Information — United States v. Baoke Zhang (W.D. Wash.)

Summary

An information in United States v. Baoke Zhang, No. CR20-169 RAJ, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle, filed October 13, 2020 as Document 23. The United States Attorney charges wire fraud in Count 1, stating that Zhang, a software developer, filed false applications for COVID-19 relief loans and grants from April 2020 to June 2020. It states that Zhang submitted four fraudulent PPP loan applications for the Zhang Sole Proprietorship and Cloud Optimization LLC, seeking amounts including $600,000, and told Lender 1 and Lender 2 the sole proprietorship had 25 employees and $240,000 in monthly payroll. The information also charges a false EIDL application claiming 49 employees and $2,978,000 in gross revenue, and applications to restaurant-worker and small-business relief programs. It seeks forfeiture of $10,000 seized on or about June 8, 2020.

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