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United States v. Marnell — U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.

United States v. Marnell — 2 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal., filed between July 15, 2020 and July 22, 2020.

See also: United States v. Andrew Marnell (CACD 788492) — the same docket under another case page, 10 public filings; 1 of the documents appear on both pages.

This listing is consolidated at United States v. Andrew Marnell (CACD 788492) — the full docket page for this case, with all 11 filings in the archive.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court, C.D. Cal.
Filings2 public filings
Filed2020-07-15 – 2020-07-22
Document typescriminal complaint (1), order (1)
Original PDFs2 of 2

Case summary

This page holds the charging stage of the case against Andrew Marnell in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:20-mj-03313. An FBI affidavit filed July 15, 2020 supports a criminal complaint and arrest warrant for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344(2), obtaining money or property from a bank under false pretenses. The affidavit states that in or around June 2020 financial institutions reported loan applications submitted in the names of companies traced to Marnell, and that the investigation indicated he and possibly others sought more than $10 million and obtained more than $8 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans from several lenders. An amended order of detention after hearing was entered on July 22, 2020.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Andrew Marnell
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:20-mj-03313-DUTY
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesObtaining money or property from a bank under false pretenses (18 U.S.C. § 1344(2)), charged by criminal complaint on July 15, 2020
Outcome and sentenceComplaint stage only. The two filings are the complaint with its affidavit and an amended order of detention; no indictment, plea, judgment or sentence is on this page

What does the affidavit allege?

That Marnell and possibly others submitted PPP loan applications in the names of companies including Quicksilver LLC, Shale Creek LLC, Slatestone LLC and Stratrock Ventures LLC, and that there is probable cause to believe that on or about May 11, 2020 he obtained the proceeds of a PPP loan issued to Slatestone through material false statements and promises.

How much does the affidavit say was sought and obtained?

More than $10 million sought and more than $8 million obtained in PPP loans, from lenders it names as TransPecos Banks SSB, Fundbox Inc., ReadyCap Lending LLC, Customers Bancorp Inc. and Kabbage Inc. It states that in or about May 2020 TransPecos issued three PPP loans totalling more than $3.5 million to Marnell-controlled entities.

What happened at the bail stage?

An amended order of detention after hearing under 18 U.S.C. § 3142 was entered on July 22, 2020 on the government's motion.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

2 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. Criminal Complaint — U.S. v. MarnellCriminal complaint · PDF
  2. Order of Detention — U.S. v. MarnellOrder · PDF

Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.

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