Case docket
United States v. Christnel Orisca — PPP and unemployment case, D. Mass.
United States v. Christnel Orisca — 7 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, filed between December 12, 2024 and May 27, 2026. Among them: 2 sentencing memoranda, 1 indictment and 1 plea agreement.
See also: United States v. Christnel Orisca — D. Mass., No. 1:24-cr-10378-JEK — the same docket (docket No. 1:24-cr-10378) under another case page, 14 public filings. Full docket →
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Filings | 7 public filings |
| Filed | 2024-12-12 – 2026-05-27 |
| Document types | sentencing memoranda (2), indictment (1), plea agreement (1), motion (1), judgment (1), order (1) |
| Original PDFs | 7 of 7 |
Case summary
This case page collects filings from the prosecution of Christnel Orisca in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:24-cr-10378-JEK. A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment on December 12, 2024 charging wire fraud and aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2 in counts one through five, and false statements to a financial institution and aiding and abetting under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1014 and 2 in count six. He pleaded guilty to counts one through six on November 25, 2025 under a written plea agreement signed October 30, 2025. On May 27, 2026 the court sentenced him to time served on counts one through six, concurrent, with one year of supervised release, and ordered restitution of $54,700 and a forfeiture money judgment of $54,700.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Christnel Orisca |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, No. 1:24-cr-10378-JEK |
| Program | Pandemic unemployment benefits (Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Charges | Wire fraud; aiding and abetting (18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 2), counts 1–5; false statements to a financial institution; aiding and abetting (18 U.S.C. §§ 1014, 2), count 6 |
| Outcome and sentence | Pleaded guilty to counts 1–6 on November 25, 2025; sentenced May 27, 2026 to time served on counts 1–6 concurrent, one year of supervised release, $600 assessment, restitution of $54,700; order of forfeiture (money judgment) of $54,700 entered the same day |
| Counts of conviction | Pleaded guilty to counts 1-6: wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, offense ended 9/8/2021, counts 1-5; false statements to a financial institution, 18 U.S.C. § 1014, offense ended 3/20/2021, count 6; date of imposition of judgment 5/27/2026 (judgment of May 27, 2026, pp. 1-2); the judgment's table prints these statutes without the aiding-and-abetting cite, 18 U.S.C. § 2, that the charges row takes from the indictment of December 12, 2024 |
| Sentence imposed | Time served on counts 1-6, concurrent (p. 3); one year of supervised release on counts 1-6, concurrent (p. 4) |
| Restitution | $54,700.00: Small Business Administration $20,000.00; a payee printed as "Massachusetts Department of Unemploym" $34,700.00; interest waived (p. 7); lump sum payment of $55,300.00 (p. 8) |
| Fine and assessment | Special assessment $600.00; fine column blank (p. 7) |
| Forfeiture | "Please see attached Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment)" (p. 8) |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22 |
Who receives the restitution?
The judgment records restitution of $54,700 in total: $20,000 to the Small Business Administration and $34,700 to the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance.
What did the government ask for?
The government's sentencing memorandum asks the court to sentence Orisca at the low end of the guidelines sentencing range, which it gives as four months, with 24 months of supervised release, restitution and forfeiture. It states the guidelines range as 4 to 10 months' imprisonment.
What conduct do the filings describe?
The government's sentencing memorandum states that for the periods May 2020 to October 2020 and January 2021 to September 2021 Orisca filed false unemployment benefit forms with the Department of Unemployment Assistance, and that he submitted the paperwork for a false PPP loan to collect another $20,000.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
7 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Indictment — United States v. Christnel Orisca (D. Mass.)Indictment · PDF
- Plea Agreement — United States v. Christnel Orisca (D. Mass.)Plea agreement · PDF
- Government's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Christnel Orisca (D. Mass.)Sentencing memorandum · PDF
- Motion for Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment) — United States v. Christnel Orisca (D. Mass.)Motion · PDF
- Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Christnel Orisca (D. Mass.)Sentencing memorandum · PDF
- Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Christnel OriscaJudgment · PDF
- Order of Forfeiture (Money Judgment) — United States v. Christnel Orisca (D. Mass.)Order · PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.