Redacted Indictment — USA v. Jefferson (Dkt. 18, E.D.N.C.)

Summary

A redacted version of a grand jury indictment in United States v. Joe Lewis Jefferson, Dkt. 18, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Western Division; the document states that the unredacted version has been filed under seal. Count One charges conspiracy to commit mail fraud and Counts Two through Thirty-One charge mail fraud; the defendants named include Joe Lewis Jefferson, Danyael Davis Jefferson and Timothy Kelvin Harvey. The indictment alleges that from June 2021 to February 2022 conspirators submitted false applications with phony leases and nominee landlords to the NC HOPE Program for Covid-19 emergency rental assistance, and that approximately 44 checks totaling $279,390 were issued. It seeks forfeiture money judgments of at least $23,000 against Joe Lewis Jefferson and at least $16,940 against Danyael Davis Jefferson.

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