Profiles · Fraud defendants
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The profile
One of seven Las Vegas men indicted separately in June 2026 over PPP and EIDL loans that, by prosecutors' count, total $205,639 across all seven; he is charged with two counts of wire fraud.
Identity and role
James Sean Freeman II, whom prosecutors list as a Las Vegas resident, was indicted under seal in United States v. Freeman, No. 2:26-cr-00107 (D. Nev.), and arrested on June 11, 2026, in Las Vegas. His was one of seven separate indictments announced the next day by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada; the others charged Elias Santino Acereto, Sheyland Juakeen Barnett, Yves Garry Harrison-Pierre, Tyrone Tatrice Johnson, Marcus Dushun McMillian-Bonner and Nathan Jeffry Scott.
The scheme and pandemic-relief role
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, each of the seven men gave false information and fake documents when applying for PPP and/or EIDL loans and fraudulently obtained the funds to enrich themselves. The office put the total for all seven at $205,639, an average of about $29,400 a defendant; the release does not give each man's amount, and we do not have a copy of his indictment. He is charged with two counts of wire fraud, which carries a maximum of 20 years in prison per count. The charges are allegations; the case is pending.
Legal status / controversies
- Charged: indictment filed under seal (sealing order June 10, 2026); two counts of wire fraud.
- Arrested: June 11, 2026, in Las Vegas.
- Status: He was released on bond on June 12, 2026, represented by the Federal Public Defender. The trial date has been continued twice by stipulation, on July 2 and September 10, 2026, and on July 29 the court granted him permission to travel.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
The case was pending with no plea or trial on the public docket as of September 2026.
Sources
- U.S. Attorney's Office, D. Nev., "Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions Results in Arrests of Seven Men in Connection with Fraudulent COVID-19 Relief Loan Applications" (June 12, 2026) — original: Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions Results in Arrests of Seven Men in Connection with Fraudulent COVID-19 Relief Loan Applications (original: justice.gov)
- Docket, United States v. Freeman, No. 2:26-cr-00107 (D. Nev.) — original: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73476038/united-states-v-freeman/