United States v. Johnny Ho

Case summary

A federal jury in Detroit convicted Johnny Ho, 41, of Novi, Michigan, of a wire fraud and money laundering scheme. The scheme aimed to obtain more than $4.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds guaranteed by the Small Business Administration.¹

According to court documents and trial evidence, Ho, who owned Diva Nails & Spa III LLC in Northville, engaged in a conspiracy to obtain COVID-19 relief funds he was not entitled to receive. He submitted inflated payroll information and otherwise falsified loan application information. Ho personally submitted two fraudulent PPP and EIDL applications seeking nearly $350,000. In total, Ho and his co-conspirators submitted 29 different fraudulent PPP and EIDL applications on behalf of 16 businesses, totaling more than $4.1 million.¹

Ho was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and two counts of money laundering. Sentencing was scheduled for September 27. The case was investigated by the FBI and the SBA Office of Inspector General. Trial Attorney Patrick J. Suter of the Justice Department's Criminal Division Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Particka for the Eastern District of Michigan prosecuted it.¹

Notes

1. U.S. Department of Justice, "Man Convicted for $4.1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud" (original), June 9, 2022. ↩₁ ↩₂ ↩₃

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