Case docket
United States v. Monika Jaworska — U.S. District Court, E.D. Va.
United States v. Jaworska — 3 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, filed between November 13, 2020 and December 4, 2020. Among them: 1 judgment.
See also: United States v. Monika Magdalena Jaworska — U.S. District Court, E.D. Va. — the same docket (docket No. 1:20-cr-00180) under another case page, 3 public filings.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division |
|---|---|
| Filings | 3 public filings |
| Filed | 2020-11-13 – 2020-12-04 |
| Document types | judgment (1) |
| Original PDFs | 3 of 3 |
Case summary
Monika Magdalena Jaworska pleaded guilty on September 3, 2020 to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and various financial institutions, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, No. 1:20-cr-00180-CMH. The government's sentencing position states that between April 13 and May 6, 2020 Jaworska and her husband and co-conspirator Tarik Jaafar submitted eighteen Paycheck Protection Program applications for four shell companies to twelve financial institutions, seeking approximately $6.6 million of which about $1.4 million was disbursed. She was arrested on June 20, 2020 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. A judgment was entered December 4, 2020; its text is not extractable.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Monika Magdalena Jaworska; the filings name Tarik Jaafar as her husband and co-conspirator |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, No. 1:20-cr-00180-CMH, Hon. Claude M. Hilton |
| District | Eastern District of Virginia prosecutions → |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); the government's position also describes the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) advances |
| Charges | One count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to defraud various financial institutions, 18 U.S.C. § 371. She was arrested on a criminal complaint charging conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349 |
| Outcome and sentence | Pleaded guilty September 3, 2020. Judgment entered December 4, 2020, its extracted text 448 characters of page footers, so the sentence imposed cannot be read from the page. The government asked for time served, two years of supervised release, $220,573 restitution and forfeiture |
| Counts of conviction | Pleaded guilty to count 1 of the criminal information, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and to defraud the United States, 18 U.S.C. § 371, felony, offense ended 06/20/2020; sentence pronounced December 4, 2020 (judgment of December 4, 2020, p. 1) |
| Sentence imposed | Time served (p. 2); two years of supervised release (p. 3), with a special condition prohibiting engagement in any aspect of the banking industry without the probation officer's prior approval (p. 4) |
| Restitution | $220,573.00, pursuant to the restitution order entered December 4, 2020; interest waived; due in full immediately (pp. 5-6) |
| Fine and assessment | No fine ($0.00); special assessment $100.00 (p. 5) |
| Forfeiture | "SEE Consent Order of Forfeiture entered by the Court on December 4, 2020" (p. 6) |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read |
What did the government ask for?
Time served, two years of supervised release, restitution of $220,573, and forfeiture of certain bank accounts and a portion of the cash seized on arrest. It calculated the Guidelines level at 17, an advisory range of 24 to 30 months.
What does the government describe?
Eighteen PPP applications for four businesses it calls shell companies, submitted to twelve financial institutions between April 13 and May 6, 2020, seeking about $6.6 million, of which about $1.4 million was disbursed.
What happened at the arrest?
Jaworska and Jaafar were arrested on or about June 20, 2020 in the parking garage across from Terminal 7 at John F. Kennedy International Airport with 18 bags. The government's position states law enforcement found $49,875.65 in cash, approximately 14 cell phones and multiple laptops, and that she carried United States and Polish passports.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
3 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.