A Detroit man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a large-scale Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud scheme. Marc Andrew Martin, aged 46, was also ordered to pay $659,152 in restitution and will undergo 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 evidence presented in court revealed that between March 2020 and August 2021, Martin conspired with others, including Matthew Parker, to defraud lenders of over $14 million through falsified PPP loan applications. Parker recruited small businesses from Pittsburgh and Detroit for the scheme and was sentenced in June 2025 to two years in prison and ordered to pay $14.5 million in restitution.
The fraudulent activity involved submitting false information to secure loans under the COVID-19 relief program administered by the Small Business Administration. Of the applications submitted by Parker’s recruits, 226 were approved, resulting in loans totaling approximately $14.5 million—the largest known PPP fraud case within the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Assistant United States Attorney Gregory C. Melucci prosecuted the case against Martin on behalf of the government. Acting U.S. Attorney Rivetti praised both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Postal Inspection Service for their efforts leading to this successful prosecution.
