Information — United States v. Elisa Rivera, Southern District of Florida (Document 1)
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An Information in United States of America v. Elisa Rivera, Case No. 22-20028-CR-GRAHAM/MCALILEY, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entered on the docket January 28, 2022 as Document 1. Count 1 charges conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 371. It alleges that an EIDL application submitted for the defendant falsely certified a business with gross revenues of $325,446 and twelve (12) employees, and that the SBA disbursed a $10,000 advance and $61,200 in loan proceeds. It alleges the defendant submitted EIDL applications for other applicants for a fee of up to $1,000 each. A penalty sheet and a waiver of indictment form are attached.
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Case 1:22-cr-20028-DLG Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/28/2022 Page 1 of 10
Jan 28, 2022
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOU TH ER N D ISTR ICT O F FLO R IDA
C A SE N O . 22-20028-CR-GRAHAM/MCALILEY
18U.S.C.j371
18U.S.C.j981
UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA
VS.
ELISA R IV ER A ,
D efendant.
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JNFORM ATION
The United StatesA ttorlley chargesthat:
G EN ER AL ALLE G ATION S
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A ta1ltim esm aterialto this lnform ation:
1. TheUnited StatesSmallBusinessAdministration (ç1SBA'')wasan agency ofthe
executivebianch oftheGovernmentoftheUnitedStates.Themission oftheSBA wastom aintain
and strengthen the nation's economy by enabling the establishm ent and viability of small
businessesandby assisting in theeconom icrecovery ofcommtmitiesafterdisasters.
TheCoronaviz'
usAid,Relief,andEconomicSectlrity (KCCARES'')Actwasafederal
1aw enacted in or arotm d M arch 2020 and designed to provide em ergency financialassistance to
the m illions of Am ericans w ho w ere suffering the econom ic effects caused by the C OV1D -19
pandem ic. The CA RES A ctauthorized and provided f'unding to the SBA to provide Econom ic
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InjuryDisasterLoans(1GElDLs'')to eligiblesmallbusinesses,including solepropdetorshipsand
independent contractors,experiencing substantial financial disruptions due to the COV1D-19
pandemicto allow them to meetfinancialobligationsand operating expensesthatcould havebeen
m ethad thedisasternotoccurred.TheseCOV1D-19EIDLSincludedthepossibility ofan advance
ofup to $10,000 forqualifying applicants.Theapplicantwasnotobligatedtorepay tllisadkance.
ln orderto obtain a CO V1D -19 EIDL,a qualifying for-profitbusiness w as required
to submitan EIDL application to the SBA and provideinform ation aboutitsoperations,such as
the nllmberof employees,grossrevenues,and the costofgoods sold for the lz-m onth period
precedingJanuary 31,2020.Theapplicantalsowasrequiredto certify underpenalty ofperjury
thata11theinform ation in theapplication wastrue and correct.
EID L applications w ere subm itted directly to and processed by the SBA . The
am ountofthe advance and the amotmtoftheloan approved weredeterm ined based,in pét't,on
theinform ation provided in the application concerningthenum berofemployees,grossrevenues,
and costofgoodssold. A ny EID L funds w ere issued directly by the U nited States governm entto
the applicant'sbarlk account.
DefendantELISA RIVERA wasa residentofM iami-Dade Cotmty,Florida,who
w as em ployed f'ull-tim e by the M inm i-D ade Police D epnrfm ent in a civilian position as an
Adm inistrativeOfficer.
6. Financial Institution 1 w as a bank that did business throughout the U nited States,
including in Florida and Georgia.
lndividual1 w asa residentofCherokee C ounty,G eorgia.
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C OU N T 1
Conspiracy to Com m itW ire Fraud
(18U.S.C.j371)
Paragraphs 1thzough 7 oftheGeneralAllegationssection ofthislnformation aze
re-alleged and incorporated byreference asthrough fully setforth herein.
2. From on or aboutJuly 1,2020,and continuing through on oraboutAugust 31,
2020,in M iam i-Dade Cotmty,in theSouthem DistrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,the defendant,
ELISA R IV ER A ,
didwillfully,thatis,withtheintenttofurthertheobjectoftheconspiracy,andknowinglycombine,
conspire, confederate,and agzee with lndividual 1 and w ith others lcnown and l'nknow n to the
U nited StatesA t4orney,to knowingly,and w ith the intentto defraud,devise,and intend to devise,
a schem e and artifice to defraud,and to obtain m oney and property by m eans ofm aterially false
and âaudulent pretenses, representations, and prom ises, knowing that the pretenses,
representations, and prom ises were false and fraudulent when m ade, and, for the purpose of
executing the schem eand artifice,did knowingly t'
ransm itand causeto be transm itted,by means
of wire com mtmication in interstate comm erce, certain m itings,signs, signals,picm res and
sotm ds,in violation ofTitle 18,United States Code,Section 1343.
