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Slidell Man Charged with Making False Statements to SBA
A 57-year-old Slidell man is facing federal charges for making false statements to the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) in an effort to obtain Economic Impact Disaster Loans (EIDL).
According to the charging document, Dean Meilleur submitted false writings and documents to the SBA in his EIDL applications, falsely representing that he was the owner of a trucking business formed in 2017 and that he was eligible for EIDL funds.
As a result of these false submissions, Meilleur obtained $147,400 from the SBA. The false statements were made in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(3), which prohibits making or using false writings or documents.
Meilleur faces up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, up to a $250,000 fine, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans commended the Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their work on this case. Assistant United States Attorney Andre J. Lagarde of the Public Integrity Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
The public is reminded that anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at: https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form.
For more information on the government’s response to the pandemic, please visit https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus.
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: White Collar Crime|Public Corruption|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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