Complaint — No. 1:22-mj-03095 (Dkt. 1, S.D. Fla.)

Summary

A criminal complaint and supporting affidavit against Erich Javier Alfonso Barata, Case No. 1:22-mj-03095-JG, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entered on the docket June 24, 2022 as Document 1 and attested before Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman. It charges bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344 from on or about April 6, 2020 through April 23, 2021. An FDIC-OIG special agent's affidavit states that Alfonso obtained five false and fraudulent PPP and EIDL loans for Black Hookah Inc. and EJ Networking & Security Service Inc., receiving approximately $840,900. It states that a PPP application for Black Hookah claimed 22 employees and average monthly payroll of $158,400, with IRS forms the IRS never received; Bank 1 deposited $396,000 on approximately April 17, 2020, and Alfonso wire transferred $381,000 within ten days to an account he solely controlled.

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