PUR PO SE O F TH E CO N SPIM C Y
The purpose the co'
ùspiracy Nvas for the defendant and her co-conspirators to
'lnlawfully emichthemselvesby,among otherthings:(a)submittingandcausingthesubmission
of false and fraudulentapplications to the SBA to obtain EID L advances and loans to w hich they
werenotentitledand(b)offering,paying,andreceivingkickbacksinrettu'nforthesubmissionof
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these false and fraudulentEID L applications.
TH E M A NN ER A N D M EA N S O F TH E C ON SPIM CY
The m anner and m eans by which ELISA RIVER A and her co-conspirators soughtto
accomplishtheobjectandpurposeoftheconspiracy included,amongothers,thefollowing:
4. ELISA RIVER A.Individual1,and other co-conspirators submitted and caused
the subm ission to the SBA offraudulentEIDL applications,via interstatewirecom munications.
Individual1 submitted to the SBA ,on behalfofELISA RIVER A,via interstate
wire commlm ications,an EIDL application stating thatshe was an independentcontractor alld
100% ownerofafor-profitbusinessoperating underthenam e (GElisaRivera.'' Thatapplication,
which Individual1subm ittedto SBA withtheagreementofRIVEILA andforRIVERA'Sbenefit,
falsely and fraudulently certified thatthe businessnam ed GcElisa Rivera''was established on or
aboutM arch 1,2017.Italsofalselycertifiedthatforthetwelve(12)monthperiodpriortoJanuary
31,2020,thatbusinesshadgrossrevenuesof$325,446andtwelve(12)employees.
6. lnactuality,andasELISA RIVER A andlndividual1knew,RIVERA didnotown
anybusiness,wasnotan independentcontractor,andhadnobusinessgrossrevenuesoremployees.
lnstead,throughout2019 and 2020,ELISA RIVER A was a full-tim e civilian em ployee ofthe
M inmi-Dade Police Departmentworking as allAdm inistrative Officer and receiving a full-tim e
salary from M iam i-D ade County. A s a resultofthis false and fraudulent EID L application,the
SBA disbursed a$10,000 advanceand $61,200 in loan proceedsviaElectronicFundsTransfersto
ELISA RIVE R A 'S accotmtatFinanciallnstitution 1. These ElectronicFunds Transfersinvolved
the use ofinterstate wire com m unications.
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7. Afterhaving lndividual 1 subm itthe fraudulentEIDL application on herbehalf,
ELISA RIVERA offeredto,and did,subm itfraudulentEIDL applicationstothe SBA on behalf
ofalimitedgroup ofotherindividuals(ççtheApplicants'')who alsodid notown smallbusinesses
atld did notqualify forEIDL relief. ltwastheintentofELISA RIVERA and the Applicantsto
obtain for the Applicants the $10,000 EIDL advances from the SBA,but not to obtain any
additionalloan am otmt.
8. In exchangeforsubm ittingthesefraudulentEIDL applicationsto theSBA,ELISA
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RIVER A chargedApplicantsafeeofup to $1,000 each.
O VER T A CT S
Infurtheranceoftheconspiracy,andto accomplishitsobjectandpurpose,atleastoneof
theco-conspiratorscom mitted and caused to becom mitted,in theSouthern DistrictofFloridaand
elsewhere,atleastone ofthe following overtacts,am ong others:
1. On oraboutJuly 3,2020,lndividual1electronically submittedanEIDL application
to the SBA on behalf of GçElisa ltivera''thatcontained false representations as to the existence of
thebusiness,itsgrossrevenues,and thenumberofemployeesithad.
2. On or about July 3,2020,ELISA R IV ER A electronically subm itted an EID L
application to the SBA on behalfofone oftheApplicantsthatcontained falserepresentationsas
totheexistence ofasmallbusiness,itsgrossrevenues,andthentlmberofemployeesithad.
3. On oraboutJuly 7,2020,ELISA ItlVEIRA requested and received $500from one
oftheApplicantsasafeeforsubm itting theEIDL application on theirbehalf.
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On or aboutJuly 7,2020,ELISA RIVEI:A electronically subm itted an EIDL
application to the SBA on behalfofone oftheApplicantsthatcontained falserepresentationsas
to theexistence ofasmallbusiness,itsgrossrevenues,andthenumberofemployeesithad.
