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Information entered on July 16, 2021 as Document 45 in Case 0:21-cr-60199-KAM in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, charging Marcgenson Marc with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349. It charges that the defendant and co-conspirators submitted fraudulent PPP loan applications for Company 1 and Company 2 through Bank Processor 1's online portal, supported by falsified payroll-tax forms. It alleges that Bank 1 and Bank 2 then disbursed PPP loan proceeds to depository accounts of Company 1, Company 2 and others, and that the defendant and others received kickbacks of approximately 10% to 25% of the loan proceeds. The forfeiture allegations cite Title 18, United States Code, Section 982(a)(2)(A), and an attached penalty sheet lists a maximum of 30 years' imprisonment.

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Case 0:21-cr-60199-KAM Document 45 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/16/2021 Page 1 of KS
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                                                                                              Jul 16, 2021


                               U NITED STA TE S D ISTRICT C O UR T
                               SO U TH ERN D ISTR ICT O F FLO RID A
                       21- 60199-CR-MARRA/VALLE
                             Case N o.
                                       18U.S.C.j1349
                                       18U.S.C.j982
   UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA

   VS.

   M A R C G EN SO N M A R C ,

                  D efendant.
                                                        /

                                           INFO RM ATION

          The A cting United StatesA ttoznley chargesthat:

                                     GEN EM L A LLE G A TIO N S

          A ta11tim esm aterialto thislnform ation:

                                  The Pavcheck Protection Prozram

          1. TheCoronavirusAid,Relief,andEconomicSeclzrity (LCCARES'')Actwasafederal
   law enacted in or arotm d M arch 2020 and designed to provide em ergency financialassistance to

   the millions of Am ericans who are suffering the econom ic effects caused by the COVID-19

   pandem ic. One source ofrelief provided by the CA RES A ctw as the authorization of forgivable

   loanstosmallbusinessesforjobretentionand certainotherexpenses,throughaprogrnm referred
   toasthePaycheckProtectionProgram (çTPP'').
          2.    ln orderto obtain a PPP loan,aqualifying business subm itted aPPP loan application,

   w llich w as signed by an authorized representative of the business.The PPP loan application

   requiredthebusiness(throughitsauthorizedrepresentative)toacknowledgetheprogrnm rulesand
   m ake certain affirm ative certifications in order to be eligible to obtain the PPP loan. In the PPP
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  loanapplication(Smal1BusinessAdministration((çSBA'')Fonn2483),thesmallbusiness(through
  itsauthorizedrepresentative)wasrequiredtoprovide,amongotherthings,its:(a)averagemonthly
  payrollexpenses;and(b)numberofemployees.Thesefigtlreswereusedtocalculatetheamolmt
  ofm oney the sm allbusinesswaseligibleto receivetmderthePPP.

           3.   Businesses applying for a PPP loan were required to provide docum entation

  confnning theirpayrollexpenses.ln general,an em ployer is obligated to reportto the Internal

  RevenueService(ç&IRS''),withan IRS Form 941,thenumberofsalariedemployeeswhoreceive
  IRS W -2s.

           4.   A PPP loan application was processed by a participating lender.lf a PPP loan

  application w as approved,the participating lender funded the PPP loan using its own m onies.

  W hile itw as the participating lenderthatissued the PPP loan,the loan w as 100% guaranteed by

  theSBA . Data9om the application,including inform ation aboutthe borrower,thetotalnm otmt

  oftheloan,and thelisted num berofemployees,wastransmitted by thelenderto the SBA in the

  cotlrse ofprocessing the loan.

           5.   PPP loan proceedswere required to beused by the businesson certain perm issible

  expenses- payrollcosts,interest on m ortgages,rent,and utilities. The PPP allow ed the interest

  and principalon the PPP loan to be entirely forgiven ifthe businessspentthe loan proceedson

  theseexpenseitem swithin adesignated period oftim eand used adefined podion ofthePPP loan

  proceeds on payrollexpenses.

                                    The FinancialInstitutions

           6.   Bank 1 w asa financialinstitm ion based in SaltLake City,U tah,thatw as insured by

  theFederalDepositInsurr ceCorporation(û1FDIC'').Bank1wasanapprovedSBA lenderofPPP
  loans.


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          7.   Bnnk2 wasafinancialinstitutionbasedinFortLee,N ew Jersey,thatwasinsuredby

  the FDIC.Bank 2 w as an approved SBA lenderofPPP loans.

          8.   B nnk Processor 1 w as a third-party com pany processor,based in Redw ood City,

   California,thatprocessed PPP loan applicationsthrough aserverlocated in N orthem Virginiafor

  Bank 1and Bank 2.Smallbusinessesseeldng PPP loanscould apply eleckonically through Bank

  Processor 1 for PPP loans.Bnnk Processor 1 w ould review the loan application atld,if approved,

  a partnerbank disbursed the loan fundsto the applicant.

