Case docket
United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck — D. Colo. filings
United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck — 14 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, filed between May 18, 2021 and January 22, 2026. Among them: 3 orders, 1 indictment and 1 motion.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado |
|---|---|
| Filings | 14 public filings |
| Filed | 2021-05-18 – 2026-01-22 |
| Document types | orders (3), indictment (1), motion (1), plea agreement (1), memorandum or brief (1), judgment (1) |
| Original PDFs | 14 of 14 |
Case summary
Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck were indicted on May 18, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, No. 1:21-cr-00165. The indictment describes the Small Business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and the Paycheck Protection Program, and charges Foreman in counts 1 through 7 with interstate wires, the first an electronic transfer of a $1,000.00 EIDL cash advance grant from the SBA in Denver on April 16, 2020. Simbeck was deemed a fugitive on March 4, 2022 and detained on September 21, 2022. He pleaded guilty on April 21, 2023 to count 12, conspiracy to defraud the United States. On December 14, 2023 he was sentenced to 37 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $100 assessment and restitution of $151,000.00 to the SBA. The page carries no judgment as to Foreman.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Russell Foreman (1) and Chandler Simbeck (2) |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, No. 1:21-cr-00165 (docketed on the filings as -WJM and -RM) |
| Program | Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Charges | Foreman, counts 1 through 7, wire fraud; Simbeck, count 12, conspiracy to defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. § 371), offense ended 12/07/2020 |
| Outcome and sentence | Simbeck pleaded guilty to count 12 and was sentenced December 14, 2023 to 37 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $100 assessment and $151,000.00 restitution. No judgment as to Foreman appears on this page; a notice filed January 22, 2026 refers to a restitution order entered against him on August 17, 2022 |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22 |
What was forfeited?
A preliminary order of December 7, 2023 entered a personal money judgment of $151,000 against Simbeck together with specific assets. The final order of forfeiture of April 17, 2024 entered judgment for approximately $36,106.22 seized from a Citizens Bank account, $999.33 from a Navy Federal Credit Union account held in Foreman's name, $425.00 from a federal credit union account, $282.49 from a FanDuel account held in Simbeck's name and $36.58 from a TD Ameritrade account in Russell Ray Foreman's name.
Whose judgment is on the page?
Only Simbeck's. The judgment of December 18, 2023 is entered against Chandler Simbeck alone. Filings for Foreman on this page are the indictment and the joint forfeiture and restoration papers.
What is the most recent filing?
A notice of January 22, 2026 stating that a restoration request has been granted to apply the net proceeds of the forfeited assets towards the restitution orders entered against Foreman on August 17, 2022 and against Simbeck on December 18, 2023.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
14 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Indictment — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)Indictment · PDF
- Petition for Warrant on Defendant on Pretrial Release — Chandler Simbeck — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)Motion · PDF
- Courtroom Minutes — Status Conference — Chandler Simbeck Declared a Fugitive — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)PDF
- Order of Detention — Chandler Simbeck — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)Order · PDF
- Courtroom Minutes — Change of Plea Hearing — Chandler Simbeck — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)PDF
- Plea Agreement — Chandler Simbeck — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)Plea agreement · PDF
- Statement by Defendant in Advance of Plea of Guilty — Chandler Simbeck — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)Memorandum or brief · PDF
- United States' Motion for Preliminary Order of Forfeiture for Specific Assets and for a Personal Money Judgment — Chandler Simbeck — U.S. v. Foreman SimbeckPDF
- Preliminary Order of Forfeiture for Specific Assets and a Personal Money Judgment — Chandler Simbeck — U.S. v. Foreman SimbeckOrder · PDF
- Courtroom Minutes — Sentencing Hearing — Chandler Simbeck — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)PDF
- Judgment in a Criminal Case — Chandler Simbeck — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)Judgment · PDF
- United States' Motion for Final Order of Forfeiture — Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)PDF
- Final Order of Forfeiture — Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)Order · PDF
- United States' Notice to Court Regarding Restoration — Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck — United States v. Russell Foreman and Chandler Simbeck (D. Colo.)PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.