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United States v. Tommy Hawkins — U.S. District Court, D.N.J.

United States v. Tommy Hawkins — U.S. District Court, D.N.J. — 12 documents in the archive, dated May 28, 2024 to April 2, 2026.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (Camden)
Docket numberNo. 1:24-cr-00358 — main docket · CourtListener docket 549157
Filings12 public filings
Filed2024-05-28 – 2026-04-02
Original PDFs12 of 12

Case summary

Tommy Hawkins pleaded guilty on May 28, 2024 to count 1 of an information in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden, No. 1:24-cr-00358-KMW, and was adjudicated guilty of attempt and conspiracy to commit bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, for conduct from about January 2021 through about May 2021. The information states that Hawkins was the branch manager at the Conshohocken, Pennsylvania location of a Paycheck Protection Program lender it calls Lender-1, that he recruited and opened business accounts for owners of companies with little or no operations, in some cases without the customer present and in violation of the lender's policies, and that Lender-1 approved at least 38 PPP loans and distributed approximately $5,000,000. Sentence was pronounced October 18, 2024.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Tommy Hawkins
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden, No. 1:24-CR-00358-KMW-1
DistrictDistrict of New Jersey prosecutions →
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesCount 1 of the information: attempt and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349, from in or about January 2021 through in or about May 2021
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty May 28, 2024; sentence pronounced October 18, 2024, judgment signed October 24, 2024: 65 months' imprisonment (judgment, Dkt. 17, p. 2). An order filed December 2, 2024 granted his motion to extend his deadline to surrender to a date after January 4, 2025 (order, Dkt. 20)
Counts of convictionPleaded guilty to count 1 of the information on 5/28/2024, attempt and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349, from in or about January 2021 through in or about May 2021; sentence pronounced October 18, 2024 (judgment of October 24, 2024, p. 1, image checked)
Sentence imposed65 months' imprisonment (p. 2); three years of supervised release (p. 3)
Restitution$5,296,279.11, payable to the U.S. Treasury through the Clerk for distribution to the Small Business Administration; due immediately, through the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program at $25 every 3 months, then monthly installments of no less than $300.00 from 30 days after release; the judgment lists seven defendants in other cases (Nos. 23-cr-537, 23-cr-546, 24-cr-267-1, -2, -3, 24-cr-360 and 24-cr-469) who "may be subject to restitution orders to the same victims for this same loss" (p. 6)
Fine and assessmentSpecial assessment $100.00 for count 1, due immediately (p. 1)
Forfeiture"per the Consent Judgment and Order of Forfeiture entered by the Court on 5/28/24 for Money Judgment in favor of the USA and against defendant TOMMY HAWKINS in the amount of $25,000.00" (p. 8)

What was Hawkins's role, according to the information?

Branch manager at the Conshohocken, Pennsylvania location of Lender-1 until May 2021. The information states he recruited individuals who owned or controlled non-operating companies, directed them to open business accounts at his branch even when they lived far away, opened accounts for some when they were not present in violation of Lender-1's policies, and gave recruits a link to the lender's PPP application portal.

How much did the lender disburse?

The information states that Lender-1 approved at least 38 PPP loans and distributed approximately $5,000,000 based on fraudulent applications facilitated by Hawkins and his co-conspirators.

What did Hawkins receive?

Thousands of dollars in cash for his role, according to the information, plus incentive compensation from Lender-1 for opening new business bank accounts for the non-operating companies that received PPP loans on fraudulent applications.

Docket

12 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.

No. 1:24-cr-00358

  1. Information — United States v. HawkinsEntry 1
  2. —Entry 2 is listed under More documents below
  3. Minute Entry for proceedings held before… — Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Karen M.… — USA v.… (Dkt. 3)Entry 3
  4. Application to Enter Guilty Plea — United States v. HawkinsEntry 4
  5. Plea Agreement — United States v. HawkinsEntry 5
  6. —Entries 7–8 are not in the archive; entry 6 is listed under More documents below
  7. Consent Judgment and Order of Forfeiture — United States v. HawkinsEntry 9
  8. —Entries 10 and 12–13 are not in the archive; entries 11 and 14 are listed under More documents below
  9. Minute Entry for proceedings held before… — Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Karen M.… (Dkt. 15)Entry 15
  10. Minute Entry for proceedings held before… — Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Karen M.… (Dkt. 16)Entry 16
  11. Judgment — United States v. HawkinsEntry 17
  12. Notice of Attorney Appearance — Katryna Lyn Spearman for Tommy HawkinsEntry 18
  13. Attorney Admission Dates — Attorney Admission Dates — USA v. Hawkins (Dkt. 18.1) (Dkt. 18-1, D.N.J.)Entry 18, attachment 1
  14. MOTION Extension of Time to Self Surrender… — MOTION Extension of Time to Self Surrender by TOMMY HAWKINS —… (Dkt. 19)Entry 19
  15. —Entry 20 is listed under More documents below
  16. Notice by U.S. Attorney's Office, Order Setting Conditions of Release — U.S. v. Tommy Hawkins (Dkt. 21)Entry 21

More documents from this case’s dockets

6 more documents linked to this case’s dockets are in the archive and not in the docket above.

  1. Court filing — United States v. Tommy Hawkins (Dkt. 6, D.N.J.)Dkt. 6 · PDF
  2. Waiver of Indictment and Venue — United States v. Tommy Hawkins (Dkt. 2, D.N.J.)Dkt. 2 · PDF
  3. Letter, Law Offices of Shaka Johnson, LLC — The United States of America v. Tommy Hawkins (Document 11)Dkt. 11 · PDF
  4. Court filing — United States v. Tommy Hawkins (Dkt. 14, D.N.J.)Dkt. 14 · PDF
  5. Notice of Attorney Appearance: Katryna Lyn Spearman — United States v. Tommy Hawkins (Dkt. 18-2, D.N.J.)Dkt. 18-2 · PDF
  6. Order Granting 19 Motion for Extension of Time to — United States v. Tommy Hawkins (Dkt. 20, D.N.J.)Dkt. 20 · PDF

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