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Niall Alli Sentenced to Four Years for $1.7 Million PPP Fraud

Prosecutors highlighted interagency cooperation to deter future relief-fund fraud through restitution paired with forfeiture of seized assets

The Eastern District Federal courthouse.
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Overview

  • Alli pleaded guilty in December 2023 to disaster relief fraud and wire fraud for defrauding the SBA and lenders administering the Paycheck Protection Program
  • Federal filings show that between April 2020 and November 2021 he used Allicorp and Oxypaper to obtain four PPP loans based on falsified financial data and fabricated payrolls
  • The court ordered full repayment of $1.7 million to the Small Business Administration and the forfeiture of about $135,000 in seized assets, including Ethereum from a corporate Coinbase wallet
  • Prosecutors detailed that Alli spent proceeds on nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrency, two Patek Philippe watches, private school tuition and luxury hotel stays
  • U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. and USPIS Inspector Daniel Brubaker said the sentence demonstrates federal resolve to pursue pandemic-relief scams