Information — United States of America v. Edmond Haxhillari

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An Information in United States v. Edmond Haxhillari in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, filed after he waived prosecution by indictment and charging wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and a monetary transaction count under 18 U.S.C. § 1957. It describes Haxhillari as the purported owner of IMC Furniture, LLC, Elite Empire Construction, LLC, Igli's Express and a sole proprietorship, all shell companies with no business operations. The Information alleges that he submitted an EIDL application for IMC Furniture seeking a loan of approximately $24,000 and an advance of approximately $6,000 with false statements, and that the SBA disbursed approximately $30,000 into his personal account. It alleges a second application for Elite on or about June 18, 2020 seeking approximately $150,000 and a $10,000 advance.

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2024R00107/FMC/AE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Hon.
:
v. : Crim. No. 24-
:
EDMOND HAXHILLARI : 18 U.S.C. § 1343
: 18 U.S.C. § 1957

INFORMATION

The defendant having waived in open court prosecution by Indictment, the

United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey charges:

COUNT ONE
(Wire Fraud)

1. At all times relevant to this Information:

a. Defendant Edmond Haxhillari (“HAXHILLARI”) resided in

Sparta, New Jersey.

b. HAXHILLARI was the purported owner of IMC Furniture, LLC

(“IMC Furniture”), Elite Empire Construction, LLC (“Elite”), Igli’s Express, DBA

(“Igli’s Express”), and a sole proprietorship in his name, all of which were shell

companies that had no business operations.

c. Bank-1 is a financial institution headquartered in Charlotte,

North Carolina.

d. Bank-2 is a financial institution headquartered in San

Francisco, California. HAXHILLARI and his spouse held a joint personal checking

account at Bank-2.
Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (“EIDL”)

e. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”)

Act was a federal law enacted in or around March 2020 designed to provide

emergency financial assistance to millions of Americans suffering economic effects

caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. One source of relief provided by the CARES Act

was the authorization of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program.

EIDL was a Small Business Administration (“SBA”) program that provided low-

interest financing to small businesses, renters, and homeowners in regions affected

by declared disasters.

f. In order to obtain an EIDL, a qualifying business was required

to submit an application to the SBA and provide information about its operations,

such as the number of employees, gross revenues for the 12-month period preceding

the disaster, and cost of goods sold in the 12-month period preceding the disaster.

In the case of EIDLs for COVID-19 relief, the 12-month period constituted the 12

months preceding January 31, 2020. In addition, the business entity must have

existed in an operational condition on February 1, 2020.

g. The amount of the EIDL was determined based, in part, on the

information the applicant provided regarding the revenue, employees, and cost of

goods of the company. The SBA directly issued any funds disbursed under an EIDL

to the applicant company. A company was permitted to use EIDL funds for payroll

expenses, sick leave, production costs, and business obligations, such as debts, rent,

and mortgage payments.

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The Scheme to Defraud

2. From in or around June 2020 through in or around August 2020, in the

District of New Jersey and elsewhere, defendant

EDMOND HAXHILLARI

knowingly and intentionally devised and intended to devise a scheme and artifice to

defraud the SBA, and to obtain money and property by means of materially false

and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises, as set forth below.

Goal of the Scheme to Defraud

3. The goal of the scheme was for HAXHILLARI to enrich himself by

submitting fraudulent loan applications to obtain federal COVID-19 emergency relief

funds from the SBA that were meant for distressed small businesses.

Manner and Means of the Scheme to Defraud

4. It was part of the scheme that:

Fraudulent Application 1

a. On or about June 16, 2020, HAXHILLARI submitted an EIDL

application (“Application-1”) to the SBA on behalf of IMC Furniture seeking a loan

for approximately $24,000 and an EIDL advance for approximately $6,000.

Application-1 contained materially false and fraudulent statements concerning IMC

Furniture’s number of employees, cost of goods sold, and annual gross revenue for

the purported business. In reality, IMC Furniture was a shell company with no

employees or business operations.

b. On or about July 1, 2020, based on the false and fraudulent

representations and omissions submitted by HAXHILLARI in Application-1, the

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SBA disbursed approximately $30,000 into HAXHILLARI’s personal checking

account at Bank-1, which HAXHILLARI used for personal purposes.

Fraudulent Application 2

c. On or about June 18, 2020, HAXHILLARI submitted an EIDL

application (“Application-2”) to the SBA on behalf of Elite seeking a loan for

approximately $150,000 and an EIDL advance for approximately $10,000.

