Indictment — United States v. Royce Newcomb, Eastern District of California (October 27, 2022)

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A sealed grand jury indictment filed October 27, 2022 in United States v. Royce Newcomb, Case No. 1:22-cr-00287-ADA-BAM, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, charging wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (Five Counts) and money laundering under 18. U.S.C. § 1957 (One Count). Counts One through Three allege that from no later than February 2017 Newcomb solicited investors in Strategic Innovations LLC for smart-door and address-plaque products, falsely claimed a National Science Foundation grant, and spent investor money on personal expenses, causing over $4,000,000 in losses. A further count alleges an Economic Injury Disaster Loan application claimed $600,000 in revenues for a company with none, causing the SBA over $72,000 in losses. Another alleges false loan applications to private lenders in 2021.

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  1 PHILLIP A. TALBERT
    United States Attorney
  2 JOSEPHD. BARTON
    JEFFREY A. SPIVAK
  3 Assistant United States Attorneys
    2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401
  4 Fresno, CA 93721                                                                                FILED
    Telephone: (559) 497-4000                                                                       Oct 27, 2022
  5 Facsimile: (559) 497-4099                                                                   CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
                                                                                              EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA



 6
   Attorneys for Plaintiff
 7 United States of America
 8
                                      SEALED
                                IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
 9
                                     EASTE RNDISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10
                                                                           1:22-cr-00287-ADA-BAM
11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                                CASE NO.
12                                 Plaintiff,               18 U.S.C. § 1343 -Wire Fraud (Five Counts); 18.
                                                            U.S.C. § 1957 Money Laundering (One Count); 18
13                         v.                               U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(l)(C), 982(a)(l), and 28 U.S.C. §
                                                            2461(c) - Criminal Forfeiture
14 ROYCE NEWCOMB,
15                              Defendant.
16
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18                                                   INDIC T M E N T
19 COUNTS ONE THROUGH THREE: [18 U.S.C. § 1343-Wire Fraud]
20          The Grand Jury charges:
21                                                   ROYCE NEWCOMB,
22 defendant herein, as follows:
23                                              I.     INTRODUCTION
24          1.     At all relevant times, defendant ROYCE NEWCOMB was a resident of Fresno County,
25 State and EasternDistrict of California.
26          2.     At all relevant times, defendant NEWCOMB owned and operated a company called
27 Strategic Innovations LLC ("Strategic Innovations"). Strategic Innovations had its principal place of
28 business in Fresno County, State and EasternDistrict of California.


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