Information — USA v. Whitaker et al (Dkt. 1, E.D.N.C.)

Summary

A criminal information against Edward Sheldon Whitaker and Schunda Coleman, Case 5:22-cr-00257-D, filed 10/11/22 as Document 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Western Division. It charges a money laundering conspiracy in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(h). The information alleges that Whitaker and Coleman helped Borrowers around the country fraudulently obtain PPP and EIDL loans for a fee, preparing false payroll documents and applications, and collectively facilitated more than $15 Million in Covid Loans; it states that Coleman was involved to a lesser degree than Whitaker. It seeks a forfeiture money judgment of at least $4,792,294.62 and lists real property in Hidalgo County, Texas and the Dominican Republic and bank account funds.

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