A Detroit man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his involvement in a $14.5 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud scheme. Marc Andrew Martin, aged 46, was also ordered to pay restitution of $659,152 and will be subject to three years of supervised release following his imprisonment. The sentencing took place on July 9, 2025, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.
United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy handed down the sentence after considering evidence that between March 2020 and August 2021, Martin conspired with others, including Matthew Parker, to defraud lenders through falsified PPP loan applications. Parker, a certified public accountant from Detroit, recruited numerous small businesses in Pittsburgh and Detroit for the fraudulent scheme. The Small Business Administration approved 226 applications submitted by Parker's recruits, resulting in loans totaling approximately $14.5 million—the largest known PPP fraud case in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Martin was responsible for referring around $1.9 million in fraudulent loan packages to Parker. In June 2025, Parker received a sentence of 24 months in prison and four years of supervised release and was ordered to pay restitution amounting to $14.5 million.
Assistant United States Attorney Gregory C. Melucci prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. Acting United States Attorney Rivetti praised the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Postal Inspection Service for their efforts leading to Martin's successful prosecution.
