtListener docket 804252
Filings42 public filings
Filed2020-12-08 – 2021-02-03
Original PDFs42 of 42

Case summary

Hassan Kanyike was arrested on December 8, 2020 on a complaint issued by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344(2), bank fraud, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:20-mj-05936. The complaint was supported by an agent's 26-page affidavit describing an alleged bank fraud scheme. He was presented and arraigned on the complaint on December 9, 2020, waived a preliminary hearing on December 18, 2020 and was released from custody by order of December 22, 2020 on conditions including location monitoring. The parties twice stipulated to continue the date by which an indictment or information must be filed, citing restrictions on grand juries imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The filings on this page end on February 3, 2021 with a passport receipt from U.S. Pretrial Services. The case is pending as of February 3, 2021; the charges are allegations.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Hassan Kanyike
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:20-mj-05936-DUTY; complaint issued by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick
DistrictCentral District of California prosecutions →
ProgramNot named in the filings on this page
ChargesBank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1344(2), charged by complaint; the booking record lists "18USC1344 - Bank Fraud" as a felony
Disposition or statusNo indictment, information, plea or judgment appears on this page. The defendant was released on bond on December 22, 2020; the last filing, dated February 3, 2021, is the passport receipt from U.S. Pretrial Services (Document 43)

What was Kanyike charged with?

Violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344(2), bank fraud, on a complaint issued by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick and supported by an agent's 26-page affidavit describing the alleged scheme. A protective order of January 5, 2021 records that the government's discovery in the case relates to that alleged crime.

Why were the deadlines extended?

The parties' stipulations cite the restrictions on grand juries imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the court's suspension of regularly scheduled grand-jury proceedings from March 31, 2020 and the activation of its Continuity of Operations Plan from December 9, 2020 through January 8, 2021.

What is the status of the case on this page?

Pending. The archive holds 27 filings dated between December 9, 2020 and January 29, 2021, and none of them is an indictment, information, plea agreement or judgment.

26 employees on paper, none on payroll

Hassan Kanyike ran a used-car business called Falcon Motors. In one PPP loan application, he claimed the company had 26 employees and $168,000 in average monthly payroll, backed by a fabricated IRS tax form claiming Falcon Motors paid out $2,022,300 in wages in 2019. When he pleaded guilty, Kanyike admitted the company had substantially fewer employees and substantially lower payroll. (Source: Santa Clarita Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud.)

The sentencing announcement says the Van Nuys-based company had no employees on payroll. In November 2021, U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips sentenced Kanyike to 51 months in federal prison, a $20,000 fine, and $1,302,550 in restitution to the SBA and four victim lenders, the total of the six loans that were approved. (Source: Santa Clarita Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Scheming to Fraudulently Obtain $1.8 Million in COVID-Relief Funds.)

Docket

42 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.

