United States v. Brandon Fitzgerald-Holley

Case summary

United States v. Brandon Fitzgerald-Holley, Case 8:21-cr-00250 (D. Md.), is a prosecution over an Economic Injury Disaster Loan and a Paycheck Protection Program loan. The indictment, filed July 7, 2021, charges two counts of wire fraud and one of money laundering, alleging that as CEO of the Coalition for Social Justice and Reform Incorporated he sought a $150,000 EIDL and a $305,854 PPP loan on a claim of 25 employees and $122,342 in average monthly payroll, supported by a Form W-3 listing $1,385,000 in wages, that the loan was wired to his personal account and that a $75,799 cashier's check followed. A plea agreement letter dated October 19, 2021 and filed December 3, 2021 offers a plea to Count One, wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, with a stipulated loss of more than $250,000 but not more than $550,000. The government's sentencing position, filed January 24, 2022, states that he pleaded guilty on December 3, 2021, puts the advisory range at 21 to 27 months and asks for a sentence at the low end and restitution of $305,854. No judgment is hosted. The hosted docket ends with the government's sentencing position.