Date: 08-29-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Curtis A. Alleyne

Case Number: 3:24-cr-00045

Judge: William M. Conley

Court: The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (Dane County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Madison

Defendant's Attorney:

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Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 Program Fraud
Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Program Fraud

On April 15, 2020, Curtis A. Alleyne submitted an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for his business “Curtis A. Alleyne, Inc.” Alleyne claimed the business earned gross revenue of over $500,000. He also attached forged tax documents to corroborate information in his EIDL application. Actual tax forms from the Internal Revenue Service revealed that Alleyne never filed the forged tax records that he submitted to the SBA.

SBA approved Alleyne’s EIDL application and deposited $149,900 into his bank account. Investigators analyzed Alleyne’s financial records and determined that Alleyne spent the illegally obtained EIDL funds on a Cadillac CT6 and other unapproved personal expenses.

In sentencing Alleyne, Judge Conley stressed the need to send a message of general deterrence to potential white-collar criminals, especially those who target government programs during a time of crisis.

As part of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) Task Force, this investigation was conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce – Office of Inspector General and the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chadwick M. Elgersma prosecuted this case.

The PRAC was established to promote transparency and facilitate coordinated oversight of the federal government’s COVID-19 pandemic response. The PRAC’s 20 member Inspectors General identify major risks that cross program and agency boundaries to detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the more than $5 trillion in COVID-19 spending, including spending via the Paycheck Protection Program, and EIDL program. This case was also supported by the PRAC’s Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence, which applies the latest advances in analytic and forensic technologies to help OIGs and law enforcement pursue data-driven pandemic relief fraud investigations.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison

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