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United States of America v. Hormoz Mansouri
Date: 07-18-2025
Case Number: 1:22-cr-00034
Judge: LJV
Court: The United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Erie County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Buffalo
Defendant's Attorney: Micahel Battle, Joel Daniels
Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, and bank fraud
Amherst businessman sentenced for COVID fraud
Hormoz Mansouri, 71, of Amherst, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, and bank fraud, was sentenced to time served and five years' supervised release, to include one year of home detention. He was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $3,197,562 and to forfeit $1,888,603.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul E. Bonanno, who handled the case, stated that Mansouri filed fraudulent loan applications under both the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. The loans available for these programs were designed to provide emergency financial assistance pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act). Mansouri controlled the following business entities which applied for loans:
HLM Holding LLC,
El Team Inc.,
NPTS Inc.,
2060 Sheridan Drive LLC,
212 Holden Avenue LLC,
350 Old Niagara Falls Boulevard LLC,
47 East Amherst LLC,
3600 Harlem Road LLC.
The PPP loans that the Mansouri-controlled entities obtained, either inflated or completely fabricated the average monthly payroll and six of the eight entities had no actual employees or payroll expenses at all. The total amount of money received from the fraudulent PPP loans totaled approximately $3,000,000. The Mansouri controlled entities also received approximately $450,600 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). These loan applications falsely represented revenues and cost of goods sold. On May 28, 2021, the United States Attorney's Office seized approximately $1,923,603 of the fraudulently obtained money.
Mansouri also moved the fraudulent PPP and EIDL funds between various bank accounts; commingling the proceeds with legitimate business revenues; and funding certain accounts, including a campaign account (in the name of "Mansouri for County Comptrollerâ€).
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Mark Grimm, and the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Harry Chavis.
Time served and five years’ supervised release, to include one year of home detention. He was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $3,197,562 and to forfeit $1,888,603
About This Case
What was the outcome of United States of America v. Hormoz Mansouri?
The outcome was: Time served and five years’ supervised release, to include one year of home detention. He was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $3,197,562 and to forfeit $1,888,603
Which court heard United States of America v. Hormoz Mansouri?
This case was heard in The United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Erie County), NY. The presiding judge was LJV.
Who were the attorneys in United States of America v. Hormoz Mansouri?
Plaintiff's attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Buffalo. Defendant's attorney: Micahel Battle, Joel Daniels.
When was United States of America v. Hormoz Mansouri decided?
This case was decided on July 18, 2025.