Boeroepae Jordan has been sentenced to a new prison term for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program of over $323,000. This comes less than a year after his release from federal prison for firearms and drug offenses.
"Jordan quickly returned to his criminal activity after his release from prison, this time committing fraud to obtain money intended to help individuals and businesses who were suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic," stated U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. "This case demonstrates our continuing resolve to identify and prosecute individuals who wrongfully exploited the pandemic relief programs."
According to U.S. Attorney Buchanan, on September 9, 2019, Jordan completed a 72-month federal prison sentence for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. He then began a six-year term of supervised release. On April 5, 2020, Jordan applied for an EIDL advance of $5,000 through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), claiming ownership of A/E Multi-Diamond Entertainment Incorporated with five employees. However, this business existed only in name without any employees.
The following month, Jordan sought an SBA-guaranteed PPP loan of $291,250 for the same fictitious business. He claimed he had 18 employees and needed funds for payroll during the pandemic. To support his application, he provided fake IRS documents and altered bank statements. After receiving the loan on May 20, 2020, he withdrew cash and spent large sums at restaurants, retail stores, nail salons, and furniture stores. By July 31, 2020, less than $5,000 remained in the account.
Jordan caused an overall loss to the SBA amounting to $323,433.31.
Boeroepae Jordan was sentenced to three years and five months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $323,433.31 to the SBA after pleading guilty on October 10, 2024.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration with prosecution led by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Garrett L. Bradford and Erin N. Spritzer.
On May 17, 2021, the Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force aimed at enhancing efforts against pandemic-related frauds by coordinating resources across government agencies.
Anyone with information about attempted COVID-19 fraud can report it via the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline or their online complaint form.
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