Utah Man Sentenced to Two Years’ Imprisonment After Stealing $392,827 in Federal and State Funds During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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A press release of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah dated Thursday, August 21, 2025, announcing that Mubarak Sulaiman Ukashat, 38, of Kaysville, former president of the Utah State University Student Association Muslim Student Club, was sentenced to 24 months' imprisonment. It states that he pleaded guilty on February 6, 2025, to failure to file currency and other monetary instruments reports, and was sentenced to three years of supervised release, ordered to pay $392,827 in restitution and agreed to $101,000 in forfeiture. According to the release, between June 2020 and July 2020 he received approximately $333,900 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans through four applications in the names of four people to whom he had no connection, directing the proceeds to the club's bank account.
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Press Release Utah Man Sentenced to Two Years’ Imprisonment After Stealing $392,827 in Federal and State Funds During the COVID-19 Pandemic Thursday, August 21, 2025 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Former Utah State University Student Association Muslim Student Club President, Mubarak Sulaiman Ukashat, 38, of Kaysville, Utah, was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment after he engaged in a $392,900 scheme that included COVID-fraud, identity theft, wire fraud, and state unemployment benefits fraud. On February 6, 2025, Ukashat pleaded guilty to failure to file currency and other monetary instruments reports. In addition to his term of imprisonment, a U.S. District Court Judge sentenced Ukashat to three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $392,827 in restitution. Ukashat has also agreed to $101,000 in forfeiture. According to court documents and admissions made at Ukashat’s change of plea and sentencing hearings, between June 2020 and July 2020, Mr. Ukashat fraudulently received approximately $333,900 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL Loans) and wire transferred the funds into his USUSA Muslim Student Club Account. In doing so, Ukashsat submitted four fraudulent EIDL applications to the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA). He used the names of four people to whom he had no connection and directed the proceeds to be sent to the USUSA Muslim Students Club bank account at America First Credit Union, over which Ukashat had custody and control. Ukashat then used wire transfers to move the EIDL proceeds into another America First Credit Union account, over which he had ownership and control and held jointly with a relative before spending the funds on unauthorized personal expenses. Additionally, Ukashat fraudulently obtained $58,927 in state unemployment insurance benefits for which he did not qualify. As a result of Ukashat’s fraudulent behavior, he intercepted and spent the EIDL-Loan money on a $45,900 GMC Yukon; $27,000 in electronics; $21,000 to pay off a car loan; $20,000 in debt payments; $10,000 in earnest money to buy a house; and $5,200 for college expenses. Ukashat also transferred over $100,000 outside of the Unites States to foreign countries such as Nigeria and Dubai. Acting U.S. Attorney Felice John Viti of the District of Utah made the announcement. The case was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation. (IRS-CI). Assistant United States Attorneys Todd Bouton and Mark Y. Hirata of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case. Updated August 21, 2025 Topic Securities, Commodities, & Investment Fraud Component USAO - Utah Press Release Number: 25-103 Related Content Press Release Farmington Man Sentenced to Imprisonment After Embezzling Approximately $1.7M From His Small Business Employer SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Timothy Sean Edgar, 44, of Farmington, Utah, was sentenced today to 18 months’ imprisonment for wire fraud and money laundering after he admitted to engaging... August 7, 2025 Press Release Utah Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Out of Over $628,000 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A Utah entrepreneur was sentenced today to 18 months’ imprisonment after he fraudulently obtained $628,307 from a COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan in 2021... June 25, 2025 Press Release Investment Scammer Sentenced to 96 Months’ Imprisonment for Defrauding Alpha Influence Investors of Over $20M SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Jeremiah Joseph Evans, aka “The Bull,” 29, of Utah County, Utah, was sentenced today to 96 months’ imprisonment after he admitted to defrauding approximately $20,894,674... May 7, 2025
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