Profiles · Oversight
- Type
- Person
- Role
- Oversight and enforcement
- Programs
- PPP
- Updated
The profile
A DOJ trial attorney on the Blueacorn prosecution.
Identity and role
Elizabeth Carr — Trial Attorney, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division (DOJ's November 2025 release styles the section Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture). DOJ's June, August and November 2025 releases credit her, with Ryan McLaren, on the United States v. Reis & Hockridge prosecution of Blueacorn co-founders Nathan Reis and Stephanie Hockridge.
Biography / career arc
Career federal prosecutor in MLARS, the section handling money-laundering and asset-recovery aspects of the PPP fraud cases.
Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role
Credited on the prosecution of the Blueacorn founders (DOJ releases); no release we have credits her on the related Arriaga or Cota matters.
DOJ's public releases describe a scheme in which Blueacorn-related actors fabricated documents and charged borrowers fees based on loan proceeds.
No source shows a company-side role, lobbying registration, or defense-bar exit connected to the PPP cases.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
We found no exit to private practice or industry in the public record.
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Hockridge sentencing press release Nov. 21, 2025
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Blueacorn conviction press release June 23, 2025
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Reis guilty-plea press release Aug. 11, 2025
Sources
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Blueacorn conviction press release (June 23, 2025): DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Blueacorn conviction press release June 23, 2025 (original: justice.gov · stored capture)
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Blueacorn indictment press release (Nov. 21, 2024): https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/co-founders-paycheck-protection-program-lender-service-provider-charged-covid-19-relief local copy
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Reis guilty-plea press release (Aug. 11, 2025): DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Reis guilty-plea press release Aug. 11, 2025 (original: justice.gov · stored capture)
- DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Hockridge sentencing press release (Nov. 21, 2025): DOJ Office of Public Affairs, Hockridge sentencing press release Nov. 21, 2025 (original: justice.gov · stored capture)