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Allison Marie Baver

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The profile

A Taylorsville, Utah woman and former Olympic speed skater found guilty at trial of seeking $10 million in PPP loans. She submitted eight fraudulent applications for a company with zero payroll.

Identity and role

Allison Marie Baver, of Taylorsville, Utah, a former Olympic speed skater, was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah (case No. 2:2021cr00520) in connection with her company, Allison Baver Entertainment LLC.

The scheme and pandemic-relief role

According to the Department of Justice, Baver submitted eight fraudulent PPP loan applications to Northeast Bank and Meridian Bank seeking a total of $10 million for a company that had zero payroll. Meridian Bank funded the requested $10 million PPP loan. SBA PPP loan-level FOIA data confirm a loan to Allison Baver Entertainment LLC in Utah, approved April 27, 2020, listed under FOIA Exemption 4 with no forgiveness recorded.

  • Charged: per DOJ USAO-UT, "Taylorsville Woman Charged with Making False Statements to Obtain Millions of Dollars in PPP Loans."
  • Convicted: June 29–30, 2023, at trial: two counts of false statements to influence a bank, one of money laundering and one of contempt, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
  • Sentencing: pending as of the DOJ's conviction announcement. We found no record of a sentence.

Where they are now (2025–2026)

Not publicly documented beyond the conviction record.

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