Information — United States v. Sheana Haslem, Southern District of Florida (Document 1)
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An information filed by the United States Attorney in United States v. Sheana Haslem, Case No. 24-20037-CR-WILLIAMS/GOODMAN, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entered on the docket February 5, 2024 as Document 1. Count 1 charges wire fraud under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343 for a scheme beginning in or around July 2020. It alleges that Haslem, employed by the City of Miami Police Department, submitted an EIDL application claiming gross revenues of $89,993 and 15 employees and received a $10,000 EIDL advance, and a PPP application claiming average monthly payroll of $8,333 that yielded approximately $20,832. The penalty sheet lists a maximum of 20 years, and a waiver of indictment form is attached.
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U NITED STATE S D ISTR ICT C O UR T
SO UTH ERN DISTR ICT O F FLO R IDA
24-20037-CR-WILLIAMS/GOODMAN
CA SE N O .
18U.S.C.j1343
18U.S.C.j982(a)(2)(A)
mdc
U M TED STA TES O F A M ER ICA
Feb 5, 2024
VS.
Miami, FL
SH EA NA H A SLEM ,
D efendant.
/
IN FO R M A TIO N
The United StatesAttorney chargesthat:
G ENER AL A LLE G A TION S
A ta11tim esm aterialto thisInform ation:
TheUrlited States SmallBusinessAdministration (&GSBA'')wasan agency ofthe
executivebranch oftheGovernm entoftheUnited States.Themission oftheSBA wastom aintain
and strengthen the nation's econom y by enabling the establishm ent and viability of sm all
businessesand by assisting in the econom ic recovery ofcom m unitiesaflerdisasters.
The Pavcheck Protection Prozram
2. TheCoronavirusAid,Relief,andEconomicSecurity(CGCARES'')Actwasafederal
1aw enacted in or around M arch 2020 and designed to provide em ergency financialassistance to
the m illions of A m ericans w ho w ere suffering the econom ic effects caused by the COV 1D -19
pahdem ic. One sourceofreliefprovided by the CARES Actwastheauthorization offorgivable
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loansto smallbusinessesforjob retention,including thepaymentofpayrolland çertain other
permissibleexpenses,throughaprogrnm referredtoasthePaycheckProtectionProgram (GTPP'').
3. In orderto obtain aPPP loan,a qualifying business,including a soleproprietorship,
submitted a PPP loan application,wlzich was signed by an authorized representative of the
business. ThePPP loan applicationrequired thebusiness(through itsauthorizedrepresentative)
toacknowledgetheprogram rulesandmakecertain affirmativecertificationsin ordertobeeligible
to obtain the PPP loan. ln thePPP BorrowerApplication Form (SBA Form 2483),thesmall
business(through itsauthorizedrepresentative)wasrequiredtoprovide,among otherthings,its:
(a)averagemonthlypayroll;and(b)nlzmberofemployees.Theinformation on the application
andthe supporting docum entation subm itted therewith w ereused to calculatethe am otmtofm oney
the applicantw as entitied to receive underthe PPP.
4. A PPP loan application was processed by a participating lender. If a PPP loan
application w as approved,the participating lender fllnded the PPP loan using its ow n m orlies.
W hile itwastheparticipating lenderthatissued the PPP loan,theloan was 100% guaranteed by
the SBA. Datafrom the application,including infonuation abouttheborrow er,thetotalnm otmt
oftheloan,and thelisted num berofem ployees,wastransm itted by the lenderto the SBA in the
cotlrse ofprocessing the loan.
Econom icIniua DisasterLoans
The CARES Act also authorized and provided ftmding to the SBA to provide
EconomicInjuryDisasterLoans(E%1DLs'')toeligiblesmallbusinessesexperiencing szbstantial
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financialdisnzptionsdueto theCOVID-19 pandem icto allow them to meetfinancialöbligations
and operating expensesthatcould have been m ethad the disasternotoccurred.These COV 1D -19
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EIDLS included the possibility ofatladvance of up to $10,000 for qualifying applicants. The
applicantwasnotobligated torepay thisadvance.
