Omaha Man Charged with COVID Relief Program Related Bank Fraud
An Omaha man has been charged with Bank Fraud in connection with a loan application to the Paycheck Protection Program. M.A. Yah was charged by a federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska with one count of Bank Fraud.
The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 30 years’ imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a 5-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
The Indictment is a charging document that contains one count that is merely accusation, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In related news from the Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska, 23 defendants were charged with various crimes.
Carlos Astorga Torres, 27, of Hastings, Nebraska, is charged with distribution and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine on or about March 23, 2021. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Larry D. Brooks, 59, of Omaha, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine (actual) on or about February 6, 2021. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is life imprisonment, a $20,000,000 fine, a ten-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Kimberly Brummett, 58, of Elkhorn, Nebraska, is charged in a fourteen-count Indictment. Counts I through XIV charge Brummett with wire fraud on or about August 4, 2016 and continuing through on or about October 4, 2019. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment for each count.
Brooks L. Duester, 43, is charged in a six-count Indictment. Counts I through VI charge Duester with bank fraud on or about February 21, 2017 and continuing through on or about September 19, 2019. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 30 years’ imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment for each count.
MacAnthony Gordon a/k/a Mactony Gordon, 35, of Omaha, is charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person on or about April 4, 2021. The maximum possible penalty if convicted is 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a three-year term of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.
Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form.
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Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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