Case docket
United States v. Wigenie Francois — PPP wire fraud case, D. Mass.
United States v. Wigenie Francois — 5 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, filed between October 1, 2025 and March 16, 2026. Among them: 1 information, 1 plea agreement and 1 order.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Filings | 5 public filings |
| Filed | 2025-10-01 – 2026-03-16 |
| Document types | information (1), plea agreement (1), order (1), judgment (1) |
| Original PDFs | 5 of 5 |
Case summary
This case page collects filings from the prosecution of Wigenie Francois in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:25-cr-10389-FDS. A criminal information filed October 1, 2025 charged wire fraud and aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2 at count one, with a wire fraud forfeiture allegation. A plea agreement was filed the same day. The government's sentencing memorandum states that on April 2, 2021 she applied to Fountainhead SBF LLC for a Paycheck Protection Program loan and that on April 22, 2021 the lender wired $20,833 to her bank account. Sentence was imposed March 11, 2026: 12 months of probation and restitution of $62,449. An order of forfeiture was entered March 11, 2026 and judgment on March 16, 2026.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Wigenie Francois |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:25-cr-10389-FDS |
| District | District of Massachusetts prosecutions → |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Charges | Wire fraud; aiding and abetting (18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2), count one, by information, with a forfeiture allegation under 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) |
| Outcome and sentence | Pleaded guilty; sentence imposed March 11, 2026 — 12 months of probation and restitution of $62,449 under a court-ordered repayment schedule; judgment entered March 16, 2026 |
| Counts of conviction | Pleaded guilty to count 1, wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, offense ended 4/22/2021 (judgment of March 16, 2026, p. 1) |
| Sentence imposed | 12 months of probation (p. 2) |
| Restitution | The judgment prints two figures: $62,449, "according to a court-ordered repayment schedule", as a special condition of supervision (p. 4), and $62,499.00 to "Small Business Association" (as printed), ordered pursuant to plea agreement, in the criminal monetary penalties table (p. 5) |
| Fine and assessment | Special assessment $100.00, lump sum due immediately (pp. 5-6) |
| Forfeiture | "See D. 14 in 25-10389-FDS" (p. 6); order of forfeiture (money judgment) of March 11, 2026: $20,833, the amount of proceeds the defendant agreed she derived from the offense (Dkt. 14, pp. 1-2) |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read |
What was Wigenie Francois sentenced to?
Twelve months of probation, with a special condition requiring payment of restitution of $62,449 according to a court-ordered repayment schedule and a prohibition on new credit charges without the approval of the probation office.
Do the documents agree on the restitution figure?
No. The judgment of March 16, 2026 orders $62,449. The government's sentencing memorandum of March 4, 2026 twice proposes restitution of $62,499.
What does the government's memorandum describe?
An application to Fountainhead SBF LLC on April 2, 2021 reporting $116,500 of gross income for 2019 with a supporting Schedule C, a wire of $20,833 on April 22, 2021, and a loan forgiveness application submitted March 2, 2024 and approved by the Small Business Administration.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
5 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Criminal Information — United States v. Francois (D. Mass.)Information · PDF
- Plea Agreement — United States v. FrancoisPlea agreement · PDF
- Government Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. FrancoisPDF
- Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Francois (D. Mass.)Order · PDF
- Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. FrancoisJudgment · PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.