Case docket
United States v. Maurice Fayne — U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.
United States v. Maurice Fayne — 2 court filings in the archive, mostly from U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga., filed between May 12, 2020 and May 13, 2020.
See also: United States v. Maurice Fayne (GAND 276876) — the same docket under another case page, 9 public filings; 1 of the documents appear on both pages.
See also: United States v. Maurice Fayne, a/k/a Arkansas Mo, et al. — the same docket under another case page, 17 public filings; 1 of the documents appear on both pages.
This listing is consolidated at United States v. Maurice Fayne (GAND 276876) — the full docket page for this case, with all 10 filings in the archive.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga. (1 filing); U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta Division) (1 filing) |
|---|---|
| Filings | 2 public filings |
| Filed | 2020-05-12 – 2020-05-13 |
| Document types | criminal complaint (1), order (1) |
| Original PDFs | 2 of 2 |
Case summary
This page holds the charging stage of the prosecution of Maurice Fayne, also known as Arkansas Mo, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, No. 1:20-mj-00370, over a Paycheck Protection Program loan. A criminal complaint sworn May 12, 2020 by an FBI special agent charges bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344 and states that on April 15, 2020 Fayne signed and submitted a PPP loan application to United Community Bank in the name of Flame Trucking Inc., telling the bank the company had 107 employees and an average monthly payroll of $1,490,200. The application requested $3,725,500 and the bank funded it in that amount on April 22, 2020. A May 13, 2020 order unsealed the documents in the matter.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Maurice Fayne, also known as Arkansas Mo |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, No. 1:20-mj-00370-JSA |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Charges | Bank fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1344), charged by criminal complaint on May 12, 2020 |
| Outcome and sentence | Complaint stage only. This page carries no indictment, plea, judgment or sentence; the two filings are the complaint and the order unsealing the documents |
What does the complaint allege?
That Fayne knowingly executed and attempted to execute a scheme to defraud United Community Bank on or about April 28, 2020 by materially false and fraudulent pretenses, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, and that the loan application in the name of Flame Trucking Inc. overstated the company's employees and payroll.
How much was applied for and funded?
The application requested $3,725,500 and the bank originally funded the loan in that amount on April 22, 2020, before taking back part of the proceeds after finding the loan exceeded the maximum Flame Trucking could borrow under PPP regulations.
What did the government seize?
Between May 7 and May 11, 2020 agents executed seizure warrants and seized approximately $503,000 in PPP loan proceeds from three bank accounts, and on May 11, 2020 executed a search warrant at Fayne's residence. These are the affidavit's statements in support of the complaint.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
2 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Criminal Complaint — U.S. v. FayneCriminal complaint · PDF
- Order to Unseal — U.S. v. FayneOrder · PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.