Indictment — No. 4:22-cr-00298 (Dkt. 2, E.D. Mo.)

Summary

A grand jury indictment against Anthony "Tony" Weaver, Sr., Case 4:22-cr-00298-SRC-SPM, filed May 25, 2022 as Doc. 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division. Counts One-Four charge wire fraud under Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2, 1343, and 1349, over the St. Louis County Small Business Relief Program, which the indictment states was funded through CARES Act relief funds and offered up to $15,000 per business. It alleges that Weaver, Administrative Assistant to a Councilwoman identified as Jane Doe, completed grant applications in May 2020 for businesses owned by an individual identified as John Smith, falsely stating they had closed and laid off employees. The wires are listed as applications on or about May 7, 2020, May 10, 2020 and May 15, 2020, each for $15,000.00. The indictment states none of the businesses received SBR funds.

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