United States v. Alfredo Hudson

Case summary

Alfredo Hudson, 36, a former Florida Department of Corrections officer, submitted a PPP loan application on June 12, 2020, claiming to be a self-employed operator of a recreation business called "Alfredo Enterprise." The application misstated the business's monthly payroll and came with a false IRS Schedule C for 2019. As a result, he obtained a $10,104 PPP loan from a Georgia-based lender.¹

On April 25, 2021, Hudson submitted a second application under the same trade name, this time describing "Alfredo Enterprise" as a barbershop. He misstated its 2019 gross income and supported the application with a different false Schedule C; a Florida-based lender approved it, and he obtained approximately $11,251. Hudson then filed a forgiveness application for that second loan, and the SBA granted it.¹

Hudson pleaded guilty to wire fraud before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid. He was scheduled for sentencing on May 24, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman. The case, No. 23-cr-20060, was investigated by the FBI and the SBA Office of Inspector General with assistance from the Florida Department of Corrections' own OIG.¹

Notes

1. U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, "Former State Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud" (original), case No. 23-cr-20060 (S.D. Fla.). ↩₁ ↩₂ ↩₃

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