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Alexander Barabash PPP fraud case — U.S. District Court, D. Md.

Alexander Barabash PPP fraud case — U.S. District Court, D. Md. — 37 documents in the archive, dated June 29, 2022 to April 14, 2025.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court, District of Maryland
Docket numberNo. 1:22-cr-00232 — main docket · CourtListener docket 515239
Filings37 public filings
Filed2022-06-29 – 2025-04-14
Original PDFs37 of 37

Case summary

Alexander Barabash was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, No. 1:22-cr-00232-JKB, over Paycheck Protection Program loan applications made for his construction business, iDesignbuild LLC. The indictment returned June 29, 2022 charged wire fraud and money laundering and describes three applications to M&T Bank: a loan of $46,800.00 funded April 23, 2020, a second April 2020 application that was denied, and a January 2021 application on which the bank funded $1,295,000.00 on February 26, 2021. Barabash pleaded guilty on March 24, 2023 to count one, wire fraud. The government's sentencing memorandum asked for 40 months, restitution of $1,295,000 and a forfeiture money judgment of $1,295,000. Judgment was entered June 28, 2023. In April 2025 the government moved to forfeit an Arizona property as a substitute asset.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Alexander Barabash; business named in the filings as iDesignbuild LLC
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, No. 1:22-cr-00232-JKB
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesWire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343); money laundering (18 U.S.C. § 1957); forfeiture allegations under 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1), (a)(2)(A) and (b)(1) and 21 U.S.C. § 853(p)
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty March 24, 2023 to count one, wire fraud; judgment entered June 28, 2023. The judgment PDF on the page carries no extracted text, so the term imposed is not recorded in the archived text
Counts of convictionPleaded guilty to count 1 of the indictment, wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, offense concluded 02/26/2021; counts 2-7 dismissed on motion of the United States (judgment of June 28, 2023, p. 1)
Sentence imposed14 months' imprisonment as to count 1 (p. 2); three years of supervised release (p. 3), with residence restriction and location monitoring for the first six months (p. 4)
Restitution$1,317,352.05, payable to the Clerk, U.S. District Court, for disbursement; interest accumulated until 6-26-2023 is due and payable and no interest accrues on the restitution or fine after the date of sentencing (p. 5)
Fine and assessmentFine $400,000.00; special assessment $100.00 (p. 5)
Forfeiture$504,869.54 in funds seized on 12/23/2021 from an M&T Bank account ending in x3819 in the name of iDesignBuildLLC; a 2016 Chevrolet Corvette; real property at 7 Fila Way and at 14044 Fox Hill Road, Sparks Glencoe, Maryland; amounts forfeited to be credited against restitution to the full extent permitted by law (p. 6). A preliminary order of June 27, 2023 entered a forfeiture money judgment of $1,295,000 (order of June 27, 2023, p. 2); an order of April 14, 2025 added real property at 5575 E. Sheena Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona as a substitute asset (order of April 14, 2025, p. 1)
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What did the government ask for at sentencing?

Forty months' imprisonment, restitution of $1,295,000 plus interest accrued at the time of sentencing, and a forfeiture money judgment of $1,295,000. That is the government's position in its sentencing memorandum of June 12, 2023, not the sentence imposed.

How much did the PPP loans come to?

M&T Bank funded $46,800.00 in April 2020 and $1,295,000.00 on February 26, 2021, according to the indictment. A second April 2020 application was denied.

What happened after sentencing?

On April 14, 2025 the government moved to amend the preliminary order of forfeiture of June 27, 2023 to add real property at 5575 E. Sheena Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona as a substitute asset, stating that nothing had been paid toward the $1,295,000 money judgment.

Docket

37 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.

