Indictment — No. 5:21-cr-00003 (Dkt. 20, E.D. Tex.)

Summary

An indictment and notice of penalty in United States v. Samuel Morgan Yates, No. 5:21-CR-3, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, filed January 14, 2021 as Document 20. Counts One and Two charge wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343. The grand jury alleges that Yates, owner of the sole proprietorship Lone Star Tuning, applied on or about April 14, 2020 for approximately $5,203,400 in PPP funds stating 412 employees, and on or about May 5, 2020 for approximately $533,216 stating 145 employees, supported by employee names that also appeared in a list of 500 random names found in online source code. It alleges intended losses of at least $5.7 million and a wire transfer of $533,216 from Lender 2 with an approximate date of May 15, 2020. Forfeiture is sought of $504,715.40 seized from a credit union account and a sum of money equal to $28,500.60.

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