ST. LOUIS – The Slovak Republic’s Arsene Millogo, 41, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Tuesday to three counts of wire fraud for obtaining pandemic relief loans totaling $730,550.
Millogo, who also used the name Mark Ethan Jermain, submitted fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications between April 26, 2020, and July 16, 2021. He falsely inflated payroll information to secure loans for Crazyeats LLC and Unimentors LLC in Missouri.
On April 26, 2020, he applied for an $80,000 PPP loan for Crazyeats LLC, which he transferred to a Slovakian bank account. On May 13, 2020, he submitted another fraudulent application for Unimentors LLC, amounting to $325,275, followed by a Second Draw PPP loan of $325,275 on Feb. 5, 2021.
Jermain falsely claimed the loans were used for payroll, but he actually spent the money on personal purchases and other unapproved uses. He was in the Slovak Republic when committing the crimes and returned to the U.S. to face arrest.
Scheduled for sentencing January 8, Jermain faces up to 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. The FBI investigated the case, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Gwen Carroll prosecuting it.
For those with information on pandemic fraud, contact the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or report via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|White Collar Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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