Information — U.S. v. Erich Javier Alfonso Barata (S.D. Fla.)

Summary

An information in United States v. Erich Javier Alfonso Barata, No. 1:22-cr-20487 (S.D. Fla.), filed October 7, 2022 as Document 15. Count 1 charges conspiracy to commit wire fraud, alleging false PPP applications for companies including Black Hookah Inc., of which Barata was President, supported by falsified IRS forms, bank statements and payroll tax forms. The information states that Bank 1 and Bank 2 disbursed over $6,500,000 in loan proceeds and that co-conspirators paid kickbacks for each loan funded. The 9-page filing includes forfeiture allegations, a certificate of trial attorney, a penalty sheet listing a maximum of 20 years and a $250,000.00 fine, and an AO 455 waiver of indictment naming defense attorney Alejandro Sola.

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