Information — No. 1:24-cr-00298 (Dkt. 1, D. Md.)

Summary

A criminal information against Melvin Thompson in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Case 1:24-cr-00298-MJM, filed October 11, 2024 as Document 1. Count One charges wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and Count Two charges willfully making and subscribing a false tax return under 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). It alleges that from in or about March 2020 Thompson submitted fraudulent EIDL and PPP applications in the names of Low Price Headquarters, Omicron Electronics, Omicron Corporation and Omicron Treasures, and filed false tax returns to support them. Deposits described include a $96,700 EIDL loan for Omicron Electronics and a $20,832 PPP payment to Omicron Treasures. The forfeiture allegation seeks a money judgment and a 2020 Lincoln Navigator.

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