Indictment — No. 1:23-cr-00209 (Dkt. 125)

Summary

A superseding indictment in United States v. Brian R. Cleland and Carlos A. Grijalva, Cr. No. 1:23-CR-209, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, filed April 2, 2025 as Document 125. Count 1 charges conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 from on or about 2020 until on or about 2022. The indictment alleges that fraudsters, including some believed to be in or around China, opened bank accounts with other people's identifying information and generated unemployment compensation claims, including records inserted into the Pennsylvania UC system on or about September 17, 2021. It alleges that the defendants controlled companies such as MexUS Service Inc, CCB Group and GC Accounting whose accounts were used in the conspiracy. Forfeiture allegations list real property, and the indictment is marked a true bill.

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