Thirteen individuals, including a member and associate of the Lucchese organized crime family, were charged with racketeering and related offenses for allegedly taking over a publicly traded company through threats and installing figurehead board members to loot the company's assets through fraudulent schemes. The defendants are accused of stealing $12 million from shareholders by funneling money to themselves through sham legal and consulting agreements and acquisitions of companies they controlled. The takeover was accomplished through threats and deception to conceal the criminal enterprise's control over the company from regulators and law enforcement.
Le Brun Glezakos Lawyers practice in all criminal jurisdictions in Melbourne. We are focused on ensuring that all clients receive the best possible outcome.
01/06/20 SHUTTING DOWN USA'S DESPOTISM CORPORATION'S ECONOMIC SLAVERY EMPIRES...VogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: The United States of America is NOT a Government but is merely a “PRIVATELY Held Company” perpetrating/masquerading as a Government.
It has been brought to our attention SOVEREIGN Nations and their Citizens do NOT wish to do business and/or ENTER Contracts… with the United States of America’s DESPOTISM “CORPORATION” Empire and its SUBSIDIARIES – i.e. States (as Mississippi, Florida, New York, etc.) that are ALL “PRIVATELY” Held Companies!
The Utica International Embassy’s Services include addressing matters as they may relate to the United States of America’s DESPOTISM Corporation Empire’s WAR Crimes that are being masked under:
1) The Supreme Court of the United States’ DRED SCOTT vs SANDFORD Decision
2) BLACK Codes Laws
3) STRAWMAN Scams
NOT REQUIRED TO CONTRACT WITH “PRIVATELY” HELD COMPANIES…
Government-To-Government “NOT” Government-To-PRIVATELY Held Companies!
Because BLACKS are seen as NON-Citizens under the United States Constitution and the United States is presently OPERATING under the Uniform Commercial Codes – i.e. APPLICABLE to CORPORATIONS, etc. – we here at the UIE are moving forward in SHUTTING DOWN the United States of America’s DESPOTISM Corporation and its EMPIRES… through the USE of LAWS! Moreover, moving forward to see that INTERNATIONAL Tribunals are created and/or used through these TRANSITIONS.
One of the most comprehensive explanation of criminal law in a slideshow presentation. Attorney Ray Richards in delivering this presentation gives real life true courtroom examples and illustrations based on his 20 years in the trenches of criminal court.
LINDA DASCHLE - The Reason Why Her Husband (Former Senator Thomas Daschle) Ma...VogelDenise
LINDA DASCHLE - The Reason Why Her Husband (Former Senator Thomas Daschle) May Not Have Run For President
Provides information as to the REASONS why the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, JUDICIAL COMPLAINTS and CONGRESSIONAL COMPLAINTS Filed by Vogel Denise Newsome are being OBSTRUCTED from being PROSECUTED!
Garretson Resolution Group appears to be FRONTING Firm for United States President Barack Obama and Legal Counsel/Advisor (Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz) which has submitted a SLAPP Complaint to OneWebHosting.com in efforts of PREVENTING the PUBLIC/WORLD from knowing of its and President Barack Obama's ROLE in CONSPIRACIES leveled against Vogel Denise Newsome in EXPOSING the TRUTH behind the 911 DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS, COLLAPSE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY, EMPLOYMENT violations and other crimes of United States Government Officials. Information that United States President Barack Obama, The Garretson Resolution Group, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, and United States Congress, etc. do NOT want the PUBLIC/WORLD to see. Information of PUBLIC Interest!
081017 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - MOTION TO DISMISS FILED IN Indigo Williams vs ...VogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
This document has been EMAILED to the Attorneys/Lawyers in the Indigo Williams vs. Governor Phil Bryant Lawsuit, the Law Firms of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz and Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Canada as well as to U.S. Television Media Networks and Foreign Nations. A copy of the email may be found at the end of this document or AFTER the MEMORANDUM BRIEF at about PAGE 68.
This is a PUBLIC/WORLDWIDE NOTIFICATION advising of the State of Mississippi Defendants’ “MOTION TO DISMISS” and supporting MEMORANDUM BRIEF in the Indigo Williams, et al. vs Governor Phil Bryant, et al. Lawsuit that has been filed in the State of Mississippi.
