Texas Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Economic Impact Disaster Loans (EIDL)
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A press release of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi dated Tuesday, February 27, 2024, announcing that Ganiyu Abayomi Jimoh, 30, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for obtaining more than $400,000 in government benefits. According to the release, which cites court documents, he conspired with others to open bank accounts in Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties using other individuals' personal identifying information and applied for multiple Economic Injury Disaster Loans. It states that in August and September 2020 he received four direct deposits from the SBA totaling $439,500, while on federal bond out of the Southern District of Texas. He pleaded guilty in November 2023 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and the sentence runs consecutively to an undischarged term.
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Press Release Texas Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Economic Impact Disaster Loans (EIDL) Tuesday, February 27, 2024 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi Jackson, Miss. – A Texas man was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for illegally obtaining more than $400,000 in government benefits. According to court documents, Ganiyu Abayomi Jimoh, 30, a Nigerian national with dual United States citizenship, conspired with others to commit wire fraud by opening numerous bank accounts in Hinds, Madison, and Rankin Counties using other individuals’ personal identifying information, then fraudulently applying for multiple Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) through the Small Business Administration (SBA). In August and September 2020, Jimoh received four direct deposits from the SBA totaling $439,500. At the time of the instant offense, Jimoh was on federal bond out of the Southern District of Texas. Although Jimoh lived in Houston, Texas, he traveled to Mississippi on multiple occasions to visit different banks. Jimoh pleaded guilty in November 2023 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. His sentence will be served consecutively to an undischarged term of imprisonment on federal offenses committed in the Southern District of Texas. “The United States Secret Service is committed to investigating and pursuing those who aim to take advantage of victims while trying to exploit our nation’s financial infrastructure,” said Kyle Smith, Resident Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service’s Jackson Resident Office. “Thanks to the hard work of our law enforcement partners, this individual will be held responsible for these crimes.” U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee of the Southern District of Mississippi and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis made the announcement. The United States Secret Service investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly T. Purdie prosecuted the case. The CARES Act is a federal law enacted on March 29, 2020, designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who are suffering the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. One source of relief provided by the CARES Act is the authorization that expands states’ ability to provide unemployment insurance for many workers impacted by COVID-19, including for workers who are not ordinarily eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. Anyone with information about attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866‑720‑5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at: https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form . Updated February 27, 2024 Topic Coronavirus Component USAO - Mississippi, Southern Related Content Press Release Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining more than $400,000 in COVID-19 Economic Assistance Loans Jackson, Miss. – A Texas man pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining more than $400,000 in COVID-19 economic assistance loans. November 15, 2023 Press Release Former Jackson Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Covid-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with his submission of a false COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application. October 16, 2023 Press Release Five Defendants Sentenced in Connection with Federal Unemployment Fraud Natchez, Miss. – Laketia Andrews Crossley, 51, of McComb was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $2,118 in restitution to the Mississippi Department of... June 15, 2023
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