Indictment v — No. 1:22-cr-00042 (Dkt. 1, W.D.N.Y.)

Summary

A grand jury indictment against John L. Hutchins and Roberto Soliman, Case 1:22-cr-00042-JLS-JJM, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, filed March 24, 2022 as Document 1, charging violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1349, 1343, 1344, 1001, and 1957 in 19 Counts. Count 1 charges both with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, alleging they sent eight fraudulent EIDL applications for Hutchins' businesses, including Rapids Theater, listing Soliman as owner; five were approved and loans totaling approximately $749,500 were funded. It alleges Soliman sought a $74,838 PPP loan from Bank on Buffalo for CWE Entertainment, falsely stating it had 60 employees. The forfeiture allegations list $402,302.04 seized from a CWE Entertainment Corp. account at Bank on Buffalo.

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