Indictment — No. 5:23-cr-00335 (Dkt. 1, E.D.N.C.)

Summary

A grand jury Indictment in United States v. Earl Lamont Taylor, Case 5:23-cr-00335-D-KS, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, filed October 18, 2023. It alleges that from in or about August 2020 to in or about September 2021 Taylor conspired with others to defraud the PPP, including through a loan facilitator who charged borrowers a fee. It alleges that PPP applications for Changing the Game Life Coach and Get Me Recruited, LLC each falsely claimed seven employees and an average monthly payroll of $58,333, supported by backdated IRS Forms 940 and 941, and that Taylor received $145,833 and $145,832.50. It further alleges that Taylor wrote purported payroll checks to make the proceeds appear to be payroll. The forfeiture section seeks at least $307,494.07 and at least $291,665.50.

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