United States v. Vivian Arriaga — U.S. District Court, N.D. Tex.

Case summary

Vivian Arriaga entered a plea of guilty on February 7, 2024 to count one of a one-count information in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, No. 4:24-CR-006-Y, and was adjudged guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 371 and 18 U.S.C. § 1343, offense concluded May 31, 2021. Her factual resume states that she and three coconspirators submitted Paycheck Protection Program loan applications containing false representations material to eligibility and to loan amounts, transmitted by interstate wire from Scottsdale, Arizona to lenders headquartered in California, New Jersey and Texas. Sentence was imposed September 16, 2025 and signed September 17: three years of probation, a $5,000.00 fine, a $100.00 special assessment and restitution of $70,955.88 to the Small Business Administration.

Case at a glance

What was Arriaga sentenced to?

Three years of probation on count one, with no term of imprisonment in the judgment. The judgment adds a $5,000.00 fine payable through the U.S. district clerk in Fort Worth and waives the interest requirement under 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f)(3).

Who receives the restitution, and is it shared?

The $70,955.88 is paid to the U.S. district clerk for disbursement to the U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, DC, noted "Re: Blueacorn." Of that amount, $45,617.75 is payable jointly and severally with co-conspirators Michael Cota, No. 4:24-CR-005-Y, and James Flores, No. 4:24-CR-306-Y.

What does the factual resume describe?

PPP applications with false representations about facts material to loan eligibility and loan size, sent by interstate wire from Scottsdale, Arizona to financial institutions headquartered in Redwood City and San Francisco, California; Fort Lee, New Jersey; and Bedford, Texas. It records a statutory maximum of five years' imprisonment on the count.