The Plaintiffs’ Complaint may be viewed here:
https://www.slideshare.net/VogelDenise/indigo-williams-et-al-vs-phil-bryant-et-al-taking-on-mississippis-white-supremacist-government
News Report and/or Video may be viewed here:
https://www.slideshare.net/VogelDenise/052317-southern-poverty-law-center-files-complaint
This NOTIFICATION provides information that is of PUBLIC/WORLDWIDE interest because it is a WELL-DRAFTED Complaint that LEGALLY and LAWFULLY addresses “HOW” WHITE Supremacists Controlled Governments as that in the State of Mississippi have been OPERATING for DECADES in the FURTHERANCE of the ADVANCEMENT of the WHITE Race and to the ADVERSE and DETRIMENTAL DEMISE and DESTRUCTION of Lives, Culture and/or Livelihood of Blacks/African-Americans/People-Of-Color.
This document has been drafted to for PUBLIC/WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION!
GIVEN THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT – PULL UP A CHAIR and LET’S SEE HOW THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER and its CO-COUNSEL (Skellenger Bender and O’Melveny & Myers) handle and/or proceed in this Lawsuit. Keep in mind that Community Activist Vogel Denise Newsome only has Paralegal/Legal Assistant experience; however, LAWYERS/ATTORNEYS supposedly possess better credentials and should know how to roll forward in such matters based on the information provided here as well as in their possession!
With PEACE & LOVE,
Community Activist Vogel Denise Newsome
Post Office Box 31265
Jackson, Mississippi 39286
(513) 680-2922
DONATE AT: www.Cash.me/$VogelDeniseNewsome
INTERNATIONAL DONATIONS: https://donorbox.org/community-activist-vogel-denise-newsome
WEBSITE: www.vogeldenisenewsome.net
Le Brun Glezakos Lawyers practice in all criminal jurisdictions in Melbourne. We are focused on ensuring that all clients receive the best possible outcome.
01/06/20 SHUTTING DOWN USA'S DESPOTISM CORPORATION'S ECONOMIC SLAVERY EMPIRES...VogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: The United States of America is NOT a Government but is merely a “PRIVATELY Held Company” perpetrating/masquerading as a Government.
It has been brought to our attention SOVEREIGN Nations and their Citizens do NOT wish to do business and/or ENTER Contracts… with the United States of America’s DESPOTISM “CORPORATION” Empire and its SUBSIDIARIES – i.e. States (as Mississippi, Florida, New York, etc.) that are ALL “PRIVATELY” Held Companies!
The Utica International Embassy’s Services include addressing matters as they may relate to the United States of America’s DESPOTISM Corporation Empire’s WAR Crimes that are being masked under:
1) The Supreme Court of the United States’ DRED SCOTT vs SANDFORD Decision
2) BLACK Codes Laws
3) STRAWMAN Scams
NOT REQUIRED TO CONTRACT WITH “PRIVATELY” HELD COMPANIES…
Government-To-Government “NOT” Government-To-PRIVATELY Held Companies!
Because BLACKS are seen as NON-Citizens under the United States Constitution and the United States is presently OPERATING under the Uniform Commercial Codes – i.e. APPLICABLE to CORPORATIONS, etc. – we here at the UIE are moving forward in SHUTTING DOWN the United States of America’s DESPOTISM Corporation and its EMPIRES… through the USE of LAWS! Moreover, moving forward to see that INTERNATIONAL Tribunals are created and/or used through these TRANSITIONS.
One of the most comprehensive explanation of criminal law in a slideshow presentation. Attorney Ray Richards in delivering this presentation gives real life true courtroom examples and illustrations based on his 20 years in the trenches of criminal court.
LINDA DASCHLE - The Reason Why Her Husband (Former Senator Thomas Daschle) Ma...VogelDenise
LINDA DASCHLE - The Reason Why Her Husband (Former Senator Thomas Daschle) May Not Have Run For President
Provides information as to the REASONS why the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, JUDICIAL COMPLAINTS and CONGRESSIONAL COMPLAINTS Filed by Vogel Denise Newsome are being OBSTRUCTED from being PROSECUTED!
