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Sheyland Juakeen Barnett

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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 one count of wire fraud.

Identity and role

Sheyland Juakeen Barnett, whom prosecutors list as a Las Vegas resident, was indicted under seal in United States v. Barnett, No. 2:26-cr-00108 (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, James Sean Freeman II, 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 one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum of 20 years in prison per count. The charges are allegations; the case is pending.

  • Charged: indictment filed under seal (sealing order June 10, 2026); one count of wire fraud.
  • Arrested: June 11, 2026, in Las Vegas.
  • Status: He made his initial appearance and was arraigned the day of his arrest, June 11, 2026, and was released on bond the next day with appointed counsel. The trial date was continued by stipulation on July 15, 2026.

Where they are now (2025–2026)

The case was pending with no plea or trial on the public docket as of September 2026.

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