Woman Sentenced for Gambling Away Pandemic and Economic Crisis Loan
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A U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma press release of Tuesday, January 23, 2024 reports that U.S. District Judge Terence C. Kern sentenced Carmen Leann Oliver, 34, to 18 months for wire fraud, with 5 years of supervised release and $170,832 in restitution, as announced by U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. According to court documents, from August 2020 through July 2021 Oliver schemed to defraud the Small Business Administration by obtaining an Economic Injury Disaster Loan to which Oliver was not entitled, claiming five employees and revenue prior to January 2020. Once the loan was deposited, Oliver misappropriated the funds for personal use, including gambling at various casinos. Oliver was permitted to remain on bond and voluntarily surrender to a Bureau of Prisons facility.
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Press Release Woman Sentenced for Gambling Away Pandemic and Economic Crisis Loan Tuesday, January 23, 2024 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma TULSA, Okla. – A woman was sentenced today to 18 months and for wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Terence, C. Kern, sentenced Carmen Leann Oliver, 34. Judge Kern further ordered Oliver to 5 years of supervised release and to pay $170,832 in restitution. According to court documents, from August 2020 through July 2021, Oliver engaged in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration by obtaining an Economic Injury Disaster Loan she was not entitled to. She lied on her application and received proceeds meant for the business applicant’s operating expenses. Oliver met the application requirements by claiming she had five employees and revenue prior to January 2020. Once the loan was approved and deposited into her account, Oliver misappropriated funds for personal use including gambling at various casinos. Oliver was permitted to remain on bond and voluntarily surrender to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility. The Office of Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Buscemi prosecuted the case. The Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s prosecution of fraud schemes that exploit the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Since the inception of the CARES Act, the Fraud Section has prosecuted over 150 defendants in more than 95 criminal cases and has seized over $75 million in cash proceeds derived from fraudulently obtained PPP funds, as well as numerous real estate properties and luxury items purchased with such proceeds. More information can be found at https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-takes-action-against-covid-19-fraud Contact Public Affairs 918-382-2755 Updated January 23, 2024 Topic Disaster Fraud Components Office of the Inspector General USAO - Oklahoma, Northern Related Content Press Release Broken Arrow Man Pleads Guilty After Illegally Applying For and Receiving a $20,665 Paycheck Protection Program Loan TULSA, Okla. – A man who received $20,665 from the Small Business Administration after fraudulently applying for a Paycheck Protection Program loan pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court, announced U.S... February 21, 2023 Press Release Coweta Man who Fraudulently Obtained Almost $200,000 in Loans from the Small Business Administration Pleads Guilty TULSA, Okla. – A Coweta man who received $192,071 from the Small Business Administration after fraudulently applying for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EDIL) and a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)... July 15, 2022 Press Release Couple who Fraudulently Obtained Almost $743,000 in Paycheck Protection Program Loan Scheme Pleads Guilty in Federal Court TULSA, Okla. – A Tulsa couple who fraudulently applied for approximately $2.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program Loans pleaded guilty this week in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson... June 17, 2022
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