Indictment — No. 6:24-cr-00087 (Dkt. 1, M.D. Fla.)

Summary

A grand jury Indictment in United States v. Robert William Burns, Case 6:24-cr-00087-PGB-RMN, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, filed April 10, 2024. Counts One through Three charge wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, each tied to the electronic transmission of a PPP loan application in the name of Robert Burns on March 30, 2021, April 4, 2021 and April 13, 2021. The indictment alleges that Burns, sole proprietor of RB3 Ventures, LLC and The Social Wizards, submitted applications with false gross income and fictitious federal income tax documents. It alleges that at least three applications were approved, resulting in approximately $57,186 in PPP funds, which Burns used for purposes including cryptocurrency purchases and gambling. The forfeiture section seeks an order for at least $57,186.

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