United States v. Ousmane Diane et al.

Case summary

United States v. Ousmane Diane et al., Case No. 2:23-cr-00037 (S.D. Ohio, Eastern Division), is a prosecution over Economic Injury Disaster Loan, Paycheck Protection Program and unemployment insurance claims. The indictment filed February 14, 2023 names Ousmane Diane, Diaba Diane, Esco Davis, Mohamed Diakite, Mamadou Diaw, Issiah Dooley and Lamine Komara and charges under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, § 1343, § 510(a)(2) and § 641, with Count 1 headed Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud—EIDL and Count 13 Theft of Government Property. Komara pleaded guilty to Count 1; his judgment, imposed February 29, 2024 by United States District Judge Michael H. Watson and filed March 4, 2024, sets 1 day of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release and restitution of $20,000.00 to the SBA, joint and several with Ousmane Diane. Ousmane Diane pleaded guilty to Counts 1 and 2, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and Count 3, aggravated identity theft; his judgment, imposed April 9, 2024 and filed May 1, 2024, sets 48 months on Counts 1 and 2 concurrent and 24 months on Count 3 consecutive, 3 years of supervised release and restitution of $908,673.00, including $440,000.00 to the SBA Finance Center and sums to state unemployment agencies. A judgment for Diaba Diane is listed undated, with no text on its hosted page; no judgment for the other four defendants is hosted. The last dated filing in the hosted docket is the Ousmane Diane judgment.