A Little Rock woman who was arrested following an FBI raid at her home Thursday has been arraigned on federal mail fraud and money laundering charges.
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports 31-year-old Chandler Wilson Carroll’s charges are related to allegations that she fraudulently took over $2 million, authorized through the CARES Act, to assist businesses during the pandemic. According to federal court documents, Carroll is facing 4 counts of wire fraud and 4 counts of money laundering for abusing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). Carroll was an owner of 3 different businesses involved in the alleged fraud: WilCarr Ventures, Wilson Carroll Research Services (WCRS), and Brook Haven Lodge. She listed 121 as the number of employees with a $640,000 monthly payroll, but WilCarr Ventures did not file any taxes in 2019, 2020, or 2021. According to court documents, a former employee stated the business had just started and had at the most 4 employees in 2020. The documents also state the money was used to buy a Ford vehicle, a house, and other items.
The case is currently scheduled for trial in May, but could be continued.
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