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\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Two downtown Los Angeles residents were arrested Friday on a federal criminal complaint for fraudulently illegally getting more than $300,000 \u2013 and attempted to obtain an additional $1 million \u2013 in COVID-relief loans, authorities stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The loans were for several companies they claimed to own and operate, officials allege.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sean Schoepflin, 42, a.k.a. \u201cSean Fitzgerald,\u201d and Erika Leon, 44, a.k.a. \u201cErika Fitzgerald,\u201d are each charged with one count of wire fraud, according to a complaint.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 According to an affidavit filed with the complaint, from April 2020 to October 2021, Schoepflin and Leon made numerous false statements to the U.S. Small Business Administration to secure more than $300,000 \u2013 and attempt to secure an additional $1 million \u2013 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) for their businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"Schoepflin and Leon allegedly falsely stated that the business entities they created had several employees and several hundred thousand dollars in revenues and that they would use the EIDLs for working capital for those businesses. <\/span><\/p>\n

Schoepflin also allegedly falsely stated on loan applications that he had never been convicted of a felony, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In fact, their purported businesses \u2013 Capital Adventures Inc., Lady Capital Inc., Digital Army Ltd., and Lady Pictures LLP \u2013 had no employees and little to no revenue, they used the EIDLs largely for personal expenses, and Schoepflin had previously been convicted of multiple felonies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For example, Schoepflin falsely stated in one loan application that Capital Adventures had revenues of $560,000 in the 12-month period from February 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020, the affidavit alleges. <\/span><\/p>\n

In June 2020, when an SBA employee sent an email to Schoepflin requesting Capital Adventures\u2019 business tax return to show proof of the company\u2019s existence as a business entity, Schoepflin allegedly sent an unsigned tax form that stated that Capital Adventures had gross sales or receipts of $625,112 in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, Capital Adventures did not file an IRS Form 1120 for 2019 until July 2021, after it requested and was denied an increase for its EIDL, according to the affidavit. <\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, between February 2018 and April 2020, Capital Adventures\u2019 bank accounts had total deposits of approximately $35,000, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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