Case docket
United States v. David Butziger — U.S. District Court, D.R.I.
United States v. David Butziger — 4 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, filed between May 4, 2020 and May 24, 2022. Among them: 1 declaration, 1 sentencing memorandum and 1 judgment.
See also: United States v. David Butziger — the same docket under another case page, 33 public filings; 2 of the documents appear on both pages.
This listing is consolidated at United States v. David Butziger — the full docket page for this case, with all 35 filings in the archive.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Filings | 4 public filings |
| Filed | 2020-05-04 – 2022-05-24 |
| Document types | declaration (1), sentencing memorandum (1), judgment (1) |
| Original PDFs | 4 of 4 |
Case summary
David Butziger pleaded guilty to count 1 of the information in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, No. 1:20CR00072-01MSM, and was adjudicated guilty of conspiracy to commit bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, offense ended April 14, 2020. The government's sentencing memorandum states that Butziger and co-conspirator David Staveley submitted four fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program applications totalling $543,959 for restaurants that were not in business and for a technology company Butziger claimed had seven employees, and that the applications were denied by BankNewport after a citizen alerted law enforcement. The government recommended 21 months. On February 9, 2022 Judge Mary S. McElroy imposed time served, three years of supervised release with the first six months on home detention, a $5,000.00 fine and a $100.00 assessment.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | David Butziger |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, No. 1:20-cr-00072-MSM-LDA (judgment caption 1:20CR00072-01MSM), Judge Mary S. McElroy |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Charges | Count 1 of the information: conspiracy to commit bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349; offense ended April 14, 2020 |
| Outcome and sentence | Pleaded guilty; sentence imposed February 9, 2022 (judgment entered February 11, 2022) — time served, three years of supervised release, first six months on home detention with RF monitoring, $100.00 assessment, $5,000.00 fine, no restitution; total monetary penalties $5,100.00 |
What was Butziger sentenced to?
Time served, followed by three years of supervised release. A special condition places the first six months of supervised release on home detention with RF monitoring, with exceptions for employment, education, religious services, medical treatment, attorney visits and court appearances.
What did the government ask for?
Twenty-one months of imprisonment, which the government's memorandum describes as the mid-point of the applicable Guideline range.
What do the applications amount to?
Four PPP applications totalling $543,959, according to the government's sentencing memorandum. It states that one company, Dock Wireless, was claimed to have seven employees and an average monthly payroll of $42,152.60 when it had no employees and paid no wages, and that BankNewport denied the applications.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
4 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- FBI affidavit in support of criminal complaint — US v. ButzigerDeclaration · PDF
- Government's sentencing memorandum — US v. ButzigerSentencing memorandum · PDF
- Judgment in criminal case — US v. ButzigerJudgment · PDF
- Change of plea hearing transcript — U.S. v. Butziger (D.R.I.)PDF
More documents from this docket
3 more documents from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.rid.49647) are in the archive but are not among the 4 filings above.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.