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36 pandemic-relief fraud prosecution records for the Middle District of Florida, naming 35 defendants. By program: 22 PPP, 6 EIDL, 7 unemployment insurance, 1 other or unclassified. 12 have a case page in the archive. An amount is stated for 32 of them, from $7,500 to $7,200,000. Source dates run from 2021-07-01 to 2026-06-01.

Cases

35 defendants from 36 rows · 12 with a case page · sorted by amount, largest first

DefendantCase pageProgramChargeAmountDispositionSentenceDate
Don V. CisterninoUSA v. Cisternino — U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Orlando DivisionPPPwire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegal monetary transaction$7,200,000
(DOJ release)
sentenced102 months2023-01-12
Willie F. Murray, Jr.HRSAwire fraud and aggravated identity theft$5,671,611.74
obtained
plea61 months2025-01-23
Jean AlphonseUIconspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft$3,500,000
loss alleged
plea61 months2024-05-22
Mychael T. GainerUIconspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft$3,500,000
attempted
plea70 months2023-03-03
Mikhail MoorePPPwire fraud, money laundering, and being a felon in possession of a firearm$3,000,000
actual loss (total fraudulent loans received)
plea120 months2025-11-14
Daniel Joseph TisoneUSA v. Tisone — U.S. District Court, Middle District of FloridaPPP/EIDLwire fraud, bank fraud, illegal monetary transactions, and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon$2,617,447.17
(DOJ release)
sentenced87 months2023-02-24
Casey David CrowtherUnited States v. Casey David Crowther — M.D. Fla., No. 2:20-cr-114-JES-MRMPPP/Mortgagebank fraud, false statement, money laundering$2,100,000
obtained
trial37 months2021-07-01
Daniel Ira JohnsonUIshipping firearms to the United Kingdom, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft$2,000,000
(DOJ release)
sentenced90 months2023-04-20
Johnson W. EustachePPP/EIDLwire fraud, aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns$1,430,073.50
proceeds received
plea60 months2022-01-18
Kenneth Steven LandersPPPwire fraud and engaging in an illegal monetary transaction$1,410,000
requesting a total of
guilty plea13 months2023-12-04
Evan GravesEIDLwire fraud$1,355,600
EIDL loans fraudulently obtained
guilty plea18 months2024-06-10
Levelle Joseph HarrisPPP
PPP/EIDL
wire fraud
Wire fraud (mortgage scheme to evade COVID forfeiture)
$1,283,029.81
proceeds received
$640,911.85
mortgage proceeds fraudulently obtained to pay criminal forfeiture
plea
guilty plea
27 months
21 months
2026-06-01
2023-01-23
Al Clint LaRocheUnited States v. Al Clint Laroche — M.D. Fla., Fort Myers Division, No. 2:23-cr-00013-TPB-NPMPPPbank fraud$1,078,652.50
proceeds of the bank fraud
guilty plea24 months2023-05-12
Christopher S. GrierUIconspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft$1,000,000
attempted
plea70 months2021-12-13
Brian A. BlakeEIDL, UIaccess device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of a firearm by convicted felon$832,274
amount sought
plea116 months2023-08-21
Louis Thornton IIIPPP/EIDLwire fraud$814,632.50
obtained
plea42 months2022-01-18
Emmet BowensUnited States v. Bowens — U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Orlando DivisionPPPwire fraud and money laundering$739,582
obtained
plea63 months2026-05-11
Dexter Ray KingUIbank fraud and aggravated identity theft$549,375.50
(DOJ release)
sentenced75 months2026-04-15
Edrica Leann WatsonUnited States v. Edrica Leann Watson — M.D. Fla., Fort Myers DivisionPPPmaking a false statement to a financial institution$434,227.50
amount defrauded
guilty plea15 months2022-08-18
Jeanty CherilusPPP/EIDLwire fraud$370,000
PPP and EIDL funds fraudulently obtained
guilty plea18 months2025-05-02
Denis CasseusUSA v. Casseus — U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Fort Myers DivisionPPPbank fraud and an illegal monetary transaction$298,875
loan amount
plea24 months2023-10-23
Jorge Gutierrez EcheverriaEIDLwire fraud$149,900
loan amount
plea30 months2023-02-16
Rolanda WingfieldUIaccess device fraud and aggravated identity theft$135,576
obtained
plea36 months2022-07-18
Crystal Denean HarvellUnited States v. Crystal Denean Harvell — M.D. Fla., Jacksonville Division, No. 3:24-cr-00179-WWB-LLLPPPconspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud$131,782.63
restitution amount
plea24 months2025-03-11
Diop McKenzieUnited States v. Diop McKenzie — M.D. Fla., Fort Myers DivisionPPP/EIDLbank fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft$117,832
(DOJ release)
sentenced45 months2024-09-09
Carnisha Maurica RogersUSA v. Rogers - Carnisha Maurica RogersPPPconspiracy to commit wire fraud, false representation of a Social Security number, wire fraud$108,867.63
obtained
plea36 months2025-11-13
Devaris McClainUIconspiracy, aggravated identity theft$92,346.54
(DOJ release)
sentenced61 months2022-08-01
Alexander AlliEIDLconspiracy and wire fraud$82,500
proceeds of the fraud
trial13 months2024-06-11
Randy Xavier JonesEIDL, UIwire fraud, aggravated identity theft$50,000
actual loss
plea61 months2022-07-18
Tommy LouisvillePPPfalse statements$35,319.23
(DOJ release)
sentenced12 months2024-03-06
Bridgitte KeimUnited States v. Bridgitte Keim — M.D. Fla., Tampa, No. 8:21-cr-00370PPPbank fraud$7,500
proceeds received
plea24 months2022-04-12
Timothy Craig JolloffPPP/EIDLwire fraud, bank fraudprogram-wide figure, not the defendant’s amountsentenced97 months2025-04-11
Nabil DajaniEIDLconspiracy to bribe a public official, submit a false claim, commit theft of government property, and commit wire fraud; submission of a false claim; and enticement of another to travel for prostitutionplea78 months2023-08-11
Amber Rewis BrueyUSA v. Bruey et al — U.S. District Court, Middle District of FloridaPPP, EIDLconspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, illegal monetary transactionsprogram-wide figure, not the defendant’s amountplea48 months2022-07-14
Tomas ZiupsnysPPPconspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theftprogram-wide figure, not the defendant’s amountplea60 months2022-05-18

Data and method

Each row is one row of the pandemic-relief sentences table, printed as that table prints it: defendant, program, charge, amount and its basis, disposition, and the date of the source the row was read from. A blank cell is a blank cell in the table. The sentence column states the months of imprisonment the table records, or the years of probation where it records no custodial term. A case page is linked only where a case page in this district names the defendant; 12 of the 36 rows do. District is the table’s own district field, resolved to this court. Rows whose district field names only a state with more than one federal district are not placed on any district page. A date the table writes in another form is restated as YYYY-MM-DD; a cell that is not a date is printed as it stands. An amount of $1 billion or more is left out — 3 rows here: those cells carry a program appropriation quoted in the source release, not a sum attributed to the defendant. Some defendants have more than one row because the table read them from more than one source.

Court hub: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida — every filing in the archive from this court, with the case pages it holds.

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