Indictment — USA v. Garcia (Dkt. 1, D. Colo.)

Summary

A grand jury Indictment filed April 9, 2024 as Document 1 in United States of America v. Rico Tomas Garcia, Case No. 1:24-cr-00106-NYW, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. It charges Counts 1-9 as wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and Counts 10-15 as money laundering under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957(a) and 2. The Indictment alleges that the defendant, through Botani-Labs, LLC, agreed to source hand sanitizer to IPF Sourcing, received approximately $2,493,750 funded by SZY Holdings, LLC, and instead used the money for personal use, including residences. It alleges that the defendant wired $2,428,750 to a Hamsa Holdings account and later filed falsified bank statements in a JAMS arbitration. The forfeiture allegation lists residences, about $1,373,487.58 in Bank of America funds and a money judgment; it is signed by Assistant United States Attorney Rebecca S. Weber.

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