Statement of Facts — USA v. PAIVA (Dkt. 30, N.D. Fla.)

Summary

A Statement of Facts supporting the guilty plea of Louis Paiva, Jr., Case 4:22-cr-00031-MW-MAL, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division, filed October 21, 2022. The parties agree that Paiva, a Transportation Security Officer for the TSA at the Orlando International Airport, submitted an unemployment insurance application and recertifications to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity falsely stating that he was not a federal civilian employee and had not worked. It states that the DEO paid a total of $18,275.00, of which $16,435 was paid directly to Paiva, while federal payroll records show he worked full pay periods. It recounts a March 28, 2022 interview in which Paiva admitted the answers were not truthful. The elements listed are for theft under 18 U.S.C. § 641.

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