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United States v. Daniel Dadoun — U.S. District Court, D.N.J.

United States v. Daniel Dadoun — U.S. District Court, D.N.J. — 29 documents in the archive, dated November 9, 2023 to February 27, 2026.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Docket numbersNo. 3:25-cr-00215 — main docket · CourtListener docket 565817
No. 2:23-mj-08137 — magistrate docket (complaint and arrest papers) · CourtListener docket 536411
Filings29 public filings
Filed2023-11-09 – 2026-02-27
Original PDFs29 of 29

Case summary

Daniel Dadoun was charged by criminal complaint on November 9, 2023 with four counts of bank fraud and two counts of money laundering, in a matter later docketed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey as No. 3:25-cr-00215-RK. The government's letter brief states that the charges concerned a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program of over $3.2 million in federal COVID-19 emergency relief funds through false loan and forgiveness applications, and that he was arrested at JFK Airport on or about November 12, 2023. On April 8, 2025 he pleaded guilty to a two-count information charging bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344 and money laundering under 18 U.S.C. § 1957. A consent money judgment of $2,125,000 was entered the same day; judgment followed on September 22, 2025.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Daniel Dadoun
Court and docketU.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, No. 3:25-cr-00215-RK
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesBank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1344 (count 1); money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1957 (count 2), of the information
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty April 8, 2025; consent judgment and order of forfeiture (money judgment) of $2,125,000 entered April 8, 2025; judgment of September 22, 2025 ordering a $200 special assessment and restitution of $3,239,773.43 with interest waived. The judgment filed on this page carries no extracted text, so the term of imprisonment is not stated here
Counts of convictionPleaded guilty on 4/8/2025 to counts 1 and 2 of the information: bank fraud, 18:1344, from in or around April 2020 through in or around September 2021, count 1; money laundering, 18:1957, on or about April 23, 2020, count 2; sentence pronounced September 16, 2025 (judgment signed September 22, 2025, p. 1)
Sentence imposed41 months' imprisonment on each of counts one and two, concurrent (p. 2); three years of supervised release on each count, concurrent (p. 3)
Restitution$3,239,773.43, interest waived: Small Business Administration $2,976,903.84; TD Bank $262,869.59; due immediately and to be paid in full by 3/16/2027 (p. 7)
Fine and assessmentSpecial assessment $200.00 for counts 1 and 2, due immediately (p. 1)
Forfeiture"Consistent with the Consent Judgment and Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment) entered April 8, 2025": all property constituting or derived from proceeds traceable to count 1 and all property involved in or traceable to the count 2 money laundering offense, the defendant having acknowledged that the United States is entitled to forfeit proceeds and/or substitute assets equal to the value of the forfeitable property, $2,125,000.00 (judgment, p. 8; consent judgment of April 8, 2025, p. 1)
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What was the money judgment?

$2,125,000. In the plea agreement Dadoun agreed to forfeit property constituting or derived from proceeds traceable to the bank fraud count and all property involved in or traceable to the money laundering count, acknowledged that the value of that property was $2,125,000, and agreed that the United States is entitled to forfeit substitute assets up to that amount under 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).

What does he owe?

A letter motion of February 27, 2026 records that the September 22, 2025 judgment ordered a $200.00 special assessment and restitution, with interest waived, for a combined debt of $3,239,973.43, and asks the court to turn over approximately $1,706.85 held in his Bureau of Prisons inmate trust account against that debt.

What did the government seek before sentencing?

Its letter brief of April 3, 2025 stated that, following entry of the plea, the United States would move for detention pending sentencing under 18 U.S.C. § 3143.

