Information — United States v. Jeremy Koski, District of Hawaii (Document 53)
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An Information filed February 18, 2026 as Document 53 in United States of America v. Jeremy Koski, No. CR 26-00019-SASP, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, signed in the signature block of United States Attorney Kenneth M. Sorenson, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig S. Nolan listed as attorney. Count 1 charges wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 from in or about March 2020 to in or about June 2020, alleging false applications for Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds, with $285,502 and $187,500 in PPP funds and $264,800 in EIDL funds alleged. Count 2 charges a false statement under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 on a VA Form 26-4555 on or about April 17, 2023.
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Case 1:26-cr-00019-SASP Document 53 Filed 02/18/26 Page 1 of 4 PageID.141
FILED IN THE
FILED IN THE
KENNETH M. SORENSON UNITED STATES DISTRICT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
COURT
DISTRICT OF
DISTRICT HAWAII
OF HAWAII he
United States Attorney Feb 18, 2026 11 :29 AM
Lucy H.Carrillo, Clerk of
of Court
District of Hawaii Lucy Ganillo, Cleo< Court
CRAIG S. NOLAN
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Room 6-100, PJKK Federal Building
300 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, Hawaii 96850
Telephone: (808) 541-2850
Facsimile: (808) 541-2958
Email: Craig.Nolan@usdoj.gov
Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAH
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) No. CR 26-00019-SASP
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Plaintiff, ) [18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1001]
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V. )
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JEREMY KOSKI, )
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Defendant. )
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INFORMATION
The United States Attorney charges:
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Count 1
Wire Fraud
(18 u.s.c. § 1343)
1. From in or about March 2020 to in or about June 2020, in the District
of Hawaii and elsewhere, JEREMY KOSKI, the defendant, knowingly devised,
intended to devise, and paiiicipated in a scheme and artifice to defraud and to
obtain money and property from the United States Small Business Administration
("SBA") and its participating lenders by means of materially false and fraudulent
pretenses, representations, and promises, and transmitted and caused to be
transmitted by means of interstate wire, writings, signs, signals, pictures, and
sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme and artifice.
2. In furtherance of the scheme, KOSKI submitted applications to the
SBA and financial institutions seeking funds under the Paycheck Protection
Program ("PPP") and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan ("EIDL") program,
intending and knowing that the applications contained false representations
material to the determination of eligibility under those programs.
3. As a result ofKOSKI's false representations, KOSKI received
$285,502 in PPP funds from Lender 1, which was a financial institution
participating in the PPP as a lender approved by the SBA, $187,500 in PPP funds
from Lender 2, which was a financial institution participating in the PPP as a
lender approved by the SBA, and $264,800 in EIDL funds from the SBA.
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4. On or about May 4, 2020, in the District of Hawaii and elsewhere, for
the purpose of executing the aforesaid scheme and artifice to defraud, and
attempting to do so, KOSKI knowingly transmitted and caused to be transmitted by
means of interstate wire, certain writings, signs, signals, pictures, and sounds,
namely, a PPP application submitted to Lender 1 via the Internet.
5. KOSKI's violations occurred in relation to, and involving any benefit
authorized, transported, transmitted, transferred, disbursed, or paid in connection
with, a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency, and affected a
financial institution.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.
Count 2
False Statement
(18 u.s.c. § 1001)
6. On or about April 17, 2023, in the District of Hawaii and elsewhere,
JEREMY KOSKI, the defendant, willfully and knowingly made a materially false,
fictitious, and fraudulent statement and representation in a matter within the
jurisdiction of the executive branch of the Government of the United States, by
falsely representing on a Veteran's Application in Acquiring Specially Adapted
Housing or Special Home Adaptation Grant (VA Form 26-4555) that he was a
United States military veteran and had a military service-connected disability. The
statement and representation were false because, as KOSKI then and there knew,
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he was not a United States military veteran and he did not have a military service-
connected disability.
DATED: February \')l , 2026, at Honolulu, Hawaii.
KENNETH M. SORENSON
United States Attorney
District of Hawaii
United States v. Jeremy Koski
Information
No. CR 26-00019-SASP
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