Complaint — No. 1:23-cv-00171 (Dkt. 1)

Summary

A civil complaint by the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Small Business Administration, against Jacob Hennie in the United States District Court for the District of Maine, Case 1:23-cv-00171-JAW, filed April 14, 2023 as Document 1. It seeks treble damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33, civil penalties under FIRREA, 12 U.S.C. § 1833a, and recovery for payment by mistake and unjust enrichment. It alleges that Hennie misrepresented annual income and payroll costs to obtain a first-draw PPP loan of $18,625.00 and a second-draw PPP loan of $20,833.00, both later forgiven, and that Hennie applied for an EIDL Emergency Advance of $9,000.00, funded on July 6, 2020. The prayer cites total forgiveness of $39,735.32 and processing fees of $5,000.00; the complaint is signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney James D. Concannon.

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