Indictment — No. 2:24-cr-00141 (Dkt. 1, E.D. Wash.)

Summary

A grand jury indictment against William Philip Werschler, Spokane Dermatology Clinic, P.S., Premier Clinical Research, L.L.C. and 3rd & Sherman Plaza, L.L.C., Case No. 2:24-CR-141-TOR, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, filed October 18, 2024 as ECF No. 1. It charges conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 (Count 1), wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (Counts 2-18) and false claims (Counts 19-23). The indictment alleges that Werschler and others applied for at least three EIDL loans, later modified, for the companies and used proceeds for luxury vehicles, personal properties and real estate. It states that the SBA approved a $150,000 EIDL for Premier Clinical Research on or about November 27, 2020 and wired $149,900 on or about November 30, 2020. The 40-page indictment includes forfeiture allegations listing real property and vehicles.

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