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Home Court filings United States v. Adiana Pierre, Erin Jare Brown, Gardy Alexandre, and Wallace Billy Ford

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United States v. Brown — U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

United States v. Brown — U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts — 35 documents in the archive, dated January 24, 2023 to January 16, 2024.

Shares documents with: United States v. Adiana Pierre — 10 public filings; 1 document appears on both pages.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Docket numbersNo. 1:23-mj-05013 — main docket · CourtListener dockets 252838, 252839, 252840
No. 1:23-mj-00031 (no document in the archive is numbered on it) — other docket filed with this case
No. 9:23-mj-08043 (no document in the archive is numbered on it) — other docket filed with this case
Filings35 public filings (18 documents also held as a second copy)
Filed2023-01-24 – 2024-01-16
Original PDFs35 of 35

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 docketU.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:23-mj-05013-JGD
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesComplaint: 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 sentenceThe 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.

Defendants

CourtListener keeps a separate docket for each defendant under this docket number. Their filings are merged into the docket below; each row names the CourtListener docket it came from.

Docket

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

No. 1:23-mj-05013 — main docket

  1. MOTION to Seal Case as to Adiana Pierre, Erin Jare Brown, Gardy Alexandre,… — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 2)Entry 2 · CourtListener docket 252840 · also docketed as 252838, 252839
  2. —Entry 3 is not in the archive
  3. Criminal Complaint — United States v. BrownEntry 4 · CourtListener docket 252839 · also docketed as 252838
  4. Affidavit of SA Than Nguyen in Support of Criminal Complaint — United States v. Brown (D. Mass.)Entry 4, attachment 1 · CourtListener docket 252839 · also docketed as 252838, 252840
  5. JS45 Pierre — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Richardson) (Dkt. 4-2, D. Mass.)Entry 4, attachment 2 · CourtListener docket 252838 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  6. JS45 Pierre — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Brown) (Dkt. 4-2, D. Mass.)Entry 4, attachment 2 · CourtListener docket 252839 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  7. JS45 Pierre — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 4.2)Entry 4, attachment 2 · CourtListener docket 252840 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  8. JS45 Brown — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Richardson) (Dkt. 4-3, D. Mass.)Entry 4, attachment 3 · CourtListener docket 252838 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  9. JS45 Brown — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Brown) (Dkt. 4-3, D. Mass.)Entry 4, attachment 3 · CourtListener docket 252839 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  10. JS45 Brown — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 4.3)Entry 4, attachment 3 · CourtListener docket 252840 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  11. JS45 Alexandre — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Richardson) (Dkt. 4-4, D. Mass.)Entry 4, attachment 4 · CourtListener docket 252838 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  12. JS45 Alexandre — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Brown) (Dkt. 4-4, D. Mass.)Entry 4, attachment 4 · CourtListener docket 252839 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  13. JS45 Alexandre — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 4.4)Entry 4, attachment 4 · CourtListener docket 252840 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  14. JS45 Ford — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Richardson) (Dkt. 4-5, D. Mass.)Entry 4, attachment 5 · CourtListener docket 252838 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  15. JS45 Ford — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Brown) (Dkt. 4-5, D. Mass.)Entry 4, attachment 5 · CourtListener docket 252839 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  16. JS45 Ford — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Dkt. 4-5, D. Mass.)Entry 4, attachment 5 · CourtListener docket 252840 · another CourtListener docket has a different document at this number
  17. Arrest Warrant — Adiana Pierre, a/k/a Adiana Richardson, 23-mj-5013-JGD (AO 442)Entry 5 · CourtListener docket 252838
  18. Arrest Warrant — Erin Jare Brown, a/k/a Erin Ford, 23-mj-5013-JGD (AO 442)Entry 5, attachment 1 · CourtListener docket 252838
  19. Arrest WarrantEntry 5, attachment 2 · CourtListener docket 252839 · also docketed as 252838
  20. Arrest Warrant — Wallace Billy Ford, 23-mj-5013-JGD (AO 442)Entry 5, attachment 3 · CourtListener docket 252838
  21. MOTION to Unseal Case as to Adiana Pierre, Erin Jare Brown, Gardy Alexandre,… — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 6)Entry 6 · CourtListener docket 252838 · also docketed as 252839, 252840
  22. —Entries 7–8 are not in the archive
  23. Rule 5(c)(3) Documents Received as to Erin Jare Brown — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Brown) (Dkt. 9, D. Mass.)Entry 9 · CourtListener docket 252839
  24. —Entries 10–14 are not in the archive
  25. Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein: ORDER entered. as to Adiana Pierre, Erin Jare… — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 15)Entry 15 · CourtListener docket 252840 · also docketed as 252839
  26. Certificate of Service — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Dkt. 16, D. Mass.)Entry 16 · CourtListener docket 252839
  27. —Entries 17–21 are not in the archive
  28. Motion to Modify Conditions of Release as to Erin Jare Brown — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Brown) (Dkt. 22, D. Mass.)Entry 22 · CourtListener docket 252839
  29. —Entries 23–27 are not in the archive
  30. Petition for Action on Conditions of Pretrial Release — United States of America vs. Gardy Alexandre (D. Mass.)Entry 28 · CourtListener docket 252840
  31. —Entry 29 is not in the archive
  32. Petition for Action on Conditions of Pretrial Release (No. 1:23-mj-05013-JGD, Doc. 30, filed 2023-10-12)Entry 30 · CourtListener docket 252840
  33. Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein: ORDER entered. as to Gardy Alexandre — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 31)Entry 31 · CourtListener docket 252840
  34. —Entry 32 is not in the archive
  35. Memorandum regarding Petition for Action on ConditionsEntry 33 · CourtListener docket 252840
  36. Exhibit 1 — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 33.1)Entry 33, attachment 1 · CourtListener docket 252840
  37. Exhibit 2 — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 33.2)Entry 33, attachment 2 · CourtListener docket 252840
  38. Exhibit 3 — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 33.3)Entry 33, attachment 3 · CourtListener docket 252840
  39. —Entry 34 is not in the archive
  40. Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein: ORDER entered. as to Gardy Alexandre — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al (Dkt. 35)Entry 35 · CourtListener docket 252840
  41. —Entries 36–37 are not in the archive
  42. Government's Motion to Dismiss Criminal Complaint as to Erin Brown — United States v. Brown (D. Mass.)Entry 38 · CourtListener docket 252839

Documents without an entry number

  1. Rule 5(c)(3) Documents Received as to Adiana Pierre — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al - Adiana Richardson (Dkt. 8) · CourtListener docket 252838
  2. Rule 5(c)(3) Documents Received as to Gardy Alexandre — USA v. Adiana Pierre, et al. (Dkt. 11, D. Mass.) · CourtListener docket 252840

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