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United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan — U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.

United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan — U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. — 12 documents in the archive, dated October 1, 2025 to May 4, 2026.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Docket numberNo. 2:25-cr-00801 — main docket · CourtListener docket 991972
Filings12 public filings
Filed2025-10-01 – 2026-05-04
Document typesstipulations (2), orders (2), indictment (1), notice (1), plea agreement (1)
Original PDFs12 of 12

Case summary

Kerwin Aldric Jordan was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:25-cr-00801-SVW, on October 1, 2025. The indictment charges twenty-one counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return and five counts of wire fraud, with forfeiture allegations. It states that Jordan prepared tax returns for clients for a fee and sometimes held himself out as a certified public accountant and tax attorney, and that from at least April 10, 2020 he made false statements to the Small Business Administration and financial institutions on Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications. On May 4, 2026 he pleaded guilty to counts 4, 12, 17, 20 and 25 of the indictment. Sentencing is set for October 5, 2026.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Kerwin Aldric Jordan
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:25-cr-00801-SVW
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
ChargesAiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return (26 U.S.C. § 7206(2)), counts 1 through 21; wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343), counts 22 through 26; criminal forfeiture under 26 U.S.C. § 7301, 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) and 18 U.S.C. § 982
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty May 4, 2026 to counts 4, 12, 17, 20 and 25; sentencing set for October 5, 2026. No judgment is on this page. The counts he did not plead to remain allegations
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What does the indictment say about the relief loans?

That Jordan made false statements to the SBA and financial institutions on PPP and EIDL applications, including about the number of employees paid wages; that he submitted a false and fictitious tax document in support of a PPP application; that he directed the proceeds into accounts he controlled and used them for his own benefit, including to buy jewellery; and that he applied for forgiveness of the PPP loans on false statements that the proceeds had been spent on payroll.

What is count 25?

The wire fraud count charging that on or about February 4, 2021 $93,198 in PPP loan proceeds was transferred from Cross River Bank to a Wells Fargo account by means of an interstate wire. The other wire counts cover $41,667 in PPP proceeds from WebBank, an EIDL application, $39,300 in EIDL proceeds from the SBA and $53,802 in second draw PPP proceeds.

What else has happened on the docket?

The indictment was filed under seal on the government's ex parte application, Jordan was arraigned on November 12, 2025, a protective order was stipulated in November 2025, the trial date was continued in December 2025, and in February 2026 the court granted him permission to sell real property.

Docket

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

No. 2:25-cr-00801

  1. Indictment — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal.)Entry 1
  2. —Entry 2 is not in the archive
  3. Ex Parte Application to Seal Indictment — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal.)Entry 3
  4. —Entries 4–5 are not in the archive
  5. Notice of Request for Detention — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal.)Entry 6
  6. —Entries 7–8 are not in the archive
  7. Criminal Minutes — Arraignment — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal.)Entry 9
  8. —Entries 10–18 are not in the archive
  9. Stipulation for Protective Order — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal.)Entry 19
  10. —Entry 20 is not in the archive
  11. Stipulation re Trial Continuance — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal.)Entry 21
  12. Order Continuing Trial Date — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal.)Entry 22
  13. Ex Parte Application to Sell Real Property — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal.)Entry 23
  14. Order Granting Permission to Sell Real Property — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal.)Entry 24
  15. Plea Agreement — United States v. Kerwin Aldric JordanEntry 25
  16. —Entry 26 is not in the archive
  17. Criminal Minutes — Change of Plea (Continued) — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal., 2026-04-27)Entry 27
  18. Criminal Minutes — Change of Plea — United States v. Kerwin Aldric Jordan (C.D. Cal., 2026-05-04)Entry 28

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