Bill of Information — United States v. Tianna Hart (E.D. La.)

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A Felony Bill of Information for Making False Statements to an Agency of the United States in United States of America v. Tianna Hart, Case 2:22-cr-00030-LMA-DMD, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, filed February 15, 2022 as Document 1. Count 1 charges a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2) in a matter within the jurisdiction of the United States Small Business Administration. It alleges that on or about May 7, 2021 the defendant represented owning and operating a nail salon business open on February 15, 2020 and being eligible for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, leading to receipt of a PPP loan payment of $20,832.00 on June 8, 2021. The notice of forfeiture seeks $20,832.00 in United States currency under 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(3).

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Case 2:22-cr-00030-LMA-DMD Document1 Filed 02/15/22 Page 1 of 4

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA FELONY
BILL OF INFORMATION FOR
MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * CRIMINAL NO. 2 >} - 3 0
v. * SECTION: SET | MAR r
TIANNA HART VIOLATION: 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2)
* * *

The United States Attorney charges that:

On or about May 7, 2021, in the Eastern District of Louisiana, in a matter within the
jurisdiction of the United States Small Business Administration, an agency within the executive
branch of the Government of the United States, TIANNA HART, a resident of St. John the Baptist
Parish, Louisiana, did knowingly and willfully make a false, fictitious, and fraudulent material
statement and representation, in that the defendant represented that she owned and operated a nail
salon business that was open on February 15, 2020, and that she was eligible for a Paycheck
Protection Program (PPP) loan; however, in truth and in fact, the defendant knew that she did not

own the business, that the business was not in existence on or before February 15, 2020, and that
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the information and forms she submitted were false and misleading, leading to her receipt of a PPP
loan payment of $20,832.00 on June 8, 2021.
In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(2).

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

1. The allegations contained in Count 1 of this Bill of Information are incorporated by
reference as though set forth fully herein for the purpose of alleging forfeiture to the United States.

2. As aresult of the offense alleged in Count 1, the defendant, TTANNA HART, shall
forfeit to the United States pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(a)(3), any
property, real or personal, which represents or is traceable to the gross receipts obtained, directly
or indirectly, as a result of such violation, including, but not limited to:

$20,832.00 in United States currency.

3. If any of the above-described property, as a result of any act or omission of the
defendant:
a. cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;
b. has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third person;
c. has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court;
d. has been substantially diminished in value; or
e. has been commingled with other property which cannot be subdivided
without difficulty;
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the United States shall seek a money judgment and, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code,

Section 853(p), forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of said property.

DUANE A. EVANS
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

DRI F LAGARDE
Assistant United States Attorney

Louisiana Bar Roll No. 28649

New Orleans, Louisiana
February 15, 2022


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