Criminal Information — USA v. Mensah (Dkt. 4, E.D. Va.)

Summary

A Criminal Information in United States of America v. George Mensah, Jr., Case No. 1:23-cr-168, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, filed November 1, 2023 as Document 4. Count 1 charges conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349. It alleges that from about October 2020 to about September 2021 Mensah and coconspirators prepared fraudulent PPP loan applications for businesses that did not exist, charging fees often between $4,000 to $6,000, with most applications paying out exactly $20,832. It also alleges that the conspirators obtained at least $658,952 in fraudulent unemployment and pandemic benefits. The forfeiture notice seeks a money judgment of $264,309, $82,000.00 in seized currency and a Cuban bracelet.

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