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Date: Dec. 19, 2025
Contact: newsroom@ci.irs.gov
Kansas City, KS – A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging two Kansas men for allegedly defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA) by submitting false information on applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.
According to court documents, Joseph Campbell of Olathe and John Duncan of Topeka are both charged with one count of wire fraud conspiracy.
Campbell was also indicted on six counts of money laundering, six counts of making a false statement in a loan application, and two counts of making a false statement.
Campbell, as owner of multiple businesses, and Duncan, as Campbell’s employee, are accused of submitting false information to receive approximately $273,000 in PPP loan proceeds and approximately $1,761,100 in EIDL loan proceeds then allegedly utilizing the funds in an unauthorized manner including for personal benefit.
IRS - Criminal Investigation is investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley is prosecuting the case.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
Jorge Armando Chavez-Sanchez, a Mexican national residing illegally in the United States, was indicted on one count of reentry of a previously removed alien convicted of a felony. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel is prosecuting the case.
Manuel De Jesus Chavez-Suarez, a Mexican national residing illegally in the United States, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry after deportation. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is investigating the case.
Jordan C. Davis, of Kansas City, Missouri, was indicted on one count of escape from custody. The U.S. Marshal Service is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel is prosecuting the case.
Manuel Humberto Marquez-Bencomo, a Mexican national residing illegally in the United States, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry after deportation. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ola Odeyemi is prosecuting the case.
IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. IRS-CI special agents are the only federal law enforcement agents with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code, obtaining a 90% federal conviction rate. The agency has 19 field offices located across the U.S. and 14 attaché posts abroad.