Information — United States v. Benjamin Rafael (S.D. Fla.)

Summary

A criminal information filed by the United States Attorney against Benjamin Rafael, Case No. 1:21-cr-20161-BB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entered on the docket March 17, 2021 as Document 1. Count 1 charges a false statement to a financial institution under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1014. The information alleges that in a PPP loan application to TD Bank for $12,500 on behalf of Benjamin Rafael P.A., the defendant represented that no owner had pleaded guilty to or been convicted of a felony within the last five years, when the defendant had pleaded guilty to and been convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. It includes forfeiture allegations, a penalty sheet listing a maximum of 30 years imprisonment, and a waiver of indictment form.

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