5. On or aboutJuly 8,2020,ELISA RIVERA electrorlically subm itted an EIDL
application to the SBA on behalfofone oftheApplicantsthatcontained falserepresentationsas
to theexistence ofasmallbusiness,itsgrossrevenues,andthenumberofemployeesithad.
Al1in violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 371.
FO RFEITIJR E AL LEG A TIO N S
1. TheallegationsofthisInform ation arehereby re-alleged and bytllisreferencefully
incorporated hereinforthepurposeofalleging forfeitlzretotheUnited StatesofAm ericaofcertain
property in w hich the defendant,ELISA R IV ER A,has an interest.
Upon conviction ofa conspiracy to comm ita violation ofTitle 18,United States
Code,Section 1343,as alleged in this Inform ation,the defendant,ELISA '
R IV ER A , shallforfeit
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to theUnited States any property,realorpersonal,whioh constimtesorisderived from proceeds
traeeabletosuc.
hoffense,pursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Sedion981(a)(1)(C).
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A11pursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 981(a)(1)(C),andtheproceduresset
forth in Title21,UnitedStatesCode,Section 853,asincop oratedby Title28,United StatesCode,
Section2461(c).
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFLORIDA
UM TED STATESOFAM ERICA CASE NO.
V.
C ERTIFICATE O F T RIA L ATTO RN EY.
Elisa Rivera S
uperseding CaseInformation:
Defendant. /
CourtDivision:tselectOne) Newdefendantts) I--IYes I
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(Z Miami r-llleyWest F-IFTL Numberofnewdefendants
F-IWPB I N FTP Totalnumberofcounts
1.1havecarefully considered theallegationsoftheindictm ent,thenum berofdefendants,thenum berofprobable
w itnessesandthelegalcom plexitiesoftheIndictmentfnform ation attachedhereto.
2.Iam aw arethattheinform ation supplied on thisstatem entw illberelied upon by theJudgesofthisCourtin
setling theircalendarsand scheduling crim inaltrialsunderthem andateoftheSpeedy TrialAct,
Title28 U.S.C.Section 3161.
3.Interpreter:(YesorNo) No
Listlanguageand/ordialect
4.Thiscasew illtake 0 daysforthepartiestotry.
5.Pleasecheck appropriate category andtype ofoffenselistedbelow :
(Checkànlyone) (Checkonlyone)
1 0to5days Edq Petty E7l
11 6to10days EqI Minor EEI
1ll 11to20days ErI Misdemeanor ID
IV 21to60days (7q Felony Iz
V 61daysandover IZ
6.Hasthiscasepreviouslybeen filedinthisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo) No
Ifyes:Judge CaseNo.
(Atlachcopyofdispositiveorder)
Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter? (YesorNo) No
lfyes:M agistrateCase N o.
Relatedm iscellaneousnum bers:
Defendantts)in federalcustodyasof
Defendantts)in statecustodyasof
Rule 20 from theDistrictof
Isthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo) No
7. D oesthiscase originatefrom am atterpending in theCentralRegion oftheU .S.Attorney'sOffice priorto
August9,2013(M ag.JudgeAlicia0.Valle)?(YesorNo) No
8. D oesthiscase originate from am atterpending in theN orthernRegion oftheU .S.Attorney'sOffice priorto
August8,2014(M ag.JudgeShaniekM aynard?(YesorNo) No
9. D oesthiscase originate from am atterpending in the CentralRegion oftheU .S.Attorney'
sOfficepriorto
October3,2019(M ag.JudgeJaredStrauss)?(YesorNo) No
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FLA BarNo. 373826
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U M TED STA TES D ISTRIC T C OU R T
SO U TH ER N DISTR IC T O F FLO R ID A
PEN A LTY SH EET
D efendant'sN am e:Elisa Rivera
C ount 1
Conspiracyto Comm itW ire Fraud
18 U.S.C.5 371
M ax.Penalty:Fiveyearsimprisonment;threeyearssupervisedrelease;$250,000 fine
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AO 455(Rev.01/09)WaiverofanIndictment
U M TED STATES D ISTRICT C OIJRT
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Southem D istrictofFlorida
United StatesofAmerica )
M. ) CaseNo.
Elisa Rivera )
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W AIVER OF AN INDICTM ENT
lunderstandthat1havebeen accused ofoneorm oreoffensespunishableby im prisonm entformorethan one
year.1wasadvised in open coul'tofm y rightsand tlze natureoftheproposed chargesagainstm e.
Afterreceiving thisadvice,1w aive my rightto prosecution by indictmentand consentto prosecution by
informatiolz.
Date:
Defendant'
ssignahtre
Signatureofde#ndant'
sattorney
MichaelMirer,Esq.
Printednameofdefendant'
sattorney
Judge'
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