United States v. Guillermo Lopez Carrazana — Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (S.D. Fla., Document 104)

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A Preliminary Order of Forfeiture in United States of America v. Guillermo Lopez Carrazana, Case No. 25-CR-20178-ARTAU, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entered on the docket November 12, 2025 as Document 104. It recites the April 17, 2025 Indictment charging conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and the Court's acceptance of the guilty plea to Count 1 on August 18, 2025, when the defendant agreed to a forfeiture money judgment of $2,384,105.00. A footnote states that the Plea Agreement included the incorrect forfeiture amount and that the United States seeks only the loans personally attributable to the defendant, including $30,000.00 for G Lux LLC and $53,332.00 for Lopez Repairs and Service Corp. The order enters a forfeiture money judgment of $136,665.00 under Rule 32.2.

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Case 1:25-cr-20178-EA Document 104 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/12/2025 Page 1 of 3




                                UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                                SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

                                    CASE NO. 25-CR-20178-ARTAU


    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    v.

    GUILLERMO LOPEZ CARRAZANA,

                       Defendant.


                              PRELIMINARY ORDER OF FORFEITUM i i
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          THIS MATTER is before the Court upo'1pmotio~J of the United States for entry of a

   Preliminary Order of Forfeiture ("Motion") against Defendant Guillermo Lopez Carrazana (the

   "Defendant"). The Court has considered the Motion, is otherwise advised in the premises, and

   finds as follows:

          On April 17, 2025 , a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging the Defendant in

   Count 1 with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S .C. § 1349, among other

   counts. Indictment, Dkt. No . 3. The Indictment also contained forfeiture allegations, which alleged

   that upon conviction of a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349, the Defendant shall forfeit any property,

   real or personal , which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to such offense, pursuant

   to 18 U.S.C. § 98I(a)(l)(C). See id. at 3.

          On August 18, 2025 , the Court accepted the Defendant's guilty plea to Count 1 of the

   Indictment. See Minute Entry, Dkt. No. 64; Plea Agreement~ 1, Dkt. No. 65. As part of the guilty

   plea, the Defendant agreed to the entry of a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of
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   $2,384,105.00 against him. 1 Plea Agreement ,r 13, Dkt. No. 65

           In support of the guilty plea, the Defendant executed a Factual Proffer, and the Court found

   that there was a factual basis to support the Defendant's conviction. See Factual Proffer, Dkt. No.

   66 .

          According to the Defendant's Factual Proffer, beginning sometime in March 2020, the

   Defendant, Christian Mendoza, and Max Alberto Mera Ulloa (collectively, "Defendants"),

   submitted and caused the submission of fa lse and fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP")

   loan applications, on behalf of themselves and corporate entities that they controlled, such as G

   Lux LLC, Global Tax, CM Logistics, and Max Mera Corporation. Factual Proffer at 2, Dkt. No.

   66. In furtherance of the scheme, Defendants submitted and caused the submission of

   approximately 165 false and fraudulent PPP loan applications for their corporations and other

   borrowers' corporations. Id. As a result of the false and fraudulent PPP loan applications, lenders

   approved PPP loans to entities belonging to the Defendants and their co-coconspirators. Id.

          The Defendants and their co-conspirators used the proceeds from the scheme to enrich

   themselves and others, and to further scheme. Id. at 3.

          According to the attached declaration of Special Agent Lavoro, IRS-CI , fraudulent PPP

   loan proceeds were deposited into accounts controlled by the Defendant based on fraudulent

   representations Defendant made on behalf of the following companies that he controlled:

                  Business Name                 Approximate Loan Date         Loan Amount
                    G LuxLLC                        May 11 , 2020              $30,000.00
           Lopez Repairs and Service Corp           May 11 , 2020              $53 ,332.00


   1
     The Plea Agreement included the incorrect forfeiture amount attributable to the Defendant.
   Arguably, the correct forfeiture amount attributable to the Defendant is higher than the figure
   erroneously included in the Plea Agreement. However, in order to ensure compliance with the
   terms of the Plea Agreement wh ile providing a sufficient factual basis for forfeiture, the United
   States now seeks to hold the Defendant accountable only for the loans personally attributable to
   him , which, as discussed further in the attached declaration, equals $136,665 .00.


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                                                          Ma 21 , 2020               $53 ,333.00
                                                                    TOTAL           $136,665.00

           Based on the record in this case, the total value of the proceeds traceable to Count l is

   $136,665.00, which sum may be sought as a forfeiture money judgment pursuant to Rule 32.2 of

   the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

           Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the evidence in the record, and for good cause shown,

   the Motion is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that:

           1.      Pursuant 18 U.S .C. § 982(a)(l)(C), 21 U.S .C. § 853, and Rule 32.2 of the Federal

   Rules of Criminal Procedure, a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $136,665.00 is hereby

   entered against the Defendant.

           2.      The United States is authorized to conduct any discovery that might be necessary

   to identify, locate, or dispose of forfeited property, and to resolve any third-party petition , pursuant

   to Rule 32.2(b)(3), (c)(l)(B) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and 21 U.S.C . § 853(m).

           3.      Pursuant to Rule 32.2(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this Order

   is final as to the Defendant.

           4.      The Court shall retain jurisdiction in this matter for the purpose of enforcing this

   Order, and pursuant to Rule 32.2(e)(l) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall amend

   this Order, or enter other orders as necessary, to forfeit additional specific property when

   identified.

           DONE AND ORDERED in West Palm Beach, Florida, this jl)-/JJ day of                   Mllfl1ber
   ___ 2025.



                                                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE




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