Date: 01-10-2024

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United States of America v. Julia Jolly and Ethan Gordon

Case Number: 2:22-cr-00002

Judge: W. Scott Hardy

Court: The United States Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States of America.

Two residents of Washington, PA, have been sentenced in federal court on their convictions of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Gordon and Jolly agreed to submit false Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan applications (COVID-19 pandemic relief loans administered by the Small Business Administration). One false application was submitted in Gordon’s name, and one in Jolly’s name, resulting in a combined loss of over $60,000 to the government.

Assistant United States Attorneys Gregory C. Melucci and William B. Guappone prosecuted these cases on behalf of the government.

Outcome: United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy imposed a sentence of 3 years' probation on Julia Jolly, age 37, and a sentence of 3 years' probation on Ethan Gordon, age 30, both of Washington, PA, with joint restitution of $61,852.

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