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

United States v. Andrew Marnell (CACD 788492) — 11 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, filed between July 15, 2020 and July 22, 2020. Among them: 2 criminal complaints, 2 motions and 1 waiver.

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

Related docket: United States v. Andrew Marnell (CACD 790198) — 60 public filings from the same matter under a different docket; 10 documents appear on both pages.

Case facts

CaptionUnited States v. Andrew Marnell magistrate
CourtU.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Docket number2:20-mj-03313
Filings10 public filings
Filed2020-07-15 – 2020-07-22
Document typescriminal complaints (2), motions (2), waiver (1), information (1), order (1)
Original PDFs10 of 10

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

Defendant(s)Andrew Marnell
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:20-mj-03313-DUTY (magistrate docket)
ProgramNot named as such. The detention order refers to government programs designed to help victims of the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic
ChargesBank fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1344(2)), the offense under which he was booked; a felony
Outcome and sentenceNone on this page. It ends on July 22, 2020 with an amended order of detention; no plea, verdict or judgment is published here

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.

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

Filings

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

  1. Criminal Complaint — U.S. v. MarnellCriminal complaint · PDF
  2. Court filing — United States v. Andrew Marnell (Doc. 12, 2:20-mj-03313)PDF
  3. Court filing — United States v. Andrew Marnell (Doc. 5, 2:20-mj-03313)PDF
  4. Court filing — United States v. Andrew Marnell (Doc. 7, 2:20-mj-03313)PDF
  5. Criminal Complaint - United States v. Andrew Marnell magistrateCriminal complaint · PDF
  6. Indictment - United States v. Andrew Marnell magistrateWaiver · PDF
  7. Information - United States v. Andrew Marnell magistrateInformation · PDF
  8. Motion — United States v. Andrew Marnell (Dkt. 17, C.D. Cal. No. 2:20-mj-03313, CACD 788492)Motion · PDF
  9. Order — United States v. Andrew Marnell (C.D. Cal. No. 2:20-mj-03313)Order · PDF
  10. Search Warrant Affidavit — United States v. Andrew Marnell (C.D. Cal. No. 2:20-mj-03313, CACD 788492)PDF
  11. Motion — United States v. Andrew Marnell (Dkt. 15, C.D. Cal. No. 2:20-mj-03313, CACD 788492)Motion · PDF

More documents from this docket

2 more documents from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.cacd.788492) are in the archive but are not among the 11 filings above.

  1. Criminal Complaint - United States v. Andrew Marnell magistrate PPP fraud case (2020-07-15)Proposed order
  2. Criminal Complaint - United States v. Andrew Marnell magistrate PPP fraud case (2020-07-16)

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