In order to obtain a COV ID -19 EID L,a qualifying for-profitbusinessw asrequired
to subm itan EIDL application totheSBA andprovideinformation aboutitsoperations,including
itsgrossrevenuesandnum berofemployees,forthelz-m onthperiodprecedingJanuary 31,2020.
Theapplicantalsowasrequiredtocertify underpenaltyofperjurythata11theinformation inthe
application w astrue and correct.
EIDL applications w ere subznitted directly to and processed by the SBA. The
amountofthe loan approved and any advance provided was determ ined based,in part,on the
information provided in the application concerning the numberofemployees and costofgoods
sold.Any EIDL f'
unds w ere issued directly by the U nited States governm entto the applicant's
bnnk accotmt.
TheD-çfendantand theR elem njEpjitie.
Defendant SH EANA H ASLEM was a resident ofM iam i-Dade County,Florida,
who wasemployedby the City ofM iam iPoliceDepartmentasaPoliceStafting Specialist.
TheFinancialTeclmology Company providedsmallbusinessfundingthroughoutthe
U nited States. It operated an online platform thatreceived PPP loan applications,and itdid the
vetting and tinal review of those applications,including the PPP application subm itted by
STTEANA H ASLEM . The FinancialTechnology Company'sserverswere located outside the
state ofFlorida.
10. TheLenderwasawholly owned subsidiary ofthe FinancialTechnology Com pany,
alld served asthefunding nrm oftheFinancialTechnology Company forPPP loans,inclpding the
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PPP loan obtained by SHEANA R ASLEM . The Lenderwasan SBA-approved lenderforPPP
loans,and its servers w ere located outside the state ofFlorida.
The Bank was a bank that did business throughoutthe United States,including
m aintainingbranchesin the Southem DistrictofFlorida.
12. Individual1 w as a residentofM inm i-D ade County,Florida.
C O UN T 1
W ire Fraud
(18U.S.C.j1343)
Paragraphs1through 12 oftheGeneralAllegationssectionoftllislnformation are
re-alleged and incop orated by reference asthrough ft
zlly setfol'th herein.
2. From in or arotm d July 2020,and continuing through in or around M arch 2021,in
M imni-Dade Cotmty,in theSouthem DistrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,the defendant,
SH EA NA H ASL EM ,
did knowingly,and with theintentto defraud,devise,and intend to devise,aschem eand atlifice
to defraud, and to obtain money and property by m eans of m aterially false and fraudulent
pretenses, representations, and prom ises, know ing that the pretenses, representations, and
prom iseswerefalse and fraudulentwhen m ade,and,fortheptuposeofexecuting theschem eand
artitke,didknowinglytransmitandcausetobetransmitted,bymeansofwirecommunipationin
interstateand foreign comm erce,certain m itings,signs,signals,picturesand sotmds,inviolation
ofTitle 18,United States Code,Section 1343.
PUR PO SE O F TH E SC H EM E A N D A R TIFICE
3. The pup ose ofthe schem e and artitice w as forSH EA N A H A SLE M to unlaw fully
emichherselfby subm itting falseandgaudulentPPP andEIDL applicationstofraudulently obtain
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loan proceedsforherown use and benefit.
THE SCHEM E AND ARTIFACE
The m annerand m eans by which SH EA NA H ASL EM soughtto accom plish the purpose
oftheschem eandartificeincluded,am ong others,thefollowing;
4. SH EANA H ASLEM subm itted,and with theassistanceoflndividual1caused to
be subm itted,to the SBA,via interstate wire commtmications, a false and fraudulent EIDL
application claimingto be allindependentcontractorandthe 100% ownerofahairandnailsalon
businessoperating underthenam elçsheanaHaslem .''ThatEIDL application falsely certifiedthat
forthe 12 m onth period priorto January 31,2020,H ASLEM 'Sbusinesshad grossrevenues of
$89,993 and 15employees.
A s a result of this false and fraudulentEIDL application, SH EA NA H A SLEM
obtained from theSBA a$10,000 EIDL advance. Thisfraudulently obtained EIDL advancewas
providedviaElectronicFlmdsTrarlsferto HASLEM 'SaccolmtattheBank.ThisElectronicFlmds
Transferinvolved the use ofinterstate w ire com m unications.