                    The D efendant.R elated Entities.and Individuals 1 and 2

               M AR C G EN SON M A R C wasa residentofBrow ard Cotm ty,Flodda.

               W ally Dorlus,aresidentofBroward County,Florida,w asa registered tax preparer.

          11. Com pany 1 w as a Florida corporation with its listed principal address in M iam i

  Beach,Florida.

          12. Company 2 wasaFloridalim ited liability company with itslistedprincipaladdress

  in Lauderllill,Florida.

               lndividual1,aresidentofBrow ard Cotmty,Florida,w as am anager of Com pany 2.

               C O N SPIM CY TO C O M M IT BA N K FM U D Ae W lltE FM U D
                                        (18U.S.C.j1349)
         From in or around M ay 2020,through in or around August2020,in M iami-Dade and

  Broward Counties,in theSouthern DistrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,thedefendant,

                                    M AR C G EN SO N M A R C ,

  did willfully,thatis,with the intentto furtherthe objeots ofthe conspiracy,and knowingly
  com bine,conspire,confederate,and agreew ith W ally D orlus,Individual1,and w ith othersknow n

  and unknow n to the U nited States,to com m itoffenses againstthe U nited States,thatis:
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           a.    to lcnow ingly,and w ith theintentto defraud,execute,and causethe execution of,a

  schem eand artificeto defraud oneorm orefinancialinstitutions,which schem eandadificew ould

  employ am aterialfalsehood,andtoknowingly,and with intentto defraud,execute,and causethe

  execution of,a schem e and artifice to obtain m oneysand funds ow ned by,and tm derthe custody

  and controlof,one or m ore financialinstitutions,by m eans of materially false alld fraudulent

  pretenses,representations,and prom isesrelating to a m aterialfact,in violation ofTitle 18,United

  StatesCode,Sections1344(1)alld(2),
                                   .and
                 to knowingly,andwith theintentto defraud,devise,andintend to devise,ascheme

  and artifiee to defraud,and to obtain money and property by m eans of m aterially false and

  fraudulentpretenses,representations,and prom ises,knowing thatthe pretenses,representations,

  andpromiseswere false and fraudulentwhen m ade,and,forthepurpose ofexecutingthe scheme

  and artifice,didknowinglytransmitand causeto betransmitted,by m eansofwirecomm llnication

  in interstate and foreign com m erce, certain m itings, signs, signals, pictures, and sotm ds, in

  violation ofTitle 18,U nited States Code,Section 1343.

                               PURPO SE OF THE CONSPIM CY

                Itwas the purpose ofthe conspiracy for the defendantand his co-conspiratorsto

  unlawfully enrich themselvesby,amongotherthings:(a)submittingandeausingthesubmission
  offalseandfraudulentapplicationsforloansandgrantsm adeavailablethroughtheSBA toprovide

  reliefforthe economic effectscaused by the COVID-19 pandemic,including PPP loans;(b)
  offering, paying, and receiving kickbacks in return for refening other individuals for the

  submission offalse and fraudulentloan applications;and (c) diverting fraud proceeds forthe
  defendants'and co-conspirators'personaluse,the use and benefitof others,and to furtherthe

  fraud.
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                       M AM E R AN D M EAN S OF TH E CO N SPIR ACY

         The m nnner and m eans by which the defendant and llis co-conspirators sought to

  accomplishtheobjectsandpurposeoftheconspiracyincluded,nmongothers,thefollowing:
               M AR C G EN SO N M A R C ,W ally D orlus,lndividual 1,and other co-conspirators

  subm itted and caused the subrnission of fraudulentPPP loan applications for Com panies 1 and 2,

  and otherentities,viainterstatewirecom munications,through Bank Processor 1'sonlineportal.

         16. M ARCGENSON M ARC,W ally Dorlus,Individual 1,and other co-conspirators

  subm itted and caused to be subm itted num erous false and fraudulent docum ents and m ade false

  and fraudulentrepresentationsin supportofthePPP loan applications.N am ely,theco-conspirators

  subnlitted and caused to besubmitted falsified payroll-tax form sthatfalsely stated'theborrowing

  entities'ntlmberofemployeesand am otmtofmonthly payroll,a11intended to m akeitappearthat

  theapplicantsqualised forthePPP loan program andweresupposedly entitled to loansin excess

  ofw hatthey otherw ise m ay have been entitled tm derthe PPP progrnm .

               M ARCGENSON M ARC,lndividual 1,and other co-conspirators recruited co-

  conspiratorsto subm itadditionalfraudulentPPP loan applications,often in exchangeforkiokbaoks

  from theproceedsreceivedthrough the fraudulently obtained PPP loans.

