Statement of Facts — USA v. CATALA et al (Dkt. 72, N.D. Fla.)

Summary

A statement of facts supporting Joe Nicholas Catala's guilty plea in United States v. Catala, Case No. 4:21cr36-AW-MAF-1, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, filed November 19, 2021 as Document 72. It states that a TD Bank account was opened online on May 1, 2020 in the name of a former resident of the apartment Catala frequented, that the resident's $1,200 Economic Impact Payment check was deposited with a false endorsement, and that two Zelle transfers went to co-defendant Clonet Charmant on May 4, 2020. It describes Catala obtaining personal identifying information from the Dark Web, sharing debit card data with Charmant over Telegram, buying theme park tickets with other people's cards, and opening a Chase account in a former roommate's name on April 6, 2020. It closes with the elements of the charged offenses.

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