Garretson Resolution Group appears to be FRONTING Firm for United States President Barack Obama and Legal Counsel/Advisor (Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz) which has submitted a SLAPP Complaint to OneWebHosting.com in efforts of PREVENTING the PUBLIC/WORLD from knowing of its and President Barack Obama's ROLE in CONSPIRACIES leveled against Vogel Denise Newsome in EXPOSING the TRUTH behind the 911 DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS, COLLAPSE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY, EMPLOYMENT violations and other crimes of United States Government Officials. Information that United States President Barack Obama, The Garretson Resolution Group, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, and United States Congress, etc. do NOT want the PUBLIC/WORLD to see. Information of PUBLIC Interest!
081017 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - MOTION TO DISMISS FILED IN Indigo Williams vs ...VogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
This document has been EMAILED to the Attorneys/Lawyers in the Indigo Williams vs. Governor Phil Bryant Lawsuit, the Law Firms of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz and Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Canada as well as to U.S. Television Media Networks and Foreign Nations. A copy of the email may be found at the end of this document or AFTER the MEMORANDUM BRIEF at about PAGE 68.
This is a PUBLIC/WORLDWIDE NOTIFICATION advising of the State of Mississippi Defendants’ “MOTION TO DISMISS” and supporting MEMORANDUM BRIEF in the Indigo Williams, et al. vs Governor Phil Bryant, et al. Lawsuit that has been filed in the State of Mississippi.
The Plaintiffs’ Complaint may be viewed here:
https://www.slideshare.net/VogelDenise/indigo-williams-et-al-vs-phil-bryant-et-al-taking-on-mississippis-white-supremacist-government
News Report and/or Video may be viewed here:
https://www.slideshare.net/VogelDenise/052317-southern-poverty-law-center-files-complaint
This NOTIFICATION provides information that is of PUBLIC/WORLDWIDE interest because it is a WELL-DRAFTED Complaint that LEGALLY and LAWFULLY addresses “HOW” WHITE Supremacists Controlled Governments as that in the State of Mississippi have been OPERATING for DECADES in the FURTHERANCE of the ADVANCEMENT of the WHITE Race and to the ADVERSE and DETRIMENTAL DEMISE and DESTRUCTION of Lives, Culture and/or Livelihood of Blacks/African-Americans/People-Of-Color.
This document has been drafted to for PUBLIC/WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION!
GIVEN THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT – PULL UP A CHAIR and LET’S SEE HOW THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER and its CO-COUNSEL (Skellenger Bender and O’Melveny & Myers) handle and/or proceed in this Lawsuit. Keep in mind that Community Activist Vogel Denise Newsome only has Paralegal/Legal Assistant experience; however, LAWYERS/ATTORNEYS supposedly possess better credentials and should know how to roll forward in such matters based on the information provided here as well as in their possession!
With PEACE & LOVE,
Community Activist Vogel Denise Newsome
Post Office Box 31265
Jackson, Mississippi 39286
(513) 680-2922
DONATE AT: www.Cash.me/$VogelDeniseNewsome
INTERNATIONAL DONATIONS: https://donorbox.org/community-activist-vogel-denise-newsome
WEBSITE: www.vogeldenisenewsome.net
Civil Detentions and the Penological Justifications for Punishment - Why The...Lawrence Cisneros
The U.S. government affords undocumented immigrants with less regard than non-citizen terrorists captured in battlefields across the world. Enemy combatants are appointed counsel after being detained by U.S. armed forces abroad for terrorist activities. Undocumented immigrants in the United States, toiling often in sweat-shop like conditions, and all the while paying taxes, are not appointed a lawyer if placed in deportation proceedings, nor receive assistance from legal aid organizations.
050418 Municipal Court Washington County MS (Case No. GP10037737) - Notice Of...VogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
This is a Legal Pleading filed on behalf of Cary Cornelius Johnson who has been TARGETED by the United States of America/United States’ DESPOTISM Government Regime’s TERRORIST Cells as the State of Mississippi and its Cells as the WASHINGTON County Sheriff’s Department/Greenville Police Department and their CO-Conspirators in efforts of OBSTRUCTING Investigations they have been NOTIFIED is taking place in regards to the PLANTERS BANK FORECLOSURE SCAMS!
On or about 04/30/18, Mr. Johnson was KIDNAPPED and held HOSTAGE against his will by Nazis and/or WHITE Jews/Zionist/Supremacists Members for purposes of THREATS on his LIFE, LIBERTIES, SOVEREIGNTY, FREEDOMS, PRIVILEGES, RIGHTS, etc.