SHEANA H ASLEM subm itted,and with the assistance ofIndividual1caused to
be subm itted,to theFinancialTechnology Company,via interstatewire comm lmications,afalse
andfraudulentPPP loanapplication (SBA Fonn 2483)claiming to bean independentcontractor
operating a businessunderthenam eofçtsheana Haslem .'' ThatPPP loan application falsely and
fraudulently represented the business'average m onthly payroll,alzd as pal'tofthe application
process,HASLEM subm itted a false and fraudulent1RS Form 1040,Schedule C,for tax year
2019. On the Folnn 2483,H A SLEM falsely represented that her business' average m onthly
payrollwas $8,333. On the 2019 Schedule C,HASLEM stated thatherbusinesswas ttsecurity
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Officer.'' That âaudulent Schedule C falsely claim ed that H ASLEM 'S business had a gross
incom eof$102,874,no expenses,andanetprofitof$102,874.
A saresultoftllisfalse and fraudulentapplication,SH EANA HASLEM obtained
approxim ately $20,832 in PPP loan proceedsfrom the Lenderthatwere electronically deposited
by the Lender into H A SLEM 'S account at the Balzk. This electronic deposit w as m ade via
interstatew ire com m unications.
U SE O F W IR ES
8. On or aboutthe date specified below,in the Southel.
n District of Florida,and
elsew here,SH EAN A H A SLEM ,forthe purpose ofexecuting and in furtherance ofthe aforesaid
scheme andartificeto defraud,andtoobtain m oney andpropertyby m eansofm aterially falseand
fraudulentpretenses,representations,and prom ises,lcnowing thatthe pretenses,representations,
and promises were false and fraudulentwhen m ade,did knowingly transm itand cause to be
transm itted ininterstateandforeigncom m erce,by m eansofwirecom mllnication,certainwritings,
signs,signals,pictures,and sounds,as described below :
cotv AP/ROXIM ATS osjcm pvlox ov w '
m 'c
DAT:
1 February 27,2021 Electronic subm ission of a PPP loan application
containing false inform ation about the '
àverage
m onthly payroll of the independent contractor
business using the nam e of ttsheana H' aslem ,''
causing a w ire transm ission f'
rom the Southern
D istrict of Florida to outside of the state of
Florida
ln violation ofTitle 18,United States Code,Sections 1343 and 2.
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FO RFE ITU R E ALL EG ATIO N S
1. TheallegationsofthisInfonnation areherebyre-allegedandby thisreferencefully
incop oratedherein forthepup oseofallegingforfeituretotheUnitedStatesofAmericaofcertain
property in which the defendant,SH EAN A H A SLEM ,hasan interest.
2. Upon conviction of a violation of Title 18,United States Code,Section 1343,as
alleged in thislnform ation,the defendant,SH EA NA H ASLEM ,shallforfeitto the United States
any property constituting,orderived from ,proceedsobtained,directly orindirectly,asaresultof
suchviolation,ptlrsuanttoTitle18,United StatesCode,Section982(a)(2)(A).
A1lpursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 982(a)(2)(A),andtheprocedlzresset
forth in Title 21,U nited StatesCode,Section 853,asincorporated by Title 18,United States Code,
Section 982(b)(1).
8.
M N ZY LAPO INTE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
EDWARD N STAM M
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A SSISTAN T UN ITED STATES A TTORN EY
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UNITED STA TES DISTR ICT C OU RT
SO UTH ER N DISTRICT OF FLO RIDA
UN ITED STATES O F AM ER ICA CA SE N O .:
V.
CERTIFICATE O F TRTAT,ATTO RNEY
SHEANA HASLEM ,
Superseding Case lnform ation:
New Defendantts)(YesorNo)
CourtDivision (selectone) N um berofN ew D efendants
E
S M iami E:IKeyW est L FTP Totalnum berofcounts
E-JFTL D W PB
ldo hereby certify that:
1. 1have carefully considered the allegations ofthe indictment,the numberofdefendants,the numberofprobable
witnessesandthelejalcomplexitiesofthelndictment/lnformationattachedhereto.
