Indictment — No. 1:25-cr-00297 (Dkt. 1, N.D. Ill.)

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An indictment returned by the Special April 2024 Grand Jury in United States of America v. Tanika Echols, Antonio Echols and Tamia Thompson Davis, Case 1:25-cr-00297, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, filed June 4, 2025 as Document 1. It cites Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343 and 1957, and Counts One Through Twenty set out the alleged scheme. The grand jury alleges that the defendants submitted over 100 PPP and EIDL applications with false employee, payroll and income figures and falsified Schedule C forms, for the purpose of obtaining over $2 million. It alleges that client applications led lenders to disburse at least approximately $1.7 million and that the defendants' own applications drew approximately $128,983. The forfeiture section seeks a personal money judgment and lists fur jackets, including a $3,400 mink jacket.

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