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Rafael Martinez MBE Capital PPP case — U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.

United States v. Martinez — 37 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, filed between June 9, 2022 and March 4, 2026. Among them: 11 orders, 4 declarations and 2 judgments.

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Case facts

CaptionUnited States v. Martinez
CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Docket number1:22-cr-00251
Filings37 public filings
Filed2022-06-09 – 2026-03-04
Document typesorders (11), declarations (4), judgments (2), letters (2), exhibit (1), stipulation (1)
Original PDFs37 of 37

Case summary

Rafael Martinez was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 1:22-cr-00251, over the Paycheck Protection Program. The government's sentencing letter describes Martinez as chief executive officer and primary owner of MBE Capital Partners LLC, and states that MBE obtained a PPP loan of over $280,000 by making false statements about the number of people it employed and its payroll, and that Martinez submitted fraudulent documents and false statements to the SBA, a life insurance company and the Federal Reserve in an effort to become a non-bank PPP lender. Martinez pleaded guilty to count 1 of the (S2) superseding information, conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On July 27, 2023 the court sentenced him to 54 months' imprisonment and dismissed all remaining open counts.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Rafael Martinez; MBE Capital Partners LLC named in the filings as his company
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 1:22-cr-00251-LJL
DistrictSouthern District of New York prosecutions →
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesConspiracy to commit wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 371), count 1 of the (S2) superseding information
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty; sentenced July 27, 2023 to 54 months' imprisonment, with all remaining open counts dismissed; consent orders of forfeiture and restitution entered in 2023
ForfeitureConsent preliminary order of forfeiture as to specific property / money judgment of March 24, 2023: a money judgment of $44,546,712.94, representing proceeds traceable to count one of the S2 information that the defendant personally obtained (pp. 2-3), and forfeiture of specific property: $250,273.84 formerly on deposit at JPMorgan Chase Bank, $10,544,757.26 formerly on deposit at Carver Federal Savings Bank in the name of MBE Capital Partners, LLC, $4,560,000 formerly on deposit at Citibank (p. 1); real property at 21 Shinnecock Trails, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey and a 1.19-acre lot at Casa De Campo, Dominican Republic; a 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider, a 1962 Mercedes Benz 190, a 2021 BMW 750, a 2017 Bentley Continental GT and a 2018 Porsche 911 Turbo (p. 2). The order records the plea to count one on or about March 23, 2023 (p. 2)
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What was Martinez sentenced to?

Fifty-four months' imprisonment, imposed July 27, 2023 by Judge Lewis J. Liman, with a recommendation that he be housed at the Lewisburg, Pennsylvania federal prison camp. The government had asked for the stipulated guidelines sentence of 60 months.

What was Martinez charged with?

Count 1 of the (S2) superseding information, conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, with the offense ending February 28, 2022. All remaining open counts were dismissed at sentencing.

Which lender or program was involved?

The Paycheck Protection Program. The filings describe two schemes: a PPP loan of over $280,000 obtained by MBE itself, and an effort to have MBE approved as a non-bank PPP lender.

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

Filings

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

  1. Protective Order (discovery) — U.S. v. Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251)Order · PDF
  2. Defense motion to adjourn trial pending Dubin (denied)PDF
  3. Government letter requesting Curcio hearing — U.S. v. MartinezPDF
  4. Memorandum & Order denying motion to dismiss Count 1Order · PDF
  5. Memorandum & Order denying motion for bill of particulars — U.S. v. Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251, 2023-03-08)Order · PDF
  6. Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (Specific Property / Money Judgment) — U.S. v. Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251, 2023-03-24)PDF
  7. Transcript of Proceedings — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 67, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 67 · PDF
  8. Notice of Filing of Official Transcript — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 68, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 68 · PDF
  9. Letter Motion addressed to Judge Lewis J — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 69, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 69 · PDF
  10. Consent Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (Substitute Assets) — U.S. v. Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251, 2023-06-09)PDF
  11. Defense Sentencing Submission — U.S. v. Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251)PDF
  12. Exhibit Q: SBA Internal PPP Tracker Email — U.S. v. MartinezExhibit · PDF
  13. Government Sentencing Letter — U.S. v. Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251)PDF
  14. Exhibit 1 — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 77-1, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 77-1 · PDF
  15. Exhibit 2 — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 77-2, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 77-2 · PDF
  16. Exhibit 3 — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 77-3, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 77-3 · PDF
  17. Exhibit 4 — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 77-4, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 77-4 · PDF
  18. Exhibit 5 — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 77-5, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 77-5 · PDF
  19. Exhibit 6 — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 77-6, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 77-6 · PDF
  20. Exhibit 7 — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 77-7, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 77-7 · PDF
  21. Exhibit 8 — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 77-8, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 77-8 · PDF
  22. Exhibit 9 — United States v. Martinez (Dkt. 77-9, S.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 77-9 · PDF
  23. Judgment in a Criminal Case - United States v. Rafael MartinezJudgment · PDF
  24. Consent Order of Restitution - United States v. Rafael MartinezOrder · PDF
  25. Sentencing Transcript — U.S. v. Martinez (July 27, 2023)PDF
  26. Stipulation and Order — FRB-SF Substitute Asset ClaimStipulation · PDF
  27. Declaration in Support of Final Order of ForfeitureDeclaration · PDF
  28. Final Order of Forfeiture (Specific Property) — United States v. Rafael Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251)Order · PDF
  29. Declaration in Support of Final Order of Forfeiture (Substitute Assets) — U.S. v. Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251, 2023-12-22)Declaration · PDF
  30. Final Order of Forfeiture (Substitute Assets) — United States v. Rafael Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251)Order · PDF
  31. Order Exonerating Bail - United States v. Rafael MartinezOrder · PDF
  32. Declaration in Support of Second Final Order of Forfeiture — U.S. v. Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251, 2024-04-18)Declaration · PDF
  33. Second Final Order of Forfeiture - United States v. MartinezPDF
  34. Declaration in Support of Third Final Order of Forfeiture — U.S. v. Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251, 2024-08-13)Declaration · PDF
  35. Third Final Order of Forfeiture - United States v. MartinezPDF
  36. Letter Motion for International Travel PermissionLetter · PDF
  37. Letter Motion to Modify Travel Restriction (Supervised Release) — U.S. v. Martinez (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:22-cr-00251)Letter · PDF

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