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A West Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges stemming from a scheme that used a series of corporations he controlled to fraudulently obtain approximately $9 million in loans from COVID-relief programs, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The defendant used some of the money on gambling excursions to Las Vegas and transferred to his stock trading accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Andrew Marnell, 41, who resides in the Beverly Grove neighborhood, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of money laundering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marnell admitted that he fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marnell obtained seven PPP loans from financial institutions for corporations he controlled that brought him just under $9 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marnell submitted fraudulent loan applications that made numerous false and misleading statements about the companies\u2019 business operations and payroll expenses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marnell, often using aliases, submitted fake and altered documents, including bogus federal tax filings and employee payroll records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PPP program was implemented by the CARES Act, which was signed into law in March 2020 and was designed to provide relief to businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The CARES Act also provided funding to The Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL) administered by the SBA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marnell admitted that he fraudulently obtained $170,000 in EIDL loans, according to authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once the loans were funded, Marnell transferred millions of dollars from the fraudulently obtained loan proceeds to his brokerage accounts to make risky stock market bets, according to court documents, which note that Marnell spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulently obtained loan proceeds at various gambling establishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of the plea agreement, Marnell agreed to forfeit items related to the pilfered PPP loan funds, including more than $1.54 million seized from several brokerage accounts, $319,298 in cash recovered from his residence, numerous electronic devices, a Rolex Oyster watch, a Range Rover and a Ducati motorcycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result of his guilty pleas, Marnell will face up to 40 years in federal prison when he is sentenced by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner on February 14, 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to any prison sentence he receives, Marnell has agreed to pay restitution to the victim lenders to compensate for the losses in this case, an amount believed to be $7,341,376.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marnell has been in custody since his arrest in this matter on July 16, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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