No. 2:20-mj-05936

  1. Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint — United States v. Hassan Kanyike (C.D. Cal.)Entry 1
  2. —Entry 2 is not in the archive
  3. NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR DETENTION filed by Plaintiff USA as to Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 3)Entry 3
  4. Request to Substitute Attorney Victor Sherman — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 4, C.D. Cal.)Entry 4
  5. Proposed Order — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 4.1)Entry 4, attachment 1
  6. Report Commencing Criminal Action as to Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 5, C.D. Cal.)Entry 5
  7. MINUTES OF INITIAL APPEARANCE ON LOCAL COMPLAINT held before Magistrate Judge Charles F.… — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 6)Entry 6
  8. NOTICE DIRECTING DEFENDANT TO APPEAR for Preliminary Hearing and Arraignment on… — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 7)Entry 7
  9. CONSENT to Video Conference/Telephonic Conference filed by Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 8)Entry 8
  10. ADVISEMENT OF STATUTORY & CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS filed by Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 9)Entry 9
  11. —Entry 10 is not in the archive
  12. Order of Detention by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick as to Defendant Hassan KanyikeEntry 11
  13. Declaration re: Passport filed by Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 12, C.D. Cal.)Entry 12
  14. NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR DETENTION filed by Plaintiff USA as to Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 13)Entry 13
  15. In Chambers Mandatory Rule 5(f) Order — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 14, C.D. Cal.)Entry 14
  16. Order Granting Substitution of Attorney — USA v. Kanyike (C.D. Cal.)Entry 15
  17. Waiver of Preliminary Examination or Hearing by Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 16, C.D. Cal.)Entry 16
  18. STIPULATION for Modification of Conditions of Release filed by Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 17)Entry 17
  19. Proposed Order — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 17.1)Entry 17, attachment 1
  20. Order Re Bond and Conditions of Release — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 18, C.D. Cal.)Entry 18
  21. Bond — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 18.1)Entry 18, attachment 1
  22. Attachment A to Bond — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 18-2, C.D. Cal.)Entry 18, attachment 2
  23. Stipulation to Continue Post-indictment arraignment from December 29, 2020 — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 19, C.D. Cal.)Entry 19
  24. Proposed Order — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 19.1)Entry 19, attachment 1
  25. Order by Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish as to Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 20, C.D. Cal.)Entry 20
  26. —Entry 21 is not in the archive
  27. Notice of Appearance — Benjamin Saltzman for USA — USA v. Kanyike (C.D. Cal.)Entry 22
  28. Stipulation for Order Regarding Discovery Containing — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 23, C.D. Cal.)Entry 23
  29. Proposed Order — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 23.1)Entry 23, attachment 1
  30. Protective Order Regarding Discovery Containing Personal Identifying Information — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 24, C.D. Cal.)Entry 24
  31. STIPULATION for Modification of Conditions of Release filed by Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 25)Entry 25
  32. Proposed Order — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 25.1)Entry 25, attachment 1
  33. Order by Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick as to Defendant Hassan Kanyike — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 26, C.D. Cal.)Entry 26
  34. Stipulation to Continue date by which an indictment — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 27, C.D. Cal.)Entry 27
  35. Proposed Order — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 27.1)Entry 27, attachment 1
  36. Order Continuing Date by Which an Indictment or Information — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 28, C.D. Cal.)Entry 28
  37. REDACTED AFFIDAVIT OF SURETIES (No Justification - Pursuant to Local Criminal Rule 46-5.2.8)… — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 29)Entry 29
  38. —Entry 30 is not in the archive
  39. REDACTED AFFIDAVIT OF SURETIES (No Justification - Pursuant to Local Criminal Rule 46-5.2.8)… — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 31)Entry 31
  40. —Entry 32 is not in the archive
  41. REDACTED AFFIDAVIT OF SURETIES (No Justification - Pursuant to Local Criminal Rule 46-5.2.8)… — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 33)Entry 33
  42. —Entry 34 is not in the archive
  43. REDACTED AFFIDAVIT OF SURETIES (No Justification - Pursuant to Local Criminal Rule 46-5.2.8)… — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 35)Entry 35
  44. —Entry 36 is not in the archive
  45. REDACTED AFFIDAVIT OF SURETIES (No Justification - Pursuant to Local Criminal Rule 46-5.2.8)… — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 37)Entry 37
  46. —Entry 38 is not in the archive
  47. Bond and Conditions of Release filed as to Defendant Hassan Kanyike conditions of releaseEntry 39
  48. Affidavit of Sureties (Property) in the amount of $70,000 — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 40, C.D. Cal.)Entry 40
  49. Bond Remark: Certified Short Form Deed of Trust — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 41, C.D. Cal.)Entry 41
  50. —Entry 42 is not in the archive
  51. PASSPORT RECEIPT from U. S. Pretrial Services as to Defendant Hassan Kanyike.… — USA v. Kanyike (Dkt. 43)Entry 43

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