Indictment — No. 2:22-cr-00192 (Dkt. 1, E.D. Pa.)

Summary

An indictment in United States of America v. Francis J. Battista, a/k/a Frank Battista, Case 2:22-cr-00192-PD, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, filed June 16, 2022 as Document 1. The caption lists wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (12 counts), theft of public money under 18 U.S.C. § 641 (10 counts), aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1) (7 counts) and money laundering under 18 U.S.C. § 1957 (7 counts). The grand jury alleges that from about March 31, 2020 through about May 19, 2021 Battista submitted approximately 19 EIDL and PPP applications requesting over $10 million, using other people's identities and fake tax and bank documents. Examples include a $1,114,069 Kabbage loan and a $1,507,292 ReadyCap Lending loan for Bustro Inc. The forfeiture notice includes $219,063.50 and $50,000.00 seized from a BankUnited account.

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