Indictment — No. 3:21-cr-00437 (Dkt. 1, D. Or.)

Summary

A sealed grand jury Indictment in United States v. Kimberly Aralene Wells, Case 3:21-cr-00437-SI, in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Portland Division, filed November 17, 2021. Counts 1-3 charge wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, alleging that Wells, described as a self-employed housecleaner or unemployed, obtained an EIN for a fictitious corporation, Kim's Cleaning, Inc., and applied to Itria Ventures LLC for a PPP loan claiming an average monthly payroll of $19,583 for 6 employees, supported by tax documents never filed with the IRS. It alleges that Itria issued a loan of $48,957.50 and that Wells spent approximately $22,505.28 of the proceeds at casinos. It alleges that a second draw application for $50,987.00 was unsuccessful, and includes a forfeiture allegation.

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