Andre Lorquet, 39, of Miami, Florida was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans
Summary
A U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida press release dated 2024-03-08 announcing that on March 7 U.S. District Judge Michael K. Moore sentenced Andre Lorquet of Miami to 71 months in federal prison after he pled guilty to money laundering, in case no. 22-cr-20326. According to the release, Lorquet sought more than $4.7 million in PPP, EIDL and Shuttered Venue Operator Grant funds with falsified revenue, payroll and IRS forms, and received approximately $4.4 million. The release states that he bought two Tesla S models, a Lamborghini Urus, a Porsche Panamera GTS, a diamond Audemars Piguet watch and gold chains with the proceeds. HSI investigated the case.
Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used
Cite this document
“Andre Lorquet, 39, of Miami, Florida was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans.”
Original at www.justice.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2024-03-08-south-florida-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-covid-19-relief-f-aadc65e4cb/
, SHA-256 3fe083e252cb48ccbf22cbb3c87551b3e4fe582de94658d3f73b6d66f2a9692d.Full text
MIAMI — On March 7, Andre Lorquet, 39, of Miami, Florida was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans and grants under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Relief Program (EIDL), and the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant (SVOG). According to a court records, Lorquet submitted fraudulent applications, seeking more than $4.7 million in COVID-relief funds. In the COVID-relief applications, Lorquet falsified his revenue and payroll and submitted fraudulent IRS tax forms. Lorquet received approximately $4.4 million in COVID-relief funds from the fraudulent scheme. Lorquet used the fraudulently obtained proceeds to purchase, among other things, two Tesla S models, a Lamborghini Urus, a Porsche Panamera GTS, a diamond Audemars Piguet watch, a rose gold and diamond pendant with his company’s logo, a half-kilogram gold chain with 70 carats of diamonds, and a 1-kilogram gold chain. Lorquet pled guilty to money laundering. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael K. Moore. U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Anthony Salisbury of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Miami, made the announcement. HSI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Bailyn prosecuted it, and Assistant United States Attorney G. Raemy Charest-Turken handled asset forfeiture. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov . under case no. 22-cr-20326. ###
File and source
- File
- 2024-03-08_south-florida-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-covid-19-relief-fraud-after-bu_89595b22.md.txt
- Size
- 1,650 bytes
- SHA-256
- 3fe083e252cb48ccbf22cbb3c87551b3e4fe582de94658d3f73b6d66f2a9692d
- Our copy
- 2024-03-08_south-florida-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-covid-19-relief-fraud-after-bu_89595b22.md.txt
- Original
- www.justice.gov