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United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant — U.S. District Court, D.N.J.

United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant — 23 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (Camden), filed between July 12, 2023 and October 3, 2024. Among them: 1 motion, 1 information and 1 plea agreement.

Profile: Sieff Robert Sargeant

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (Camden)
Filings23 public filings
Filed2023-07-12 – 2024-10-03
Document typesmotion (1), information (1), plea agreement (1), judgment (1)

Case summary

Sieff Robert Sargeant was charged by information filed May 23, 2024 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden, No. 1:24-cr-00360-KMW, with money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i). The information states that on or about April 27, 2021 $147,000 was deposited into a Lender-1 account Sargeant controlled in the name of Coach Sargeant Training LLC, constituting proceeds of a PPP loan obtained on a fraudulent application, and that from about July through September 2021 he conducted financial transactions involving those proceeds to promote bank fraud, including fake payroll checks totalling $8,550 made out to an associate who cashed them and returned most of the cash. An application to plead guilty and a plea agreement were filed the same day. He was sentenced on October 2, 2024 to 6 months in prison and 6 months of home detention, and the judgment was entered October 3, 2024.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Sieff Robert Sargeant; the information also refers to Co-Conspirator-1 and Individual-1
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden, No. 1:24-cr-00360-KMW
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP); the laundered funds are described as PPP loan proceeds
ChargesMoney laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i), with a forfeiture allegation under 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1). The case began with a criminal complaint and arrest warrant in Mag. No. 23-2055 (AMD), sealed on July 12, 2023 (sealing order, Dkt. 3); the counsel appointment form filed November 2, 2023 lists the offenses then charged as bank fraud conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 1349) and money laundering conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 1956) (CJA 20 form, Dkt. 19)
Outcome and sentenceAn application to enter a plea of guilty and a plea agreement were filed May 23, 2024. The minutes of the October 2, 2024 sentencing record 6 months' imprisonment on count 1 of the information, 6 months of home detention with location monitoring, 2 years of supervised release, restitution of $155,014.52 and an order of forfeiture of $147,000 to be entered (sentencing minutes, Dkt. 34); the judgment was entered October 3, 2024
Counts of convictionPleaded guilty on 5/23/2024 to count 1 of the information, money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i), in or about July 2021 through in or about September 2021; sentence pronounced October 02, 2024 (judgment of October 3, 2024, p. 1)
Sentence imposed6 months' imprisonment, followed by home detention for 6 months (p. 2); two years of supervised release, with home detention for six months under the location monitoring program (p. 3)
Restitution$155,014.52; monthly installments of no less than $200.00 after release (p. 7)
Fine and assessmentSpecial assessment $100.00 (p. 1)
Forfeiture$147,000 (p. 8)
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What does the information allege?

That a $147,000 PPP loan deposit reached an account Sargeant controlled for Coach Sargeant Training LLC on or about April 27, 2021, and that from about July 2021 he conducted transactions with those proceeds to make the loan appear legitimate and promote bank fraud.

What role do the payroll checks play?

The information describes fake payroll checks made out to Individual-1 in the aggregate amount of $8,550, provided to Sargeant to distribute; Individual-1 cashed them and returned most of the cash to Sargeant.

What does the page show about the outcome?

Sargeant pleaded guilty on May 23, 2024 under a plea agreement filed that day. At sentencing on October 2, 2024 the court imposed 6 months in prison, 6 months of home detention with location monitoring and 2 years of supervised release, ordered restitution of $155,014.52 and directed a $147,000 order of forfeiture (sentencing minutes, Dkt. 34). The judgment was entered October 3, 2024.

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

Filings

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

  1. Order to Seal Case — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 3, D.N.J.)Dkt. 3 · PDF
  2. Notice of Attorney Appearance: Gilbert J — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 5, D.N.J.)Dkt. 5 · PDF
  3. Order advising of the United States' continuing — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 6, D.N.J.)Dkt. 6 · PDF
  4. Waiver of Preliminary Hearing — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 7, D.N.J.)Dkt. 7 · PDF
  5. Order to Continue — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 10, D.N.J.)Dkt. 10 · PDF
  6. Letter — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 12-1, D.N.J.)Dkt. 12-1 · PDF
  7. Letter — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 12-2, D.N.J.)Dkt. 12-2 · PDF
  8. Order granting request to travel — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 13, D.N.J.)Dkt. 13 · PDF
  9. Order to Continue — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 14, D.N.J.)Dkt. 14 · PDF
  10. Letter from Gilbert J — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 15, D.N.J.)Dkt. 15 · PDF
  11. Order granting defendant's letter request 15 to — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 16, D.N.J.)Dkt. 16 · PDF
  12. Court filing — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 19, D.N.J.)Dkt. 19 · PDF
  13. Order to Continue — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 20, D.N.J.)Dkt. 20 · PDF
  14. Order to Continue — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 21, D.N.J.)Dkt. 21 · PDF
  15. Order Authorizing Travel — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 22, D.N.J.)Dkt. 22 · PDF
  16. Application to Enter Plea of Guilty — United States v. SargeantMotion
  17. Information — United States v. SargeantInformation
  18. Plea Agreement — United States v. SargeantPlea agreement
  19. Waiver of Indictment and Venue — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 24, D.N.J.)Dkt. 24 · PDF
  20. Court filing — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 32, D.N.J.)Dkt. 32 · PDF
  21. Court filing — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 33, D.N.J.)Dkt. 33 · PDF
  22. Minute Entry — United States v. Sieff Robert Sargeant (Dkt. 34, D.N.J.)Dkt. 34 · PDF
  23. Judgment — United States v. SargeantJudgment

More documents from this docket

1 more document from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.njd.549140) is in the archive but is not among the 23 filings above.

  1. First MOTION to Release Bond Obligation by… — First MOTION to Release Bond Obligation by SIEFF ROBERT… (Dkt. 38)Letter

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

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