U.S. v. Antonio George

Case summary

U.S. v. Antonio George is a federal prosecution in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan over Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications. The hosted record begins with the criminal complaint in No. 2:20-mj-30340, filed August 28, 2020, charging wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343; the affidavit of FBI Special Agent Matthew Sluss states that the investigation began when Citizens Bank flagged PPP applications with similar financial documents and identifies 19 loan applications for $3,118,442, including 16 PPP applications totaling $2,668,442 and 3 EIDL applications totaling $450,000, tied to George by identical documentation, signing roles or bank accounts. An information in No. 2:21-cr-20613, filed September 24, 2021, charges George, Kevin Womble, Andrae Sims and Sarah Vidal with conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 between approximately March 30, 2020 and August 27, 2020, alleging at least 15 false PPP applications worth $2,420,542 and at least 14 false EIDL applications worth $1,734,300; counts 2 through 4 charge George under 26 U.S.C. § 7206(2) over Forms 1040 prepared through The Tax Wolf, LLC. The last hosted filing is an order of October 18, 2022 by Judge Nancy G. Edmunds denying Vidal's motion for return of her passport; it records that Vidal pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years of probation. No plea or judgment for George is hosted. The hosted docket ends with that order.