Indictment — No. 5:24-cr-00050 (Dkt. 1, N.D. Cal.)

Summary

A grand jury Indictment in United States v. Dory Lindsay Ford, Case 5:24-cr-00050-EJD, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, filed January 25, 2024. It charges bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344 in Count 1, wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 in Counts 2-4, and money laundering under 18 U.S.C. § 1957 in Counts 5 and 6. The indictment alleges that Ford, who operated the catering company Aqua Terra Culinary, Inc., received a $308,917 PPP loan and an EIDL loan in 2020, then falsely answered No to the delinquent-federal-loan question on a second PPP application, after which $446,183 was wired on or about March 11, 2021. It also alleges false promises and certifications on a Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant application, including that the business had not permanently closed.

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