United States v. Andrew Marnell — magistrate docket, C.D. Cal.

Case summary

This page holds the magistrate-court filings from the arrest of Andrew Marnell in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:20-mj-03313. The report commencing criminal action records his arrest on July 16, 2020 on a felony charge of bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344(2). The government filed a notice of request for detention the same day, and the case was unsealed and continued to July 21, 2020. After a detention hearing before Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott, the court entered an order of detention on July 21, 2020 and an amended order of detention on July 22, 2020. The detention order states that Marnell is charged with a serious fraud offense involving allegations that he stole more than $9 million from government programs designed to help victims of the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Case at a glance

What does the detention order say?

That Marnell is charged with a serious fraud offense, involving allegations that he stole more than $9 million from government programs designed to help victims suffering from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that he allegedly spent a large amount of that money gambling in the stock market and at casinos.

What was the charge at arrest?

Bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344(2). The report commencing criminal action gives that as the charge under which he was booked and records the offense as a felony; the calendar sheet for the July 16, 2020 initial appearance gives the same violation and a filing date of July 15, 2020.

How are the documents on this page labeled?

The archive's filing-type labels on this route do not match the documents. The page's "criminal complaint" is the magistrate's calendar and proceedings sheet, its "indictment" is a consent to video conference and waiver of presence, and its "information" is a notice directing the defendant to appear for a preliminary hearing and arraignment.