Jeffrey Ryan McLaren — profile dossier

Identity and role

Jeffrey Ryan McLaren, Trial Attorney, Money Laundering & Asset Recovery Section (MLARS), U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division. DOJ's releases credit him as Ryan McLaren. A member of the United States v. Reis & Hockridge trial team, prosecuting Blueacorn co-founders Nathan Reis and Stephanie Hockridge.

Biography / career arc

Career federal prosecutor in MLARS.

Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role

Credited with Elizabeth Carr as trial attorney on the Blueacorn founders' prosecution alongside the Fraud Section and the N.D. Tex. U.S. Attorney's office (DOJ releases of June, August and November 2025).

DOJ's public account says Hockridge and co-conspirators submitted PPP applications they knew contained materially false information, fabricated payroll and tax records, and charged kickbacks based on loan proceeds.

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

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)