Vinath Oudomsine — profile dossier

Identity and role

Vinath Oudomsine lived in the Dublin Division of the Southern District of Georgia, according to the criminal information. He had no role at any lender, platform or contractor. His application went through the SBA's online EIDL portal.

Biography / career arc

The court record describes one business: a sole proprietorship that, per the information, "had purportedly been in existence since 2018." The filings on this site describe no other business or employment history.

The case / pandemic-relief role

On July 14, 2020, Oudomsine applied to the SBA for an EIDL, claiming the sole proprietorship had ten employees and $235,000 in gross revenue for the prior twelve months. The information charges that those statements about employees and revenue were false. At his plea hearing he admitted obtaining the loan "under false and misleading pretenses," as the court later summarized it.

Their own relief

On or about August 4, 2020, relying on the application, the SBA deposited $85,000 into a bank account in his name. On or about January 8, 2021, he spent $57,789 of it on a single Pokémon card. The consent order of forfeiture describes it as a "1999 1st Edition Thick Stamp #4 Charizard Holo."

Legal status

Charged: one-count criminal information, wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343), filed October 19, 2021 — United States v. Vinath Oudomsine, No. 3:21-cr-00013-DHB-BKE (S.D. Ga., Dublin Division).
Pleaded guilty: October 28, 2021, the day the plea agreement was filed (defense counsel Donnie Dixon). The court accepted the plea, denied bond and remanded him to the U.S. Marshal.
Detention: he moved for reconsideration on November 24, 2021. The court denied it on December 29, 2021, noting that an FBI agent had testified Oudomsine committed to retrieve the card and surrender it, and that he "has offered no explanation for his failure to do so."
Forfeiture: consent order of forfeiture for the card, January 7, 2022.
Sentenced: March 4, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Dudley H. Bowen Jr. (judgment entered March 9, 2022): 36 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, restitution of $85,000, a $10,000 fine and a $100 special assessment. The judgment incorporated the forfeiture of the card.

The advisory guidelines range was 8 to 14 months. Defense counsel C. Brian Jarrard asked for time served; Oudomsine had then been in custody for 126 days. Judge Bowen said Oudomsine "has expressed his gratitude for the efforts of the Congress, the administration, the President, and the taxpayers of this country with an $85,000 insult," and named deterrence "the most important factor in this case," according to the sentencing transcript.

Where they are now

The filings on this site end with the sentencing transcript, filed April 28, 2022. We have no copy of a Bureau of Prisons record of his release.

Sources held in this archive

Case filings on this site

United States v. Vinath Oudomsine — judgment, sentencing transcript, detention order and forfeiture order
United States v. Oudomsine (S.D. Ga.) — information, plea agreement and detention motion