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January 5, 2024

Internal Revenue Service Employee Pled Guilty for His Role in Economic Injury Disaster Loan Scam

On December 5, 2023, in the Western District of Tennessee, Brian Saulsberry pled guilty to one count of money laundering. Saulsberry submitted four fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) while employed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a Program Evaluation and Risk Analyst of the Human Capital Office of Human Resource Strategy in Memphis, Tennessee.

In April 2020, and August 2020, Saulsberry submitted two fraudulent EIDL program applications on behalf of DSG Commercial Eco Systems, a purported business owned and operated by Saulsberry, to the Small Business Administration (SBA). The first application sought approximately $18,400, and the second application sought $105,000 in EIDL program funds. In June 2020, the first application was funded in the amount of $18,400. In August 2020, the second application was denied by the SBA as a duplicate application.

In April 2020, Saulsberry also submitted two fraudulent EIDL program applications on behalf of The DSG Group, a business owned and operated by Saulsberry, to the SBA. The first application sought approximately $174,625, and the second application sought $225,000 in EIDL program funds. In December 2020, the first application was funded in the amount of $149,000. In May 2020, the second application was denied by the SBA as a duplicate application.

Source: The facts in this case narrative come from the following publicly available documents: W.D. Tenn. Indict. filed May 19, 2022; and W.D. Tenn. Plea Agr. filed Dec. 5, 2023.