Information — United States v. Buie (Dkt. 16, D. Mass.)

Summary

A criminal information in United States of America v. Ronald Buie, Criminal No. 22cr10042, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, filed February 22, 2022 as Document 16. Count One charges wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, based on a transfer on or about May 20, 2020 of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits by the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance to a Chase account the information says Buie controlled. The information alleges that from in or around March 2020 until at least in or around May 2021 Buie used false names and Social Security numbers to seek PPP loans, EIDL funds and PUA benefits in Massachusetts and Ohio. Sample applications it describes include a PPP loan for Platinum Car Service, LLC that yielded $60,000 and another that yielded $112,600. The forfeiture allegation seeks a $285,697 money judgment and $5,000 in seized currency.

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