Former Cop Busted on $14,000 in Bribe Money to Move Illegal Marijuana Around ...Evergreen Buzz
Yes, he only got $14k, read this https://cannabis.net/blog/news/dirty-cop-pleads-guilty-to-accepting-14000-in-bribes-to-help-move-illegal-weed-around-californi
Crimes that threaten the entire nation are called federal crimes. Here is a presentation that helps you learn about them. You can also read the blog version here: https://goo.gl/Lxn5gZ
12/10/19 STATE OF ARKANSAS vs RYAN NICOLUS GOREVogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
As we continue to move into the 21st Century, there comes a time for HISTORICAL change. It is not enough to talk about the United States of America being a “CORPORATION” it is about presenting the EVIDENCE and DEMANDING Answers for such FRAUD that has PROVEN to be DETRIMENTAL to MANY Nations-Of-Color and their Citizens as the USA’s Nazis/Zionists have embarked on their “NEW” World Order Agenda to make their “WHITE” Race SUPREME over ALL other Races/Nationalities.
The “EMERGING” Native/Tribal Nations are here to RECLAIM and RESTORE their Governments and DEMAND that their LAWFUL Governments be RECOGNIZED and that JUSTICE take its course against the WAR Crimes of the United States of America and the MONARCHY of England (The Queen…) and the VATICAN (The Pope…)
We are PULLING OFF THE SHEETS in the BELLY OF THE BEAST!
Using every PLATFORM as the following FRIVOLOUS Criminal Action ASKING:
IS the United States of America a COUNTRY with a GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
BY A MONARCHY and THE VATICAN…?
that we are following and ask the PUBLIC/WORLD to follow as well:
CASE ID: PCS-19-10381
NOTICE OF NON-ATTENDANCE AT DECEMBER 10, 2019
COURT ACTION; REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
RESPONSE DEMANDED BY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2019; and NOTICE OF PROCESS BEGUN SEEKING INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL PROSECUTION THROUGH THE APPLICABLE
INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS
CYBERIA: Can the Beast be Tamed?
From marketing dubious drugs, online frauds and fake news to data mining for election management, the internate has presented lawmakers with new challenges and dangers.
Heavy Duty Linear Actuators, Belt Driven Actuators: MXBTolomatic
Tolomatic's heavy duty linear actuator, the MXB electric belt driven actuator is designed to outlast every rodless actuator on the market.
The MXB belt driven actuators set a new standard for durability. Built with Endurance Technology materials, MXB belt driven actuators are available with 2 different carriers (carriages).
1) The MXB-P profiled rail offers high load and bending moment capacities in a low profile package.
2) The MXB-U is designed for applications where loads are externally guided and supported.
Features of the MXB belt driven actuators:
High speed and acceleration capabilities (up to 1200 in/sec2)
6 body sizes accommodate a wide range of forces and loads
Polyurethane belt with steel members resists stretching
Excellent repeatability, high duty cycle performance
Choose MXB belt drive for longer strokes than screw drive actuators
Civil Detentions and the Penological Justifications for Punishment - Why The...Lawrence Cisneros
The U.S. government affords undocumented immigrants with less regard than non-citizen terrorists captured in battlefields across the world. Enemy combatants are appointed counsel after being detained by U.S. armed forces abroad for terrorist activities. Undocumented immigrants in the United States, toiling often in sweat-shop like conditions, and all the while paying taxes, are not appointed a lawyer if placed in deportation proceedings, nor receive assistance from legal aid organizations.
050418 Municipal Court Washington County MS (Case No. GP10037737) - Notice Of...VogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
This is a Legal Pleading filed on behalf of Cary Cornelius Johnson who has been TARGETED by the United States of America/United States’ DESPOTISM Government Regime’s TERRORIST Cells as the State of Mississippi and its Cells as the WASHINGTON County Sheriff’s Department/Greenville Police Department and their CO-Conspirators in efforts of OBSTRUCTING Investigations they have been NOTIFIED is taking place in regards to the PLANTERS BANK FORECLOSURE SCAMS!
On or about 04/30/18, Mr. Johnson was KIDNAPPED and held HOSTAGE against his will by Nazis and/or WHITE Jews/Zionist/Supremacists Members for purposes of THREATS on his LIFE, LIBERTIES, SOVEREIGNTY, FREEDOMS, PRIVILEGES, RIGHTS, etc.