Docket

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

No. 3:25-cr-00215 — main docket

  1. Criminal Complaint — United States v. Daniel DadounEntry 1 · CourtListener docket 565817
  2. —Entries 2 and 4 are not in the archive; entry 3 is listed under More documents below
  3. Magistrate's Courtroom Minutes, Initial Appearance and Bond Hearing — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 5 · CourtListener docket 565817
  4. —Entries 7–8 are not in the archive; entries 6 and 9 are listed under More documents below
  5. Notice of Attorney Appearance, Zach Intrater — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 10 · CourtListener docket 565817
  6. —Entries 11–14 are listed under More documents below
  7. Consent Order Granting Substitution of Attorney — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 15 · CourtListener docket 565817
  8. —Entries 16–17 are listed under More documents below
  9. Memorandum of Law Supporting Pretrial Release — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 18 · CourtListener docket 565817
  10. Magistrate's Courtroom Minutes, Bail Hearing — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 19 · CourtListener docket 565817
  11. —Entries 23–24 are not in the archive; entries 20–22 are listed under More documents below
  12. Motion to Modify Release Conditions — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 25 · CourtListener docket 565817
  13. Government Opposition to Motion for Modification of Bail Conditions — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 26 · CourtListener docket 565817
  14. —Entry 27 is listed under More documents below
  15. Minute Entry, Bail Modification Hearing — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 28 · CourtListener docket 565817
  16. —Entry 29 is not in the archive; entries 30–31 are listed under More documents below
  17. Government Letter Brief Supporting Detention Pending Sentencing — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 32 · CourtListener docket 565817
  18. Defendant's Opposition to Detention Pending Sentencing — United States v. Daniel DadounEntry 33 · CourtListener docket 565817
  19. Document 33-1 — United States v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 33-1
  20. Criminal Information — United States v. Daniel DadounEntry 34 · CourtListener docket 565817
  21. —Entry 35 is listed under More documents below
  22. Minutes of Proceedings, Initial Appearance and Plea Hearing — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 36 · CourtListener docket 565817
  23. —Entries 37–38 are listed under More documents below
  24. Consent Judgment and Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment) — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 39 · CourtListener docket 565817
  25. —Entries 40–43 are not in the archive; entries 44–46 are listed under More documents below
  26. Notice of Attorney Appearance, Sarah Krissoff — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 47 · CourtListener docket 565817
  27. Minutes of Proceedings, Sentencing — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 48 · CourtListener docket 565817
  28. Judgment — United States v. Daniel DadounEntry 49 · CourtListener docket 565817
  29. Letter Motion for Turnover Order — United States v. Daniel DadounEntry 50 · CourtListener docket 565817

No. 2:23-mj-08137 — magistrate docket (complaint and arrest papers)

  1. Criminal Complaint — United States v. Daniel DadounEntry 1 · CourtListener docket 536411
  2. —Entries 2 and 4 are not in the archive; entry 3 is listed under More documents below
  3. Magistrate's Courtroom Minutes — Daniel Dadoun, Case 2:23-mj-08137-JSAEntry 5 · CourtListener docket 536411
  4. —Entries 7–8 are not in the archive; entries 6 and 9 are listed under More documents below
  5. Notice of Appearance, Zach Intrater — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 10 · CourtListener docket 536411
  6. —Entries 11–14 are listed under More documents below
  7. Consent Order Substitution of Attorney — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 15 · CourtListener docket 536411
  8. —Entries 16–17 are listed under More documents below
  9. Memorandum of Law in Support of Pretrial Release — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 18 · CourtListener docket 536411
  10. Bail Hearing Minutes — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 19 · CourtListener docket 536411
  11. —Entries 23–24 are not in the archive; entries 20–22 and 25 are listed under More documents below
  12. Government's Opposition to Motion for Modification of Bail Conditions — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 26 · CourtListener docket 536411
  13. —Entry 27 is listed under More documents below
  14. Bail Modification Hearing Minutes — USA v. Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 28 · CourtListener docket 536411
  15. —Entry 29 is not in the archive; entries 30–31 are listed under More documents below
  16. Government's Letter Brief Seeking Detention Pending Sentencing — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (D.N.J.)Entry 32 · CourtListener docket 536411
  17. Defendant's Reply and Opposition to Motion for Detention Pending Sentencing — United States v. Daniel DadounEntry 33 · CourtListener docket 536411

More documents from this case’s dockets

61 more documents linked to this case’s dockets are in the archive and not in the docket above.

