Case docket
Crystal Denean Harvell PPP case — U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla.
United States v. Crystal Denean Harvell — 9 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, filed between August 21, 2024 and March 13, 2025. Among them: 1 information, 1 plea agreement and 1 opinion.
See also: — the same docket (docket No. 3:24-cr-00179) under another case page, 8 public filings. Full docket →
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida |
|---|---|
| Filings | 9 public filings |
| Filed | 2024-08-21 – 2025-03-13 |
| Document types | information (1), plea agreement (1), opinion (1), order (1), sentencing memorandum (1), judgment (1) |
| Original PDFs | 8 of 9 |
Case summary
Crystal Denean Harvell was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, No. 3:24-cr-179-WWB-LLL. She pleaded guilty to counts one and two of an information filed August 21, 2024: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, concluded in September 2019, and wire fraud, concluded in November 2021, both under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1349 and 1343. Her sentencing memorandum describes a credit-repair conspiracy involving credit privacy numbers and tradelines, and separately states that she applied for a Paycheck Protection Program loan in 2021. On March 10, 2025 the court sentenced her to 24 months' imprisonment on each count concurrently, three years of supervised release, a $200 assessment and restitution of $131,782.63. The fine was waived.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Crystal Denean Harvell |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville, No. 3:24-cr-00179-WWB-LLL |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); restitution includes $22,915.00 to the Small Business Administration |
| Charges | Conspiracy to commit wire fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1349 and 1343), count one, offense concluded September 2019; wire fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1349 and 1343), count two, offense concluded November 2021 |
| Outcome and sentence | Pleaded guilty to counts one and two; sentenced March 10, 2025 to 24 months' imprisonment on each count concurrently, three years of supervised release, $200 assessment, restitution of $131,782.63 and forfeiture per the preliminary order; fine waived; judgment entered March 13, 2025 |
| Counts of conviction | Pleaded guilty to counts one and two of the information: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1349 and 1343, offense concluded September 2019, count one; wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1349 and 1343, offense concluded November 2021, count two; date of imposition of sentence March 10, 2025 (judgment of March 13, 2025, p. 1) |
| Sentence imposed | 24 months' imprisonment, consisting of 24 months on each of counts one and two, concurrent (p. 2); three years of supervised release, three years on each count, concurrent (p. 3) |
| Restitution | $131,782.63: Small Business Administration/DFC $22,915.00; Synchrony Bank $108,867.63 (p. 5); interest waived, the court finding that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest (p. 6) |
| Fine and assessment | Special assessment $200.00, due immediately; fine waived (p. 5) |
| Forfeiture | "those assets previously identified in the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture for Proceeds (Doc. 33)" (judgment, p. 6); the preliminary order filed March 3, 2025 forfeits proceeds of $20,415, the amount the defendant obtained from the count two wire fraud offense, and states it is a final order as to the defendant on entry (preliminary order, p. 1) |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22 |
What was Harvell sentenced to?
Twenty-four months on count one and 24 months on count two, to run concurrently, followed by three years of supervised release on each count. She was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons by 5 p.m. on April 11, 2025.
Who receives the restitution?
Two payees: the Small Business Administration, $22,915.00, and Synchrony Bank, $108,867.63, for a total of $131,782.63, jointly and severally with defendants in any related case.
What does the page say about the PPP loan?
Her sentencing memorandum states that she applied for a PPP loan in 2021, that she had been selling hair extensions without a registered business, and that she applied to help with personal bills.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
9 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Information - United States v. Crystal Denean HarvellInformation · PDF
- Plea Agreement - United States v. Crystal Denean HarvellPlea agreement · PDF
- Report and Recommendation on Guilty Plea - U.S. v. HarvellOpinion · PDF
- Acceptance of Guilty Plea — United States v. Crystal Denean Harvell (M.D. Fla.)PDF
- Forfeiture Motion - United States v. Crystal Denean HarvellPDF
- Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Crystal Denean Harvell (M.D. Fla.)Order · PDF
- Sentencing Memorandum - United States v. Crystal Denean HarvellSentencing memorandum
- Sentencing Minutes - United States v. Crystal Denean HarvellPDF
- Judgment — United States v. Crystal Denean Harvell (M.D. Fla.)Judgment · PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.