Officials said Diakhate maintained an ownership or management interest in certain small business entities including Ansonia Developers LLC, Winsbay Inc., Buyers Assoication Group LLC, Washington Management LLC and Diakhate Capital, Inc.
He allegedly provided Citibank with false and fraudulent information during the PPP loan application process for each of his five entities, which totaled $2,897,100. Officials said he then used a portion of the funds for various personal expenses including paying off a previous car loan and purchasing both a Mercedes and BMW.
Officials said Diakhate also purchased a $50,000 certificate of deposit with the funds and disbursed it to individuals unrelated to his business entities.