Case docket
United States v. Siedah Eley — U.S. District Court, E.D. La.
United States v. Eley — 4 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, filed between May 1, 2023 and October 25, 2023. Among them: 1 plea agreement and 1 judgment.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Filings | 4 public filings |
| Filed | 2023-05-01 – 2023-10-25 |
| Document types | plea agreement (1), judgment (1) |
Case summary
Siedah Eley pleaded guilty on May 22, 2023 to count 1 of a bill of information in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, No. 2:23-cr-00085-ILRL-KWR, and was adjudicated guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 371. The bill of information states that Eley, a resident of Columbia, Maryland, prepared and submitted false Paycheck Protection Program sole-proprietor loan applications through the Blueacorn online portal, each stating the applicant had a sole proprietorship in the beauty industry, and that she inflated income figures and falsely certified the applications. It states she charged some applicants up to approximately $5,000.00 once a loan was funded. On October 25, 2023 the court imposed five years of probation, a $100.00 assessment and $166,656.00 in restitution to the Small Business Administration.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Siedah Eley |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, No. 2:23-cr-00085-ILRL-KWR (judgment caption 053L 2:23CR00085-001 "B"), Senior Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle |
| District | Eastern District of Louisiana prosecutions → |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), applications submitted through the Blueacorn online portal |
| Charges | Count 1 of the bill of information: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 371; the bill also cites 18 U.S.C. § 1343 |
| Outcome and sentence | Pleaded guilty May 22, 2023; sentence imposed October 25, 2023 — five years of probation on count one, $100.00 assessment, $166,656.00 restitution to the SBA |
| Counts of conviction | Pleaded guilty to count 1 of the bill of information on May 22, 2023, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 371 (judgment of October 25, 2023, p. 1) |
| Sentence imposed | Five years of probation as to count one of the bill of information (p. 2) |
| Restitution | $166,656.00 to the Small Business Administration; $4,000.00 due no later than October 26, 2023, balance in monthly installments of $300.00 beginning January 1, 2024 (pp. 5-6) |
| Fine and assessment | Special assessment $100.00, due immediately (pp. 5-6) |
| Forfeiture | "Forfeiture of the defendant's right, title, and interest in certain property may be ordered consistent with the Plea Agreement and Bill of Information" (p. 6, image checked) |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read |
What was Eley sentenced to?
Five years of probation as to count one of the bill of information, with no term of imprisonment in the judgment. A special condition requires her to participate in an approved cognitive behavioral therapeutic treatment program and to contribute to its cost as far as the probation officer deems her capable.
What does the bill of information describe?
Applications stating that each applicant ran a sole proprietorship in the beauty industry and earned substantial income from it. Where an applicant's beauty-industry income was de minimis, the document states, Eley knowingly inflated it, then certified the application and supporting documents as true when she submitted them.
How much restitution, and to whom?
$166,656.00, payable to the Small Business Administration, alongside a $100.00 special assessment. The judgment's restitution total and the payee line both read $166,656.00.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
4 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.