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United States v. Diane et al. — U.S. District Court, S.D. Ohio

United States v. Diane et al. (Ousmane Diane) — 4 court filings in the archive, mostly from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, filed between February 14, 2023 and October 17, 2024. Among them: 3 judgments and 1 indictment.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (3 filings); UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT v R OF (1 filing)
Filings4 public filings
Filed2023-02-14 – 2024-10-17
Document typesjudgments (3), indictment (1)

Case summary

United States v. Diane et al., No. 2:23-cr-00037 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, charges seven defendants: Ousmane Diane, Diaba Diane, Esco Davis, Mohamed Diakite, Mamadou Diaw, Issiah Dooley and Lamine Komara. The indictment returned February 14, 2023 charges in count 1 a conspiracy to commit wire fraud against the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and in count 2 a conspiracy to commit wire fraud against Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, both under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, with further counts under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1028A, 1343, 510(a)(2), 641 and 2 and a forfeiture allegation. The page carries three judgments: Ousmane Diane, Diaba Diane and Lamine Komara. It carries no judgment for the other four defendants.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Ousmane Diane (1); Diaba Diane (2); Esco Davis; Mohamed Diakite; Mamadou Diaw; Issiah Dooley; Lamine Komara (7)
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 2:23-cr-00037
ProgramEconomic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and CARES Act unemployment insurance, including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA); the indictment also describes PEUC, FPUC and the Paycheck Protection Program
ChargesCount 1, conspiracy to commit wire fraud (EIDL), 18 U.S.C. § 1349; count 2, conspiracy to commit wire fraud (PUA), 18 U.S.C. § 1349; also charged: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1028A(a)(1) and (b)(2), 1343, 510(a)(2), 641 and 2, plus forfeiture
Outcome and sentenceOusmane Diane: pleaded guilty to counts 1-3, sentenced April 9, 2024 to 48 months on counts 1 and 2 concurrent plus 24 months consecutive on count 3, $300 assessment, $908,673.00 restitution, count 4 dismissed. Diaba Diane: pleaded guilty to count 2, sentenced October 22, 2024 to four years' probation with up to the first 180 days on home confinement, $100 assessment, $61,404.00 restitution. Lamine Komara: pleaded guilty to count 1, sentenced February 29, 2024 to one day, $100 assessment, $20,000.00 restitution
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

Whose judgments are on the page?

Three: Lamine Komara (docket 171), Ousmane Diane (docket 188) and Diaba Diane (docket 210). There is no judgment on the page for Esco Davis, Mohamed Diakite, Mamadou Diaw or Issiah Dooley.

What was Ousmane Diane sentenced to?

Forty-eight months as to counts 1 and 2 to run concurrently, and 24 months as to count 3, aggravated identity theft, to run consecutively. His judgment orders $908,673.00 in restitution: $440,000.00 to the SBA Denver Finance Center and $234,187.00 to California's EDD, and dismisses count 4.

What do the others owe?

Diaba Diane's judgment orders $61,404.00 to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, jointly and severally with Ousmane Diane, and records the amount as ordered pursuant to the plea agreement. Lamine Komara's orders $20,000.00 and a $100.00 assessment.

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

Filings

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

  1. Indictment — United States v. Diane et al.Indictment
  2. Judgment — United States v. Lamine KomaraJudgment
  3. Judgment — United States v. Ousmane DianeJudgment
  4. Judgment — United States v. Diaba DianeJudgment

Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.

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