Application-2 contained materially false and fraudulent misrepresentations

concerning Elite’s number of employees, cost of goods sold, and annual gross

revenue for the purported business. In reality, Elite was a shell company with no

employees or business operations.

d. On the same day, based on the false and fraudulent

representations and omissions submitted by HAXHILLARI in Application-2, the

SBA disbursed a $10,000 EIDL advance to HAXHILLARI’s bank account at Bank-2.

e. On or about July 9, 2020, based on the false and fraudulent

representations and omissions submitted by HAXHILLARI in Application-2, the

SBA disbursed another $149,000 into HAXHILLARI’s bank account at Bank-2.

HAXHILLARI then used the funds for personal purposes.

Fraudulent Application 3

f. On or about July 21, 2020, HAXHILLARI submitted an EIDL

application (“Application-3”) to the SBA on behalf of Igli’s Express seeking a loan for

approximately $150,000. Application-3 contained materially false and fraudulent

statements concerning Igli’s Express’s number of employees, cost of goods sold, and

annual gross revenue for the purported business. In reality, Igli’s Express was a

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shell company with no employees or business operations.

g. On or about August 7, 2020, based on the false and fraudulent

representations and omissions submitted by HAXHILLARI in Application-3, the

SBA disbursed approximately $150,000 into HAXHILLARI’s personal checking

account, which HAXHILLARI used for personal purposes.

Fraudulent Application 4

h. On or about August 7, 2020, HAXHILLARI submitted an EIDL

application (“Application-4”) to the SBA on behalf of his sole proprietorship seeking

a loan for approximately $150,000. Application-4 contained materially false and

fraudulent statements concerning the number of employees, cost of goods sold, and

annual gross revenue for the purported business. In reality, his sole proprietorship

was a shell company with no employees or business operations.

i. On or about August 31, 2020, based on the false and fraudulent

representations and omissions submitted by HAXHILLARI in Application-4, the

SBA disbursed approximately $150,000 into HAXHILLARI’s personal checking

account, which HAXHILLARI used for personal purposes.

Execution of the Scheme to Defraud

5. On or about August 7, 2020, in the District of New Jersey and

elsewhere, defendant

EDMOND HAXHILLARI

for the purpose of executing the scheme described above, caused to be transmitted

by means of wire communication in interstate commerce certain writings, signs,

signals, pictures, and sounds, namely a wire transfer of approximately $150,000 in

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EIDL funds from the SBA into HAXHILLARI’s personal account.

In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.

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COUNT TWO
(Money Laundering)

6. The allegations in paragraphs 1, 3, and 4 of this Information are

realleged here.

7. On or about July 29, 2020, in the District of New Jersey and elsewhere,

defendant

EDMOND HAXHILLARI

knowingly engaged in a monetary transaction by, through, and to a financial

institution, affecting interstate and foreign commerce, in criminally derived

property of a value greater than $10,000, that is, the transfer of approximately

$30,000 from HAXHILLARI’s personal checking account at Bank-1 to a joint

checking account at Bank-2, such property having been derived from a specified

unlawful activity, that is, wire fraud.

In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1957.

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FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNT ONE

1. Upon conviction of the offense in violation of Title 18, United States

Code, Section 1343, as charged in Count One of this Information, defendant

EDMOND HAXHILLARI shall forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title 18,

United States Code, Section 981(a)(1)(C) and Title 28, United States Code,

Section 2461(c), any property, real or personal, which constitutes or is derived from

proceeds traceable to the commission of such offense.

FORFEITURE ALLEGATION AS TO COUNT TWO

2. Upon conviction of the offense in violation of Title 18, United States

Code, Section 1957, as charged in Count Two of this Information, defendant

EDMOND HAXHILLARI shall forfeit to the United States, pursuant to Title 18,

United States Code, Section 982(a)(1), any property, real or personal, involved in

such offense, or any property traceable to such property.

SUBSTITUTE ASSETS PROVISION
(Applicable to All Forfeiture Allegations)

3. If any of the above-described forfeitable property, as a result of any act

or omission of the defendant:

(a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;

(b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third

person;

(d) has been substantially diminished in value; or

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(e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be

subdivided without difficulty,

it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code,

Section 853(p), as incorporated by Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c), to

seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the above

forfeitable property.

__________________________
PHILIP R. SELLINGER
United States Attorney

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CASE NUMBER: 24-
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United States District Court
District of New Jersey
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

EDMOND HAXHILLARI
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INFORMATION FOR
18 U.S.C. § 1343
18 U.S.C. § 1957
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PHILIP R. SELLINGER
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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FATIME MEKA CANO
AJA ESPINOSA
ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
973-645-2700
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