  1. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 9, No. 3:25-cr-00215)PDF
  2. Honorable Jessica S. Allen, United States Magistrate — Case 3:25-cr-00215-RK, Document 11 (February 9, 2024)PDF
  3. Document 11, attachment 1PDFOrder granting Daniel Dadoun the maximum possible weekly library time at Essex County Correctional Facility, with the government's consent.
  4. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 12, No. 3:25-cr-00215)PDF
  5. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 13, No. 3:25-cr-00215)PDF
  6. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 14, No. 3:25-cr-00215)PDF
  7. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 16, No. 3:25-cr-00215)PDF
  8. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 17, No. 3:25-cr-00215)PDF
  9. Case 3:25-cr-00215-RK, Document 18-2PDF
  10. Order Setting Conditions of Release — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 20)PDFOrder Setting Conditions of Release in Case 3:25-cr-00215-RK, with the form's release conditions and an Other line for Marshal processing in Newark.
  11. Appearance Bond — No. 3:25-cr-00215 (District of New Jersey, Document 21, filed 09/19/24)PDF
  12. Court filing — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 18-2, D.N.J.)Dkt. 18-2 · PDF
  13. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 22, No. 3:25-cr-00215)PDF
  14. Exhibit A: Wolloch Letter and Schedule A — Case 3:25-cr-00215-RK (Document 25-1)PDF
  15. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 27, No. 3:25-cr-00215)PDF
  16. Consent Order for Modification of Release Conditions — Case 3:25-cr-00215-RK (Document 30)PDF
  17. Consent Order for Modification of Release Conditions — Case 3:25-cr-00215-RK (Document 31)PDF
  18. Payment Receipt, 209 NYC Dental LLP, Daniel Dadoun — No. 3:25-cr-00215 (Document 33-4, filed 04/04/25)PDF
  19. Payment Receipt, 209 NYC Dental LLP — Patient: Daniel Dadoun (Document 33-4)Dkt. 33-4 · PDF
  20. Application for Permission to Enter Plea of Guilty — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Document 37)PDF
  21. Sentencing Submission Notice of the United States — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 44)PDF
  22. Sentencing Submission Notice of Defendant — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 45)PDF
  23. Sentencing Submission Notice of Defendant — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 46)PDF
  24. Minutes of Proceedings — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (District of New Jersey, Document 48)Dkt. 48 · PDF
  25. Proposed Turnover Order — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 50.1)PDFProposed Turnover Order in Criminal Number 25-215 (RK) directing BOP trust account funds to the Clerk toward Daniel Dadoun's restitution.
  26. undatedSealing Order — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Case 3:25-cr-00215-RK, Document 3)PDF
  27. undatedOrder of Detention Pending Trial — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Case 3:25-cr-00215-RK, Document 6)PDF
  28. undatedCase 3:25-cr-00215-RK, Document 18-1: Rabbi Daniel DadonPDF
  29. undatedPlease Reserve Time Off for 1/16/25 Appointment w/Dr. Weitz — ORGIT Mail, Daniel Dadoun (Document 33-2)PDF
  30. undatedORGIT Mail, Dental Appointments, Daniel Dadoun — No. 3:25-cr-00215 (Document 33-3, filed 04/04/25)PDF
  31. undatedWeather25.com Historical Weather, Brooklyn, March 21 (Case 3:25-cr-00215-RK, Document 33-5)PDF
  32. undatedClarification Regarding a Stop on the Way to Synagogue (Case 3:25-cr-00215-RK, Document 33-6)PDF
  33. undatedWaiver of Indictment — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (District of New Jersey, Document 35, filed 04/08/25)PDF
  34. undatedPlea Agreement Letter — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Document 38)PDF
  35. Order of Detention Pending Trial — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Document 6)PDF
  36. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 9, No. 2:23-mj-08137)PDF
  37. Letter to Honorable Jessica S. Allen — United States v. Daniel Dadoun, Mag. No. 23-8137 (February 9, 2024)PDF
  38. Order Granting Expanded Library Privileges — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (District of New Jersey, 02/09/24)PDF
  39. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 12, No. 2:23-mj-08137)PDF
  40. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 13, No. 2:23-mj-08137)PDF
  41. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 14, No. 2:23-mj-08137)PDF
  42. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 16, No. 2:23-mj-08137)PDF
  43. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 17, No. 2:23-mj-08137)PDF
  44. Gov Uscourts Njd 536411 18 2PDF
  45. Order Setting Conditions of Release — No. 2:23-mj-08137 (District of New Jersey, Document 20, filed 09/19/24)PDF
  46. Appearance Bond — No. 2:23-mj-08137 (District of New Jersey, Document 21, filed 09/19/24)PDF
  47. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 22, No. 2:23-mj-08137)PDF
  48. Letter on Release Conditions — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Document 25)PDF
  49. Exhibit A — Case 2:23-mj-08137-JSA, Document 25-1PDF
  50. Order for Continuance — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Dkt. 27, No. 2:23-mj-08137)PDF
  51. Consent Order for Modification of Release Conditions — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Document 30)PDF
  52. Consent Order for Modification of Release Conditions — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Document 31)PDF
  53. Payment Receipt, 209 NYC Dental LLP, Daniel Dadoun — No. 2:23-mj-08137 (Document 33-4, filed 04/04/25)PDF
  54. undatedSealing Order — United States v. Daniel Dadoun (Document 3)PDF
  55. undatedGov Uscourts Njd 536411 18 1PDF
  56. undatedORGIT Mail: Please Reserve Time Off for Appointment — Daniel Dadoun (Case 2:23-mj-08137)PDF
  57. undatedORGIT Mail, Dental Appointments, Daniel Dadoun — No. 2:23-mj-08137 (Document 33-3, filed 04/04/25)PDF
  58. undatedWeather25.com Historical Weather, Brooklyn, March 21 (Document 33-5)PDF
  59. undatedClarification Regarding a Stop on the Way to Synagogue (Document 33-6)PDF
  60. Order Granting Mr. Dadoun Expanded Library Privileges at Essex County Correctional Facility — No. 3:25-cr-00215 (Dkt.Source document
  61. Sentencing Submission Notice of the United States — No. 3:25-cr-00215 (Dkt. 44, D.N.J.)Source document

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