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Staveley and Butziger PPP fraud case — U.S. District Court, D.R.I.

United States v. Staveley and Butziger — 22 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, filed between May 4, 2020 and August 11, 2023. Among them: 2 plea agreements, 1 declaration and 1 docket entry.

Related docket: United States v. David Butziger — 33 public filings from the same matter under a different docket; 1 document appears on both pages.

Shares documents with: United States v. David Staveley — 64 public filings; 16 documents appear on both pages.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Filings22 public filings
Filed2020-05-04 – 2023-08-11
Document typesplea agreements (2), declaration (1), docket entry (1), indictment (1), order (1), motion (1)
Original PDFs22 of 22

Case summary

This case page collects filings from the prosecution of David Staveley and David Butziger in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island over Paycheck Protection Program applications. The FBI affidavit filed May 4, 2020 states that the two sought $543,959 in forgivable SBA-guaranteed loans by claiming dozens of employees at four business entities that had little to no employees. Butziger's plea agreement, filed August 27, 2020 in No. 1:20-cr-00072, records his agreement to plead guilty to a one-count information charging conspiracy to commit bank fraud, with stipulated intended loss of $543,959. Staveley pleaded guilty in No. 1:20-cr-00074 and was sentenced on October 7, 2021 to 44 months on count 1 and 12 months on count 7, consecutive. The court denied Staveley's motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on August 11, 2023.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)David Staveley, a.k.a. Kurt Sanborn; David Butziger
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, No. 1:20-cr-00074-MSM-LDA (Staveley); No. 1:20-cr-00072-MSM-LDA (Butziger plea agreement)
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesConspiracy to commit bank fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1349); failure to appear in court as required (18 U.S.C. § 3146(a)(1)), Staveley count 7
Outcome and sentenceButziger agreed to plead guilty to a one-count information (August 27, 2020); Staveley sentenced October 7, 2021 to 44 months plus 12 months consecutive, three years supervised release; § 2255 motion denied August 11, 2023
Status checked2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22

What did Butziger agree to plead guilty to?

A one-count information charging conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. The plea agreement stipulates intended loss of $543,959, which carries a 12-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(1)(G). The case page carries no judgment as to Butziger.

What was Staveley sentenced to?

44 months on count 1 and 12 months on count 7, consecutive, with three years of supervised release. The judgment names David Staveley, a.k.a. Kurt Sanborn, a.k.a. David Sanborn, case number 1:20CR00074-01MSM.

How much did the applications seek?

$543,959 in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration, across four business entities.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

22 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. FBI Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)Declaration · PDF
  2. Government motion for revocation of release and detention — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
  3. Government motion to amend conditions of release — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
  4. Government motion to withdraw detention motion — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
  5. Rule 40 transfer docket sheet (N.D. Ga.) — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)Docket entry · PDF
  6. Plea Agreement — U.S. v. ButzigerPlea agreement · PDF
  7. Indictment — US v. Staveley/ButzigerIndictment · PDF
  8. Order of detention pending trial — US v. Staveley/ButzigerOrder · PDF
  9. Defendant's motion for compassionate release — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)Motion · PDF
  10. Government opposition to compassionate release — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
  11. Plea agreement — US v. Staveley/ButzigerPlea agreement · PDF
  12. Government sentencing memorandum — US v. Staveley/ButzigerPDF
  13. Judgment in a criminal case — US v. Staveley/ButzigerJudgment · PDF
  14. Government opposition to post-conviction motion — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
  15. Government opposition to pro se motion to preserve communications — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
  16. Government reply in §2255 proceeding — US v. Staveley/ButzigerPDF
  17. Government response to motion for return of property — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
  18. Government opposition to motion to strike — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
  19. Court memorandum and order on attorney-client privilege — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I., 2022-10-26)PDF
  20. Government opposition to motion for judicial recusal — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
  21. Government response to motion to compel return of property — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
  22. Court memorandum and order denying §2255 motion — U.S. v. Staveley/Butziger (D.R.I., 2023-08-11)PDF

More documents from this docket

4 more documents from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.rid.49647) are in the archive but are not among the 22 filings above.

  1. Criminal Complaint - United States v. David Butziger PPP fraud case (2020-05-04)Criminal complaint
  2. FBI affidavit in support of criminal complaintAffidavit
  3. Government's sentencing memorandumSentencing memorandum
  4. Criminal Complaint - United States v. David Butziger PPP fraud case (2021-12-16)Sentencing memorandum

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