Affidavit — U.S. v. Jerry Phillips et al. (D. Md.)

Summary

An affidavit in support of a criminal complaint, Case Nos. 1:21-mj-3580 to -3581 TMD, filed December 22, 2021 as Document 2 in No. 8:22-cr-00073 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland; the affiant is a Special Agent of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General. It seeks a complaint against Jerry Phillips for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1028A, and against Jaleel Phillips for wire fraud, over an alleged scheme to obtain COVID-19 pandemic loans and unemployment benefits. The affidavit describes the PPP, EIDL and CARES Act unemployment programs and states that the affiant identified at least 15 unemployment claims tied to an IP address registered to Jaleel Phillips and more than $50,000 in actual unemployment insurance losses. Its attestation block names United States Magistrate Judge Thomas M. DiGirolamo.

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