D.C. Consultant Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Million Fraud of Covid-Era Loan Program
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A press release of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia dated Wednesday, August 27, 2025, announcing that Jennifer May, 43, of the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty to an Information charging her with one count of wire fraud over $1,500,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans. It states that sentencing was scheduled for December 9, 2025, and that under the plea agreement she must return the $1,500,000 to the United States. According to the release, she was founder and owner of Next Level Partners LLC, a consulting firm that assisted campaigns with campaign finance compliance, and in October 2021 she applied for a second modification requesting an additional $1,500,000 in EIDL funds. The plea was entered before Judge Christopher R. Cooper and announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
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Press Release D.C. Consultant Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Million Fraud of Covid-Era Loan Program Wednesday, August 27, 2025 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia USADC.Media@usdoj.gov WASHINGTON – Jennifer May, 43, of the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty today to her role in a scheme that defrauded $1,500,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) from the U.S. Government, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. May pleaded guilty to an Information charging her with one count of wire fraud before U.S. District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper, who scheduled sentencing for December 9, 2025. Under the terms of the plea agreement, May must return the $1,500,000 to the United States. According to court documents, May was founder and owner of Next Level Partners LLC, a consulting firm specializing in assisting campaigns with complying with campaign finance regulations and managing their accounts payable functions. In October 2021, May applied for a second modification to an original EIDL application, requesting an additional $1,500,000 in EIDL funds for Next Level Partners. The EIDL was a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in which the U.S. Small Business Administration offered small business owners low-interest, long-term loans. The funds were intended to be used for working capital to make regular payments for operating expenses, including payroll, rent/mortgage, utilities, and other ordinary business expenses, and to pay business debt. May falsely certified on loan applications that she would use all loan proceeds only for business-related purposes. Instead, she misappropriated the funds to speculate on cryptocurrency and to pay for unrelated business ventures and other personal expenditures. This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the IRS-CI. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Will Hart of the Fraud, Public Corruption, and Civil Rights Section. 25cr0211 Contact USADC.Media@usdoj.gov Updated August 27, 2025 Topics Coronavirus Financial Fraud Component USAO - District of Columbia Press Release Number: 25-392 Related Content Press Release Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture of $848,247 in Cryptocurrency from Confidence Scams The Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint today against $868,247 in Tether (USDT). As detailed in the complaint, the funds are alleged to be ill-gotten gains from several cryptocurrency-related confidence... September 2, 2025 Press Release Owner of Local Business ‘All American Papers’ Arrested on Tax Evasion Charges A criminal indictment was unsealed today in the District of Columbia charging two owners of a local chain of retail stores operating under the banner “All American Papers” with tax... July 22, 2025 Press Release District Man Sentenced to 11.5 Years in Scheme to Steal Residential Real Estate Using Fraudulent Deeds Jeffrey M. Young-Bey, 68, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 138 months in prison for his role a scheme that stole residential real estate property in order... July 21, 2025
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