United States of America v. Henry J. Schappert,

Des Moines, Iowa, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements on a PPP loan application and false declarations during subsequent bankruptcy proceedings.

Reported by Kent Morlan

Henry J. Schappert, 57, operated a business called Allied Exteriors. In May 2021, Schappert submitted a PPP loan application on behalf of Allied Exteriors that significantly overinflated Allied Exterior’s gross income, number of employees, payroll, and gross receipts. As a result, U.S. Bank approved a $265,567.00 PPP loan for Allied Exteriors—a loan Schappert would not have been entitled to absent his false statements to U.S. Bank.

Approximately three years later, in July 2024, Schappert filed for bankruptcy. In his bankruptcy petition, schedules, and statement of financial affairs he made multiple material false statements and declarations. These included denying ownership of business within the prior four years, claiming he had earned no income for the past two years, understating his employment, and claiming he had not closed financial accounts within the year prior to filing for bankruptcy and only had one bank account.

The Defendant elected to plead guilty.