United States v. Austin Martin Siampwizi — U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.

Case summary

Austin Martin Siampwizi pleaded guilty to count 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, No. 1:23-CR-0246-WMR-1, and was adjudicated guilty of money laundering conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h), offense ended May 2020. The indictment returned July 25, 2023 charges that from at least about March 4, 2020 through at least about May 2020 Siampwizi and conspirators laundered proceeds of false state unemployment insurance claims filed using stolen personally identifiable information, and it describes the CARES Act Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. On April 1, 2024 the court imposed 37 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $100.00 assessment and $279,210.52 in restitution, and waived the fine and cost of incarceration.

Case at a glance

What was Siampwizi sentenced to?

Thirty-seven months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons and three years of supervised release. The court recommended a facility as close to the Atlanta, Georgia area as possible, consistent with his security clearance.

What does the indictment describe?

That Siampwizi and conspirators laundered the proceeds of false unemployment insurance claims filed with state agencies using stolen personally identifiable information. The indictment separately sets out the CARES Act EIDL program, under which applicants submitted information through an SBA online portal without supporting documentation.

What is owed?

$279,210.52 in restitution, due in full immediately, and a $100.00 special assessment payable to the Clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. For money orders cashed from two Chase Bank accounts the judgment orders restitution paid jointly and severally. The court found he cannot pay a fine and waived it.

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