The owner of District Logistics LLC pleaded guilty to falsifying documents in order to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million in COVID-19-related business loans.
On August 6, 2026, Robert A. Terrell, 51, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal district court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
Terrell owned District Logistics LLC, based in Washington, D.C., a company specializing in the transportation of sand, soil, gravel, and asphalt, as well as snow and ice removal.
Authorities allege that, between July 2020 and January 2022, Terrell applied for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and two amendments to that loan on behalf of District Logistics.
In July 2020, District Logistics received $125,800 in EIDL funds.
In September 2021, District Logistics received an additional $384,100 in EIDL funds after Terrell requested a modification of the previous loan.
Terrell then applied for a second loan modification in the amount of $2 million.
According to authorities, as part of the $2 million loan application, Terrell submitted forged wire transfer receipts that falsely indicated his company had paid off most of its outstanding debt, which totaled $518,000.
“By falsely claiming that District Logistics owed less money than it actually did, Terrell caused the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to approve a second EIDL amendment, which resulted in District Logistics receiving an additional $1.35 million that it would not otherwise have received,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office stated.
Authorities further allege that Terrell spent part of the EIDL funds “on intraday stock trading through his Robinhood account and on casino gambling.”
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office:
“After being charged, Terrell’s case took an unusual turn. At his initial appearance before the U.S. District Court, Terrell admitted that his name was ‘Robert Alphonso Terrell.’ However, at his next court appearance and several subsequent ones, Terrell denied being “Robert A. Terrell” and insisted, instead, that he was “Robert Alphonso III, the general executor of the Terrell estate.” He repeated this false claim in various court filings while representing himself. In March 2026, in flagrant violation of the conditions of his release on bail, Terrell traveled to the Turks and Caicos Islands to spend the weekend after obtaining a new passport. Although Terrell returned to the United States after the trip, as a result of his egregious conduct, Judge Sullivan issued an arrest warrant for Terrell and ordered him to be taken into custody after he was arrested pursuant to that warrant.
Terrell had previously been convicted in 1998 of assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, and carrying a handgun without a license.
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office.
