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Utah Man Charged in $1.8 Million CARES Act Loan Fraud Scheme
A Salt Lake City man has been charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $1.8 million in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) authorized by Congress under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
Giuseppe Mirenda, 27, of Salt Lake City, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Utah with fraudulently obtaining more than $1.8 million in EIDL loans.
Mirenda submitted six fraudulent EIDL loan applications to the SBA between March 30, 2020, and June 24, 2020, and obtained $1,889,400 in EIDL loan proceeds.
The indictment alleges that Mirenda falsely represented that he was the 100% owner of each of the applicant businesses, knowing that two of his family members, who lived in the U.S. without legal immigration status, each owned at least 33% of each of the applicant businesses.
Mirenda used the proceeds from the loans for approximately $1.2 million in unlawful purposes, including the purchase of a $610,204.85 home in West Jordan, a $518,346.46 house in Las Vegas, a Jaguar F-Pace SUV purchased for $16,058, a BMW-M3 luxury car purchased for $26,723, and $39,000 in cryptocurrency purchased from Robinhood and Coinbase.
An initial appearance is scheduled for this matter on August 23, 2022, in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City.
Giuseppe Mirenda, 27, of Salt Lake City, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Utah with fraudulently obtaining more than $1.8 million in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) authorized by Congress under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
Criminal charges: fraudulently obtaining more than $1.8 million in EIDL loans.
City and state: Salt Lake City, Utah.
Exact date: March 30, 2020, to June 24, 2020.
Sentence or outcome: current status unknown.
Dollar amounts: $1,889,400 in EIDL loan proceeds, $610,204.85 home in West Jordan, $518,346.46 house in Las Vegas, $16,058 Jaguar F-Pace SUV, $26,723 BMW-M3 luxury car, $39,000 in cryptocurrency purchased from Robinhood and Coinbase.
Key Facts
- State: Utah
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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