United States v. Austin VanScoyk and Sam Fiedler

Case summary

United States v. Austin VanScoyk and Sam Fiedler, Case 4:20-cr-02736-JCH-BGM (D. Ariz.), is a Paycheck Protection Program conspiracy prosecution. The information filed December 3, 2020 as Document 5 charges conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 371, alleging that from on or about March 18, 2020 through on or about August 7, 2020 VanScoyk submitted PPP loan applications for Bright Edge LLC and Aston Homes LLC and Fiedler, an accountant for Bright Edge, did so for Yellow Turtle Shell LLC and Aston Homes, and that on or about April 30, 2020 a financial institution distributed approximately $594,830 of PPP loan funds to Grand American; forfeiture is sought under Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(a)(2). The United States' sentencing memorandum filed November 12, 2021 as Document 80, by Trial Attorney Siji Moore and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jane L. Westby, states that Austin VanScoyk, Jonathan VanScoyk and Samuel Fiedler conspired to submit fraudulent PPP applications for four entities, including a $638,300 loan issued to Bright Edge on April 26, 2020 and a $594,830 loan issued to Grand American Homes on April 30, 2020, notes that the defendant has no criminal history and asks for a sentence that includes incarceration. No plea or judgment is hosted. The hosted docket ends with the sentencing memorandum.