United States v. Eldabbagh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Case No. 1:21-cr-00523 (TNM) ELIAS ELDABBAGH, Defendant. MEMORANDUM ORDER As America grappled with a once-in-a-lifetime health crisis, Elias Eldabbagh saw a business opportunity and built it on fraud. Using various stolen identities, Eldabbagh fraudulently applied for over $31 million in emergency COVID-era loans and successfully directed $2 million into his coffers. Sentencing Tr. at 72:12–72:17, ECF No. 67. In 2022, the Court sentenced Eldabbagh to 120 months’ imprisonment for his scheme. Judgment at 2,…