Case docket
United States v. Shahied R. Golden — U.S. District Court, District of Maine
United States v. Shahied R. Golden — U.S. District Court, District of Maine — 2 documents in the archive, dated September 23, 2024. We have 1 of the 31 numbered entries on No. 1:24-cr-00070.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court, District of Maine |
|---|---|
| Docket numbers | No. 1:24-cr-00070 — main docket · CourtListener docket 66019 No. med|66018 (no document in the archive is numbered on it) — other docket filed with this case |
| Filings | 2 public filings |
| Filed | 2024-09-23 |
| Document types | indictment (1) |
| Original PDFs | 2 of 2 |
Case summary
Shahied R. Golden was charged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, No. 1:24-cr-00070, over a Paycheck Protection Program loan. The indictment charges one count of wire fraud and alleges that, no later than about April 19, 2021 and continuing until at least May 24, 2021, Golden filed a PPP loan application with a participating lender headquartered in Miami, Florida for approximately $20,833, supported by an IRS form that falsely stated the applicant's gross income, and used the proceeds for his personal benefit. A prosecution version of the offense filed September 23, 2024 sets out the facts the government would have proved at trial, including a wire transfer of approximately $20,833 on about May 19, 2021 and a withdrawal of over $15,000 the next day.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Shahied R. Golden |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, No. 1:24-cr-00070-JAW |
| District | District of Maine prosecutions → |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Charges | Wire fraud, count one of the indictment |
| Outcome and sentence | Sentenced March 12, 2025 to 12 months and one day in prison and three years of supervised release (D. Me. No. 1:24-cr-00070). The page carries the indictment and the prosecution version of the offense only. No plea record, judgment or sentencing document is on this page |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the U.S. Attorney's Office press release "Lewiston Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining $20,833 PPP Loan During Pandemic" (March 12, 2025) |
What does the indictment allege?
That Golden devised a scheme to defraud, filed or caused to be filed a PPP loan application on about April 29, 2021 with a lender headquartered in Miami, Florida for approximately $20,833, submitted an IRS form falsely stating his gross income, and used the proceeds for his personal benefit rather than for expenses authorized under the program.
What does the prosecution version add?
That the application contained materially false representations about the defendant's gross income for 2020 and about the need for the funds for payroll, and that the lender transferred approximately $20,833 to his bank account on about May 19, 2021, from which he withdrew over $15,000 on May 20, 2021.
What evidence does the government identify?
Certified business records from the lender, from Womply, described as the entity that performed the identity verification process for the lender, from a bank with corporate offices in Bangor, Maine, from DocuSign, used to sign the application and promissory note, and from Charter Communications and Apple, Inc.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Docket
2 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.
No. 1:24-cr-00070 — main docket
- Prosecution version of the offense — U.S. v. GoldenEntry 31 · CourtListener docket 66019
Documents without an entry number
- undatedIndictment — U.S. v. Golden · CourtListener docket 66018
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.