Austin St. John Power Rangers

Power Rangers star Austin St John is among 18 defendants charged with violations of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.

He appeared in Power Rangers Zeo and in a 2002 episode of Power Rangers Wild Force. Apart from saving lives on TV, Austin St John also worked as a healthcare professional in the Washington area for over a decade. If convicted, the defendants face 20 years in prison.

Austin St. John, who played the superhero in the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," was one of 18 people charged in a federal indictment on Thursday.

Andrew Moran, who was also named as a co-leader of the scheme, allegedly assisted the “Power Rangers” actor and others with paperwork used to misrepresent the businesses. St. John isn’t the only Power Ranger to face legal troubles. St. John is known for playing Jason Lee Scott in the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” the first role of his career, in 1993. “Once in receipt of the fraudulently obtained funds, the defendants did not use the money as intended, such as to pay employee salaries, cover fixed debt or utility payments, or continue health care benefits for employees,” Featherston announced. If convicted, he could spend up to 20 years in federal prison. According to the indictment, St. John was allegedly part of a “scheme to defraud lenders” and the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. The program helped small businesses impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and was funded by the CARES Act.

The alleged scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program involving Austin St. John netted the scammers $3.5 million.

The second round of the PPP ended in May 2021. St. John, whose real name is Jason Geiger, allegedly obtained more than $400,000 in fraudulent PPP loans and transferred them to a co-defendant, not for the purposes of using the loans as they were intended. "Once enlisted, Moran is alleged to have assisted his co-conspirators with the application paperwork, including fabricating supporting documentation and submitting the application through the online portals."

Austin St. John, the actor portraying the Red Ranger in several 'Power Rangers' series, was charged with fraud in May 2022. Did he get arrested?

Andrew M. Gray, the 35-year-old actor who got his first break with the Red Megaforce Ranger's role in a 2013 adaptation, Power Rangers Megaforce, has recently sparked various rumors. Ricardo Medina, a Kern County-born actor who first skyrocketed to fame with the 2002 TV series, Power Rangers Wild Force, received a 6-year prison sentence on March 30, 2017. The actor portraying the Red Ranger (aka Jason Lee Scott) in TV series like Power Rangers Zeo and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is facing up to 20 years in jail. The 47-year-old actor is far from the first Power Ranger to face a public backlash. The 19 individuals appear to have obtained various loans via the Paycheck Protection Program or PPP. Austin St. John was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud among 18 others on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, a press release by the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas states.

Austin St. John, the actor who played the Red Power Ranger in the 90s TV series, has had his house raided by the feds and he's now under arrest in a massive ...

St. John allegedly got 16 loans, totaling $3.5 million, which he used for personal purchases and not for the intended purpose. He left the show in its second season but came back from time to time. Turns out there was a massive federal indictment involving 18 people who have now been charged with fraud. Austin St. John, the actor who played the Red Power Ranger in the 90s TV series, has had his house raided by the feds and he's now under arrest in a massive federal criminal case. They entered the home and when they came out they had a plus 1 -- St. John in handcuffs. Red Power Ranger Actor Austin St. John Arrested for COVID Fraud ... Massive FBI Raid, Guns Drawn

According to TMZ, the actor - who played Jason Lee Scott on the show - was taken in after federal agents showed up at his home in an upscale neighborhood in ...

Charged: St John was allegedly charged with fraud in a very large federal criminal case, it was claimed. Not easy: According to TMZ, the actor was taken in after federal agents showed up at his home in an upscale neighborhood in McKinney holding AR-15 guns and 'raided' his residence. No peace now: Austin St John of the 1990s hit TV series Power Rangers was reportedly arrested at his home in Texas this week. He left the show in its second season over pay but returned for guest appearances. According to the site, the indictment alleges St John was part of a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program. - According to the site, the indictment alleges St John was part of a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program

Austin St. John, the original Red Ranger, was arrested and charged with defrauding the government to receive COVID-19 relief loans.

Before that, Skylar Deleon, who had a non-speaking role as a child actor on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, was convicted in 2008 of three counts of first-degree murder. Ricardo Medina Jr., who played the Red Ranger on Power Rangers Wild Force, was sentenced in 2017 for fatally stabbing his roommate with a sword. St. John, born Jason Lawrence Geiger, starred as Jason Lee Scott, the Red Ranger, on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which premiered in 1993. He also had cameos on some of the other Rangers shows over the years. Andrew Moran, another defendant, is alleged to have helped his co-conspirators with fabricating supporting documentation and submitting the application through the government's online portals. Austin St. John, the actor who played the original Red Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series of the 1990s, found himself in hot water with the feds this week.

A federal indictment alleges 18 people, including Austin St. John, took advantage of the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program.

While St. John started his career as a Power Ranger in the early '90s, he's still involved with the franchise. Before the trial, Medina Jr. had alleged he killed his roommate in self defense. It's alleged that in total, the 18 defendants received more than $3.5 million across 16 separate small business loans. "I want to say I am very, very, very sorry for what occurred. Another former Power Ranger, Ricardo Medina Jr. (who was known as Cole Evans, the Red Wild Force Ranger on Power Rangers Wild Force) pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2017 after he fatally stabbed his roommate with a sword. Austin St. John (real name Jason Lawrence Geiger) who played the Red Power Ranger Jason Lee Scott in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, was arrested Thursday morning after an FBI raid at his home in McKinney, Texas.

PLANO, Texas — A former “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” star is facing a fraud charge after he was among 19 people named in a federal indictment this month.

Prosecutors alleged that “the defendants typically paid Hill and Moran, transferred money to their personal accounts, and spent the funds on various personal purchases.” “Once enlisted, Moran is alleged to have assisted his co-conspirators with the application paperwork, including fabricating supporting documentation and submitting the application through the online portals. “Hill is alleged to have recruited co-conspirators to use an existing business or create a business to submit applications to obtain PPP funding,” the release said.

St John – real name Jason Lawrence Geiger – was one of 18 people accused of fraudulently obtaining at least $3.5m (£2.8m) from the Small Business Association's ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. The actor, who played Red Power Ranger Jason Lee Scott in the Nineties children’s series, was arrested on Wednesday (18 May), according to the Department of Justice.

PLANO, Texas. (WTAJ) — Federal fraud charges have been filed against actor Austin St. John, better known as The Red Ranger from the original Mighty Morphin ...

The original Red Ranger was arrested earlier this week on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

The indictment detailed today is populated by a multitude of individuals—the majority of which Austin has no knowledge of, and has never met or interacted with. The group is accused of defrauding more than $3.5 million from the program. In a post on his Instagram today, representatives for St. John painted him as a victim in this whole conspiracy, writing that:

Actor Austin St. John, who is most famous for playing the Red Power Ranger in the '90s series, was arrested for allegedly defrauding the COVID-19 PPP ...

As TMZ reports, a number of armed FBI agents raided his home in McKinney, Texas on Thursday. When they exited the home, they were escorting St. John in handcuffs. He allegedly took out as many as 16 loans, for a total of $3.5 million by utilizing fake information. "Hill is alleged to have recruited co-conspirators to use an existing business or create a business to submit applications to obtain PPP funding."

A federal grand jury in Texas has indicted Austin St. John, an actor known for playing in the Red Power Ranger in various TV shows and movies, ...

St. John appeared in the first two seasons of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to air in the United States starting in 1993. Prosecutors said the defendants didn't use the funding as intended, instead paying Hill and Moran, and transferring money to their own personal accounts. "Based on these material misrepresentations, the [Small Business Association] and other financial institutions approved and issued loans to the defendants."