DOJ Usao Edva Press Release Former Navy Servicemember Sentenced Two Years Prison Defraudi 2026 03 13
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Federal press release datelined Norfolk, Va. announcing that former Navy service member and reservist Tiara Jenee Bryant, then known as Tiara Washington, 36, was sentenced to two years in prison and $128,844 in restitution for wire fraud involving a pandemic-era relief loan. According to court documents, Bryant incorporated Jovialistic-Spaces, LLC on June 26, 2020, opened a business checking account on June 29, 2020, and on July 6, 2020 applied to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). The release says she made false statements on that application.
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“DOJ Usao Edva Press Release Former Navy Servicemember Sentenced Two Years Prison Defraudi 2026 03 13.”
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NORFOLK, Va. – A former Navy service member and Navy reservist was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison and $128,844 in restitution for wire fraud relating to a fraudulent loan received through a pandemic-era relief program. According to court documents, on June 26, 2020, Tiara Jenee Bryant, then known as Tiara Washington, 36, incorporated the company Jovialistic-Spaces, LLC. On June 29, 2020, Bryant opened a business checking account in the name of the company, listing herself as the member and manager. On July 6, 2020, Bryant applied to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a loan under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, intended to enable small businesses to meet financial obligations and operating expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bryant fraudulently stated on the application that the alleged maid and cleaning service consisted of 11 employees and had gross revenues in 2019 of $250,000. There was no record of her alleged business prior to June of 2020. On July 23, 2020, the SBA funded Bryant’s EIDL application for $115,000 and transferred the funds, minus a filing fee, to the Jovialistic-Spaces business checking account. On Aug. 28, 2020, Bryant wrote a check from the Jovialistic-Spaces business checking account for $119,395.03, made out to “cash,” and on Aug. 31, 2020, transferred the remaining money in the account to her credit union checking account, leaving a zero balance. On Feb. 17, 2022, Bryant applied to the SBA for loan modification requesting the principal amount of the loan to be increased to $428,600. This application was declined by the SBA and flagged for suspected EIDL fraud. After being denied the loan modification, Bryant requested relief due to “financial hardship”, which was also subsequently denied. As of Mar. 5, 2026, the total amount owed, including principal and accrued interest, was $128,844.56. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Norfolk Field Office investigated the case. A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:25-cr-119.
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