2. 1am awarethatthelnformationsupgliedonthisstatementwillberelieduponbytheJudgesofthisCotu'
tinsetting
theircalendarsandschedulingcrimlnaltrialsunderthemandateoftheSpeedyTrialAct,Title28U.S.C.j3161.
Interpreter:(Aresorèlo)lqo
Listlanguageand/ordialect:
Thiscasewilltake 0 daysforthepartiesto tl'
y.
5. Pleasecheck appropriate category and type ofoffense listed below :
(Checkonlyone) (Checkonlyone)
I E& 0to 5days IZIPetty
11 E1 6to 10days I'Z'M inor
III IZI11to 20days IZIM isdem eanor
IV E '7
1 21to 60days EIFelony
V D 61daysandover
HasthiscasebeenpreviouslyfiledinthisDistrictCourt?(YesorNo)NO
lfyes,Judge Case N o.
Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter?(YesorNo)No
lfyes,M agistrate CaseN o.
8. DoesthiscaserelatetoapreviouslyfiledmatterinthisDistrictCourt?(YesorNo)No
lfyes,Judge Case N o.
9. Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof
10. Defendantts)instatecustodyasof
11. Rule 20 from the D istrictof
12. Isthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo)N0
13. Doesthiscaseoriginate from a m atterpending in theN orthern Region ofthe U .S.Attorney's Office
priortoAugust8,2014(M ag.JudgeShaniekMaynard?(YesorNo)No
14. Doesthiscaseoriginate from a m atterpending in the CentralRegion oftheU .S.Atlorney'sOffice
priortoOctober3,2019(M ag.JudgeJaredStrauss?(YesorNo)No
15. Didthism atterinvolve theparticipation oforconsultation w ith now M agistrateJudge Eduardo 1.Sanchez
during histenure atthe U .S.Attorney's Office,w hich concluded on January 22,2023? N O
ll '
j
By:
Edward N .Stam m
A ssistantU nited StatesAttorney
FL BarN o. 373826
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U NITED STA TE S D ISTRICT C O UR T
SO U TH E RN DISTRICT O F FLO R IDA
PEN ALTY SH EET
D efendant'sN am e: SH EAN A H A SLEM
C ase N o:
Cotmt#:1.
W ire Fraud
18U .S.C.$ 1343
* M ax.Term ofIm prisonm ent:20 years im prisonm ent
*M andatoryM in.Term ofImprisonment(ifapplicable):N/A
*M ax.SupervisetiRelease:3years
*M ax.Fine:$250,000
* SpecialAssessm ent:$100
Count#:
* M ax.Term ofIm prisonm ent:
*M andatoryM in.Term ofImprisonment(ifapplicable):
* M ax.Supervised R elease:
* M ax.Fine:
* SpecialA ssessm ent:
Cotmt#:
* M ax.Term ofIm prisonm ent:
*M andatoryM in.Term ofImprisonment(ifapplicable):
* M ax.Supervised R elease:
* M ax.Fine:
'kRefersonly to possible term ofincarceration,supervised releaseand fines. Itdoesnotinclude
restitution,specialassessm ents,paroleterm s,or forfeituresthatm ay beapplicable.
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AO455(Rev.01/09)WaiverofanIndictment
U NITED STATES D ISTRICT C OIJRT
forthe
Southem DistrictofFlorida
United StatesofAmerica )
V. ) CaseNo.
SHEANA HASLEM , )
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W AW ER OF AN INDICTM ENT
1understand that1have been accused ofone ormoreoffensespunishableby imprisonm entformorethan one
year. Iwasadvised in open coul'tofmyrightsand thenatureoftheproposed chargesagainstme.
Afterreceiving thisadvice,Iwaivemy righttoprosecution by indictmentand consenttoprosecution by
information.
De#ndant'
sJ/pw/lfre
Signatureofde#ndant'sattoryy
I
Bradley Horenstein,Esq.
Printednameofdefendant'
sattorney
Judge'
ssignature
Judge'
sprintednameand title
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