Criminal Information — United States v. Christopher Antonio Hayes, Northern District of Georgia (Document 1)

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A criminal information against Christopher Antonio Hayes, No. 1:21-CR-00099, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, filed in open court March 18, 2021 as Document 1. Count One charges a false claim under Title 18, United States Code, Section 287, alleging that on or about June 8, 2020 Hayes presented a claim to the United States Department of Agriculture under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for the loss of livestock at his commercial farming operation. The information states the claim was false because Hayes did not own or operate a commercial farming operation and did not slaughter the livestock as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. It is filed by Acting United States Attorney Kurt R. Erskine.

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Case 1:21-cr-00099-MLB Document1 Filed 03/18/21 Page 1 of 2

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MAR 18 2021

JAMES N. HATTEN, Clerk
a“ Cot Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

" Criminal Information

CHRISTOPHER ANTONIO HAYES No. 1:21-CR-00099

THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY CHARGES THAT:

Count One
(False Claim)

On or about June 8, 2020, in the Northern District of Georgia, the defendant,
Christopher Antonio Hayes, made and presented to the United States
Department of Agriculture a claim upon and against the United States
Department of Agriculture, that is, a claim against the Coronavirus Food
Assistance Program for the loss of livestock at his commercial farming operation,
knowing that the claim was materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent in that he
did not own or operate a commercial farming operation, and that he did not

slaughter said livestock as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Case 1:21-cr-00099-MLB Document1 Filed 03/18/21 Page 2 of 2

In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 287.

KURT R. ERSKINE
Acting United States Attorney
SARAH E. KLAPMAN
Assistant United States Attorney
Georgia Bar No. 437221

RIS ZC HUBER

Assistant United States Attorney
Georgia Bar No. 545627

600 U.S. Courthouse

75 Ted Turner Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-581-6000; Fax: 404-581-6181


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