Case docket
United States v. Brown — U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
United States v. Adiana Pierre, Erin Jare Brown, Gardy Alexandre, and Wallace Billy Ford — 3 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, filed between January 24, 2023 and January 16, 2024. Among them: 1 declaration, 1 criminal complaint and 1 motion.
Shares documents with: United States v. Adiana Pierre — 10 public filings; 1 document appears on both pages.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Filings | 3 public filings |
| Filed | 2023-01-24 – 2024-01-16 |
| Document types | declaration (1), criminal complaint (1), motion (1) |
| Original PDFs | 3 of 3 |
Case summary
This case page collects three filings from a Paycheck Protection Program case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:23-mj-05013-JGD. An FBI special agent's affidavit of January 24, 2023 supports a criminal complaint charging Wallace Ford, Erin Brown, Adiana Pierre and Gardy Alexandre each with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit unlawful monetary transactions. The affidavit states that investigators identified at least 27 borrowers for whom the targets obtained approximately $7 million in PPP funds through applications containing fraudulent misrepresentations, and that the targets received over $1 million in kickback payments. On January 16, 2024 the government moved under Rule 48(a) to dismiss the complaint as to Erin Brown. No plea or judgment is on this page.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Wallace Ford; Erin Brown; Adiana Pierre; Gardy Alexandre, named in the affidavit as the targets. The motion to dismiss concerns Erin Brown only |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:23-mj-05013-JGD |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Charges | Complaint: conspiracy to commit wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1349) and conspiracy to commit unlawful monetary transactions (18 U.S.C. § 1956(h)) |
| Outcome and sentence | The government sought leave on January 16, 2024 to dismiss the complaint as to Erin Brown, submitting that dismissal is in the interests of justice. No plea, verdict or judgment as to any defendant is on this page |
What does the complaint charge?
Each of the four targets with conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and conspiracy to commit unlawful monetary transactions under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h), based on the submission of fraudulent loan applications to banks to obtain PPP loans and on transactions with the proceeds.
How much does the affidavit describe?
At least 27 borrowers for whom the targets obtained approximately $7 million in PPP funds through applications investigators confirmed contained fraudulent misrepresentations, and over $1 million in kickback payments to the targets. Fourteen of those applications resulted in loans over $80,000 each, totalling over $6.6 million.
What happened to Erin Brown?
On January 16, 2024 the United States Attorney sought leave under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a) to dismiss the criminal complaint as to her, stating that dismissal is in the interests of justice. The page does not carry an order on that motion.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
3 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.