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Edrica Leann Watson PPP case — U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla.

United States v. Edrica Leann Watson — 12 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, filed between December 1, 2021 and June 4, 2026. Among them: 2 orders, 1 indictment and 1 plea agreement.

See also: United States v. Edrica Leann Watson — M.D. Fla., Fort Myers Division — the same docket (docket No. 2:21-cr-00107) under another case page, 28 public filings. Full docket →

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Filings12 public filings
Filed2021-12-01 – 2026-06-04
Document typesorders (2), indictment (1), plea agreement (1), motion (1), sentencing memorandum (1), judgment (1)
Original PDFs12 of 12

Case summary

Edrica Leann Watson was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, No. 2:21-cr-107-SPC, on an indictment returned December 1, 2021 over Paycheck Protection Program loans. The court accepted her guilty plea and adjudicated her guilty on March 22, 2022. The government's response to her sentencing memoranda states that she applied for and received three PPP loans totaling $434,227, including a $20,832 loan applied for on February 3, 2021 as a sole proprietor working as a cosmetologist and funded on February 10, 2021. On August 17, 2022 the court sentenced her to 15 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release, a $100 special assessment and restitution of $434,227.50 to Itria Ventures and Customers Bank. Fines were waived.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Edrica Leann Watson; entity named in the filings as Unity Home Care Services LLC
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers, No. 2:21-cr-00107-SPC
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesNot stated in the page's extracted text. The order of March 22, 2022 adjudicates Watson guilty as to count two of the indictment; the sentencing minutes of August 17, 2022 record count two as dismissed on the government's request
Outcome and sentenceGuilty plea accepted March 22, 2022; sentenced August 17, 2022 to 15 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release, $100 special assessment and restitution of $434,227.50, fines waived, forfeiture per the order of June 9, 2022
Counts of convictionPleaded guilty to count two of the indictment, false statement to a lending institution, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1014 and 2, offense concluded December 1, 2021; count one dismissed on motion of the United States and as per the amended plea agreement (Doc. 35) (judgment of August 17, 2022, p. 1); the sentencing minutes of August 17, 2022 record count two as dismissed on the government's request
Sentence imposed15 months' imprisonment (p. 2); five years of supervised release (p. 3)
Restitution$434,227.50: Itria Ventures $41,664.50; Customers Bank $392,563.00 (p. 6); restitution interest waived (p. 7)
Fine and assessmentFine waived; special assessment $100.00 (p. 6)
Forfeiture"forfeiture of any of the defendant's property up to the value of $392,563.00" (p. 7)
Status checked2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22

What was Watson sentenced to?

Fifteen months' imprisonment and five years of supervised release, with restitution of $434,227.50 to two victims, Itria Ventures ($41,664.50) and Customers Bank ($392,563.00), interest waived. She was allowed to self-surrender by 3 p.m. on September 29, 2022.

How much did the PPP loans come to?

$434,227 across three loans, according to the government's July 27, 2022 response, which cites the amended presentence report. One of them, applied for on February 3, 2021 for $20,832, was funded on February 10, 2021.

What did the court decide about the guideline enhancement?

The government asked for a two-level enhancement for the sophistication of the offense. The sentencing minutes record that the court found the enhancement did not apply and adopted the probation officer's guideline application.

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

Filings

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

  1. Indictment — United States v. Edrica Leann Watson (M.D. Fla.)Indictment · PDF
  2. Order Accepting Plea and Adjudicating Guilt — United States v. Edrica Leann Watson (M.D. Fla.)Order · PDF
  3. Plea Agreement — United States v. Edrica Leann WatsonPlea agreement · PDF
  4. Motion for Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Edrica Leann Watson (M.D. Fla.)Motion · PDF
  5. Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Edrica Leann Watson (M.D. Fla.)Sentencing memorandum · PDF
  6. Order of Forfeiture — United States v. Edrica Leann WatsonOrder · PDF
  7. Defendant's Second Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Edrica Leann Watson (M.D. Fla.)PDF
  8. United States' Response to the Defendant's Sentencing Memorandums — United States v. Edrica Leann Watson (M.D. Fla.)PDF
  9. Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Edrica Leann Watson (M.D. Fla.)Judgment · PDF
  10. Sentencing Minutes — United States v. Edrica Leann WatsonPDF
  11. Unopposed Motion to Substitute the Victim (Itria Ventures) — United States v. Edrica Leann WatsonPDF
  12. Unopposed Motion to Substitute the Victim (Customers Bank) — United States v. Edrica Leann WatsonPDF

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