Former Massachusetts Resident Living in California Pleads Guilty to PPP Fraud — District of Massachusetts, June 26, 2025
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Rindal Pierre-Canel, 30, a Los Angeles man who formerly lived in Randolph, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty on June 24, 2025 to three counts of wire fraud over Paycheck Protection Program loan applications, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced. Between March 2021 and May 2021, Pierre-Canel submitted three fraudulent applications and received over $50,000 in PPP funds; two were in Pierre-Canel's own name and the third used the stolen personal identifying information of a victim. The release says the applications made false statements about the existence and income of businesses and included false tax documents, and that the funds went to personal expenses including flights to California and designer clothing. U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun scheduled sentencing for Oct. 1, 2025. Each wire fraud count carries up to 20 years in prison.
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BOSTON – A Los Angeles man who formerly resided in Randolph, Mass. has pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications on behalf of multiple companies he owns and controls. Rindal Pierre-Canel, 30, pleaded guilty on June 24, 2025 to three counts of wire fraud. U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun scheduled sentencing for Oct. 1, 2025. The defendant was arrested and charged in January 2025. Between March 2021 and May 2021, Pierre-Canel submitted three fraudulent applications seeking and receiving over $50,000 in PPP funds. Two of the applications were submitted in Pierre-Canel’s own name and the third application was submitted using the stolen personal identifying information of a victim. The submissions included false representations about the existence and income of businesses and included false tax documents in support of these false representations. Pierre-Canel used the funds he received from the fraudulent PPP loan applications on personal expenses, including flights to California and purchases of designer clothing. The charges of wire fraud each provide for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Cambridge and Hermosa Beach (Calif.) Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Sullivan of the Criminal Division is prosecuting the case. The Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division's prosecution of fraud schemes that exploit the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Since the inception of the CARES Act, the Fraud Section has prosecuted over 150 defendants in more than 95 criminal cases and has seized over $75 million in cash proceeds derived from fraudulently obtained PPP funds, as well as numerous real estate properties and luxury items purchased with such proceeds. More information can be found at: Justice.gov/OPA/pr/justice-department-takes-action-against-covid-19-fraud .
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