Indictment — USA v. Griffin (Dkt. 1, M.D. Fla.)

Summary

A grand jury Indictment in United States v. Cedric Dewayne Griffin in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, filed April 16, 2026. Counts One through Three charge wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 2, each tied to an electronic submission: a PPP application to Cross River Bank on or about June 26, 2020, a Second Draw application to MBE Capital Partners, LLC on or about February 25, 2021, and a forgiveness application on or about September 28, 2021. The indictment alleges that the applications for Residential Alabama, LLC claimed 84 employees and then 25 employees when it had no employees, producing loans of $216,287 and $186,632. Count Four charges an illegal monetary transaction under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957, 2 over a $20,000 transfer, and the forfeiture section seeks at least $402,919.

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