No. 1:22-cr-00232

  1. Indictment — United States v. Alexander Barabash (D. Md.)Entry 1
  2. —Entry 2 is not in the archive
  3. Motion to Seal by USA as to Alexander Barabash — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 3, D. Md.)Entry 3
  4. Order granting 3 Motion to Seal as to Alexander Barabash (1) — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 4, D. Md.)Entry 4
  5. Motion to Unseal by USA as to Alexander Barabash. (kk5s, Deputy Clerk) — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 5, D. Md.)Entry 5
  6. Order to Unseal as to Alexander Barabash — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 6, D. Md.)Entry 6
  7. Notice of Appearance — United States of America v. Alexander Barabash, Criminal No. JKB-22-232 (Document 7)Entry 7
  8. —Entry 8 is not in the archive
  9. Receipt for Surrender of Passport as to Alexander Barabash — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 9, D. Md.)Entry 9
  10. Order Setting Conditions of Release as to Alexander Barabash — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 10, D. Md.)Entry 10
  11. ORDER pursuant to Fed R Crim P 5(f) and the Due Process Protections Act as to Alexander… — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 11)Entry 11
  12. —Entry 12 is not in the archive
  13. Consent Motion to Exclude Time From Speedy Trial Act Computation by USA — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 13, D. Md.)Entry 13
  14. Text of Proposed Order — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 13.1)Entry 13, attachment 1
  15. Order granting 13 Consent Motion to Exclude Time From Speedy Trial Act — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 14, D. Md.)Entry 14
  16. Consent Motion to Exclude Time From Calculation Under Speedy Trial Act — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 15, D. Md.)Entry 15
  17. Text of Proposed Order — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 15.1)Entry 15, attachment 1
  18. Order granting 15 Government's Motion to Exclude Time From Calculation — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 16, D. Md.)Entry 16
  19. —Entries 17–18 are not in the archive
  20. Plea Agreement — United States v. Alexander BarabashEntry 19
  21. —Entry 20 is not in the archive
  22. Regular Sentencing Order as to Alexander Barabash — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 21, D. Md.)Entry 21
  23. —Entry 22 is not in the archive
  24. Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Alexander Barabash (D. Md.)Entry 23
  25. Exhibit 1 — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 23.1)Entry 23, attachment 1
  26. Exhibit 2 — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 23.2)Entry 23, attachment 2
  27. Exhibit 3 — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 23.3)Entry 23, attachment 3
  28. Exhibit 4 — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 23.4)Entry 23, attachment 4
  29. Government's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Alexander Barabash (D. Md.)Entry 24
  30. Exhibit Gov's Ex. 1 — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 24-1, D. Md.)Entry 24, attachment 1
  31. Defendant's Response to the Government's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Alexander Barabash (D. Md.)Entry 25
  32. Government's Response to the Defense Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Alexander Barabash (D. Md.)Entry 26
  33. Exhibit 1 — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 26-1, D. Md.)Entry 26, attachment 1
  34. —Entry 27 is not in the archive
  35. MOTION for Forfeiture of Property for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture by USA as to… — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 28)Entry 28
  36. Text of Proposed Order Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 28.1)Entry 28, attachment 1
  37. —Entry 29 is not in the archive
  38. Judgment — United States v. Alexander Barabash (D. Md.)Entry 30
  39. —Entry 31 is not in the archive
  40. Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Alexander Barabash (D. Md.)Entry 32
  41. —Entries 33–36 are not in the archive
  42. Notice to District of Arizona of a Transfer of Jurisdiction — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 37, D. Md.)Entry 37
  43. Entry of Appearance: Keelan Diana, forfeiture purposes only — United States v. Alexander Barabash (District of Maryland)Entry 38
  44. United States' Motion to Amend Preliminary Order of Forfeiture to Include Substitute AssetEntry 39
  45. Exhibit 1. Declaration — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 39.1)Entry 39, attachment 1
  46. Text of Proposed Order — USA v. Barabash (Dkt. 39.2)Entry 39, attachment 2
  47. Amended Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Alexander Barabash (D. Md.)Entry 40

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