Case docket
United States v. Pierre Rogers and Joshua Leavitt — D.N.H.
United States v. Pierre Rogers and Joshua Leavitt — 3 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, filed between June 27, 2022 and July 28, 2022. Among them: 1 indictment, 1 docket entry and 1 plea agreement.
See also: USA v. Rogers et al. — docket filings, U.S. District Court, D.N.H. — the same docket (docket No. 1:22-cr-00074) under another case page, 19 public filings. Full docket →
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Filings | 3 public filings |
| Filed | 2022-06-27 – 2022-07-28 |
| Document types | indictment (1), docket entry (1), plea agreement (1) |
| Original PDFs | 3 of 3 |
Case summary
United States v. Pierre Rogers and Joshua Leavitt, No. 1:22-cr-00074-PB in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, concerns Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications submitted to TD Bank and the SBA. The indictment returned June 27, 2022 charges six counts of bank fraud, one count of wire fraud, two counts of attempted wire fraud and one count of money laundering. Its table lists six PPP loans awarded between April 14 and July 14, 2020, from $30,052 to $175,000. On July 28, 2022 Joshua Leavitt signed a plea agreement to plead guilty to counts four and seven, with the government agreeing to move to dismiss counts one, two, three, six, eight and nine as to him. No judgment as to either defendant is on this page.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Pierre Rogers; Joshua Leavitt. The entities named in the indictment are Puro Trader, Dark Matter Associates, Puro Lounge, Puro Group, Sunju and Demeter Project |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, No. 1:22-cr-00074-PB |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the CARES Act Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and disaster grants |
| Charges | Counts 1-6: bank fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1344, 2); count 7: wire fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 2); counts 8-9: attempted wire fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1349, 1343, 2); count 10: money laundering (18 U.S.C. § 1957), as to Rogers |
| Outcome and sentence | Pierre Rogers was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, and Joshua Leavitt to 28 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release. Leavitt had agreed on July 28, 2022 to plead guilty to counts four and seven; the government agreed to move to dismiss counts one, two, three, six, eight and nine as to him at sentencing. No plea or judgment as to Pierre Rogers is on this page |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the U.S. Attorney's Office press release "California Man Who Made Lavish Purchases with CARES Act Funds Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison" (February 3, 2023); the U.S. Attorney's Office press release "Northwood Man Sentenced for Defrauding U.S. Taxpayers" (April 10, 2023) |
What loans does the indictment list?
Six PPP loans awarded through TD Bank between April 14 and July 14, 2020: $132,756 for Puro Trader, $30,052 for Dark Matter Associates, $100,000 for Puro Lounge, $175,000 for Puro Group, $175,000 for Sunju and $34,667 for Demeter Project. Counts eight and nine concern EIDL requests of approximately $256,000 and $500,000 in 2021.
What did Leavitt agree to plead guilty to?
Count four, bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344, and count seven, wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343. The plea agreement describes the count four loan as a $175,000 PPP application for Puro Group claiming monthly payroll of $70,000 and six employees, supported by a Form 941 that was never filed with the IRS.
What does the page show about Pierre Rogers?
A minute entry of June 30, 2022 from removal proceedings in the District of Hawaii, No. 1:22-mj-01130-KJM, recording the appointment of a federal public defender and a bond order. The money laundering count alleges he wired $107,780 from a Puro Group account on or about July 9, 2020.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
3 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Indictment — United States v. Pierre Rogers and Joshua LeavittIndictment · PDF
- Removal Proceedings and Bond Order — United States v. Pierre Rogers (District of Hawaii) (D.N.H.)Docket entry · PDF
- Plea Agreement — United States v. Joshua Leavitt (D.N.H.)Plea agreement · PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.