Criminal Information — United States v. James Victor Punelli

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A criminal Information, Document 4 filed October 19, 2021 in United States of America v. James Victor Punelli, Case No. 1:21-CR-224 (AJT), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. The caption lists Count 1, 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (False Statements), and Count 2, 18 U.S.C. §641 (Theft of Government Funds). The introductory allegations state that Punelli was a fifty percent owner of Panthera Enterprises, LLC, a government contractor that provided tactical training services to various components of the federal government, and that Panthera Enterprises filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019. They also state that Punelli was the sole member of Punelli Partners Limited Company, and describe the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a federal agency.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
FILED ,
IN OPEN COURT
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT CUUKt
ALEXAMDRIA. VIRGINIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
V.
JAMES VICTOR PUNELLI,
Defendant.
Case No. 1:21 -CR-224 (AJT)
Count 1: 18U.S.C. § 1001
(False Statements)
Count 2: 18U.S.C. §641
(Theft of Government Funds)
INFORMATION
THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY CHARGES THAT:
Introductory Allegations
1.
At all times relevant to this Criminal Information:
A.
JAMES VICTOR PUNELLI (hereinafter "PUNELLI" or "the defendant")
was a resident of Leesburg, Virginia.
B.
PUNELLI was a fifty percent owner of Panthera Enterprises, LLC
("Panthera Enterprises"). Panthera Enterprises was a government contractor that provided tactical
training services to various components of the federal government. Panthera Enterprises held 80%
equity in Panthera Training Center LLC and 100% equity in Panthera Worldwide LLC. In 2019,
Panthera Enterprises filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Northern District of West Virginia
owing millions of dollars to creditors.
C.
PUNELLI was the sole member of Punelli Partners Limited Company
("Punelli Partners"), an entity PUNELLI formed in 2010 with the intention of providing consulting
services. Punelli Partners conducted little or no legitimate business activity in 2019 and 2020.
D.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") was a federal
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