David Tyler Hines PPP fraud case — U.S. District Court, S.D. Fla.

Case summary

David Tyler Hines was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 21-20011-CR-COOKE, over Paycheck Protection Program loans. A criminal information filed January 8, 2021 charged wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and the court accepted his guilty plea to count one on February 10, 2021. According to the preliminary order of forfeiture, his factual proffer records that he applied for multiple PPP loans to a bank on behalf of his companies, made false and fraudulent representations, and that the bank disbursed $3,984,557.00 to the companies' accounts. Sentence was imposed May 17, 2021 nunc pro tunc to May 12, 2021: 78 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $100 assessment and restitution of $4,809,307.00, with no fine.

Case at a glance

What was Hines sentenced to?

Seventy-eight months' imprisonment and three years of supervised release, with a recommendation that he take part in the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program and be designated to a facility in the Southern District of Florida. He was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

What was forfeited?

Funds in Bank of America accounts held in the names of Promaster Movers, Inc. and Unified Relocation Solutions LLC, and a 2020 Lamborghini Huracán, VIN ZHWUF4ZF3LLA13255, together with a forfeiture money judgment of $3,984,557.00 that he agreed to in his plea.

Why is the judgment an amended one?

The amended judgment of May 17, 2021 gives the reason as modification of the restitution order under 18 U.S.C. § 3664. The original judgment is dated May 12, 2021.

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