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Date: 03-29-2021

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United States of America v. Casey David Crowther

Case Number: 2:20-cr-00114-JES-MRM

Judge: John E. Steele

Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Lee County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office

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Description: Fort Meyers, Florida bank fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Casey Davis Crowther, age 35, who was charged with bank fraud, making a false statement to a lending institution, and two counts of money laundering.

According to evidence presented at trial, Crowther obtained a $2.1 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan by falsely stating that he intended to use the money to make payroll and pay for rent and utilities for his company Target Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc. However, Crowther intended to use the money to enrich himself and, once the loan was obtained, quickly used the proceeds to make a series of personal purchases including a nearly $700,000 boat and a $100,000 payment to a former business partner. Crowther concealed the scheme by providing false explanations for the expenditures to his bank, calling the boat “equipment” and the payment to his partner as “payroll.” To ensure that he did not need to pay the loan back under the terms of the PPP program, Crowther added multiple family members to his company’s payroll who did not actually perform work. Crowther also created 39 fake employees, along with fake identification documents including Social Security cards, in an attempt to show that his company was using the funds appropriately on payroll.

Prior to trial, Crowther had pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution related to a mortgage fraud scheme. In that scheme, Crowther created false bank statements to justify a loan he had used to purchase a nearly $1.3 million waterfront house in St. James City, Florida.

This case was investigated by the United States Secret Service. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Trent Reichling and Michael V. Leeman.

18:1344A.F BANK FRAUD
(1)
18:1344A.F BANK FRAUD
(1s)
18:1344A.F BANK FRAUD
(1ss)
18:1014.F LOAN AND CREDIT APPLICATIONS GENERALLY
(2)
18:1014.F LOAN AND CREDIT APPLICATIONS GENERALLY
(2s)
18:1014.F LOAN AND CREDIT APPLICATIONS GENERALLY
(2ss)
18:1957-5800.F ENGAGING IN MONETARY TRANSACTIONS
(3-4)
18:1957-5800.F ENGAGING IN MONETARY TRANSACTIONS
(3s-4s)
18:1957-5800.F ENGAGING IN MONETARY TRANSACTIONS
(3ss-4ss)
18:1344A.F BANK FRAUD
(5s)
18:1344A.F BANK FRAUD
(5ss)
18:1014.F LOAN AND CREDIT APPLICATIONS GENERALLY
(6s)
18:1014.F LOAN AND CREDIT APPLICATIONS GENERALLY
(6ss)
18:1957-5800.F ENGAGING IN MONETARY TRANSACTIONS
(7s)
18:1957-5800.F ENGAGING IN MONETARY TRANSACTIONS
(7ss)

Outcome: 03/26/2021 125 Minute Entry for In Person proceedings held before Judge John E. Steele: denying 123 Defendant's Rule29(a) Motion for Judgment of Acquittal as to Casey David Crowther (1); JURY TRIAL - DAY FOUR as to Casey David Crowther held on 3/26/2021. Court Reporter: Jeffrey G. Thomas (MLJ) (Entered: 03/26/2021)
03/26/2021 126 COURT'S INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY as to Casey David Crowther. (MLJ) (Entered: 03/26/2021)
03/26/2021 127 JURY VERDICT as to Casey David Crowther (1) Guilty on Count(s) 1ss, 2ss, 3ss, and 4ss. (MLJ) (Entered: 03/26/2021)

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