         18. As a result ofsuch false and fraudulentPPP loan applications submitted to Bnnk

  Processor 1 aspartofthisschem e,Bank 1 and Bartk 2 disbursed m illionsofdollarsin PPP loan

  proceedsto depository accountsheldby Company 1,Com pany 2,and otheraccom plicesand co-

  conspirators.Thereafter,M AR C G EN SON M A R C ,W ally D orlus,and othersreceived kickbacks

  in the am ountofapproxim ately 10% to 25% ofthe loan proceeds.

         A llin violation ofTitle 18,U nited States Code,Section 1349.
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                                 FO RFEIT UR E ALLE G AT ION S

         1.     The allegations contained in this Infbrmation are hereby re-alleged and by this

  reference fully incorporated herein for the purpose of alleging forfeiture to the United States of

  certain property in w hich the defendant,M A R CG EN SO N M A R C,hasan interest.

                Upon conviction ofa violation ofTitle 18,United States Code,Section 1349,as

  alleged in this Information, the defendant shall forfeit to the United States atly property

  constituting,or dedved f'
                          rom ,any proceeds the defendant obtained,directly or indirectly,as the

  resultofsuchviolation pttrsuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(2)(A).
                lfany oftheproperty subjectto forfeiture,asaresultofany actoromission ofthe
  defendant:

                 cnnnotbe located upon the exercise ofdue diligence'
                                                                   ,

              b. hasbeen transferred orsold to,ordeposited w ith,a third party;

                 hasbeenplacedbeyondthejtlrisdictionofthecourt;
              d. hasbeen substantially diminished in value;or

                 has been com mingled with other property which cnnnot be divided without

                 difficulty.

  the U nited States shallbe entitled to the forfeiture of substitute property underthe provisions of

  Title21,UnitedStatesCode,Section 853ù9.




                      SREM AINDER OF PAGE W TENTIONALLY BLANK.I
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          4.       AllpursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Sedion982(a)(7),andtheprooedures
    setforth in Title21,Urlited StatesCode,Section 853,asincorporated by Title 18,United States

    Code,Section 982(b)(1).


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                                             UNITED STATESD ISTRICT COURT
                                             SOUTH ERN DISTR ICT OF FLOR IDA

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   M     CGENSO N NDURC,                                  Superseding CaseInform ation:
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    N Miami N KeyWest EZ FTL                              Numberofnewdefendants
    N WPB N FTP                                           Totalnumberofcotmts
         1.1havecarefully consideredtheallegationsoftheindictm ent,thenum berofdefendants,thenumberofproG ble
           witnessesand thelegalcom plexitiesofthelndictment/lnformation attachedhereto.
         2.Iam awarethattheinfolnnation suppliedonthisstatem entwillberelieduponbytheJudgesofthisCourtin
           settingtheircalendarsandscheduling crim inaltrialsunderthem andateoftheSpeedy TrialAct,
           Title28 U.S.C.Section 3161.
         3.Interpreter:(YesorNo) No
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         4.Thiscmqewilltake 0 daysforthepartiestotry.
         5.Ple%echeck appropriatecategory andtypeofoffenselistedbelow:
              (Checkonlyone)                          (Checkonlyone)
          l 0to5days              Iz                   Petty             E71
          11 6to10days            EqI                  Minor             (7I
          1l1 11to20days          I71                  Misdemeanor       EEI
          IV 21to60days           (71                  Felony            Lz
          V 61daysandover         (71
         6.HasthiscasepreviouslybeenfiledinthisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo) No
           Ifyes:Judge                                    CaseN o.
           (Attach copyofdispositiveorder)
           Hasacomplaintbeenfiledintllismatter? (YesorNo) Yes
           Ifyes:M agistrateCaseN o. 21-m i-06175-PM H
           Relatedm iscellaneousnumbers:
           Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof
           Defendantts)instatecustodyasof
           Rule20 from theD istrictof
           Isthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo) No
         7. Doesthiscase originatefrom amatterpending in theCentralRegion oftheU .S.Attorney'sOfficepriorto
           August9,2013(Mag.JudgeAlicia0.Valle)?(YesorNo) No
         8. Doesthiscase originatefrom am atterpending in theN orthern Region oftheU .S.Attorney'sOfficepriorto
           August8,2014(Mag.JudgeShaniekMaynard?(YesorNo) No
         9. Doesthiscase originatefrom am atterpending in theCentralRegion oftheU .S.Attorney'
                                                                                             sOfficepriorto
           October3,2019(M ag.JudgeJaredStrauss)?(YesorNo) No

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                             UN ITED STATES DISTRICT C OUR T
                             SO UTH ERN DISTRICT O F FLOR IDA

                                        PENA LTY SH EET

    D efendant'sNam e: M ARCGEN SON M AR C

    Case No:

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    Conspiracy to Com m itBank and W ire Fraud

    Title 18.United States Code.Section 1349

    * M ax.Penalty:       30 years'imprisonm ent
    *R efers only to possible term of incarceration,does not include possible fines,restitution,
    specialassessm ents,paroleterm s,or forfeitures thatm ay be applicable.
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