Former Cop Busted on $14,000 in Bribe Money to Move Illegal Marijuana Around ...Evergreen Buzz
Yes, he only got $14k, read this https://cannabis.net/blog/news/dirty-cop-pleads-guilty-to-accepting-14000-in-bribes-to-help-move-illegal-weed-around-californi
Crimes that threaten the entire nation are called federal crimes. Here is a presentation that helps you learn about them. You can also read the blog version here: https://goo.gl/Lxn5gZ
12/10/19 STATE OF ARKANSAS vs RYAN NICOLUS GOREVogelDenise
17 USC § 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights – FAIR USE
As we continue to move into the 21st Century, there comes a time for HISTORICAL change. It is not enough to talk about the United States of America being a “CORPORATION” it is about presenting the EVIDENCE and DEMANDING Answers for such FRAUD that has PROVEN to be DETRIMENTAL to MANY Nations-Of-Color and their Citizens as the USA’s Nazis/Zionists have embarked on their “NEW” World Order Agenda to make their “WHITE” Race SUPREME over ALL other Races/Nationalities.
The “EMERGING” Native/Tribal Nations are here to RECLAIM and RESTORE their Governments and DEMAND that their LAWFUL Governments be RECOGNIZED and that JUSTICE take its course against the WAR Crimes of the United States of America and the MONARCHY of England (The Queen…) and the VATICAN (The Pope…)
We are PULLING OFF THE SHEETS in the BELLY OF THE BEAST!
Using every PLATFORM as the following FRIVOLOUS Criminal Action ASKING:
IS the United States of America a COUNTRY with a GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES
BY A MONARCHY and THE VATICAN…?
that we are following and ask the PUBLIC/WORLD to follow as well:
CASE ID: PCS-19-10381
NOTICE OF NON-ATTENDANCE AT DECEMBER 10, 2019
COURT ACTION; REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
RESPONSE DEMANDED BY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2019; and NOTICE OF PROCESS BEGUN SEEKING INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL PROSECUTION THROUGH THE APPLICABLE
INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS
CYBERIA: Can the Beast be Tamed?
From marketing dubious drugs, online frauds and fake news to data mining for election management, the internate has presented lawmakers with new challenges and dangers.
Heavy Duty Linear Actuators, Belt Driven Actuators: MXBTolomatic
Tolomatic's heavy duty linear actuator, the MXB electric belt driven actuator is designed to outlast every rodless actuator on the market.
The MXB belt driven actuators set a new standard for durability. Built with Endurance Technology materials, MXB belt driven actuators are available with 2 different carriers (carriages).
1) The MXB-P profiled rail offers high load and bending moment capacities in a low profile package.
2) The MXB-U is designed for applications where loads are externally guided and supported.
Features of the MXB belt driven actuators:
High speed and acceleration capabilities (up to 1200 in/sec2)
6 body sizes accommodate a wide range of forces and loads
Polyurethane belt with steel members resists stretching
Excellent repeatability, high duty cycle performance
Choose MXB belt drive for longer strokes than screw drive actuators
Joey the Player: SHER TREMONTE, LLP SUED FOR $52.6 MILLIONJose Torres
Joey the Player: Sher Tremonte LLP, Justin Sher, Michael Tremonte, Noam Biale, and Anna Maria Estevao, along with two other law firms and five other attorneys, were sued for $52.6 million USD for conspiring with known criminals, high-end prostitutes and sex traffickers, to collect their criminal debt.
Chapter Six White-Collar Crime and the Business CommunityAmids.docxspoonerneddy
Chapter Six White-Collar Crime and the Business Community
Amidst the turmoil and fallout of the Enron scandal that led to the company’s declaration of bankruptcy, a number of former Enron officials faced charges for various offenses. One such official was former CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who was ultimately found guilty of 19 fraud related charges, including conspiracy, insider trading, securities fraud, and making false statements to auditors. As punishment for his misdeeds, the 52-year-old Skilling was sentenced in 2006 to 24 years and 4 months in a federal prison. In addition, he was fined $45 million, which was to be put into a fund to benefit those who had been harmed by Enron’s collapse. While serving his sentence in 2010, he won a minor victory when the U.S. Supreme Court found that instructions to the jury with respect to one of the charges were inaccurate, and threw out the conviction on that charge. The case was then sent back to the trial court judge to determine whether the inaccurate instructions regarding the one charge tainted the convictions on the other charges. In 2013, the case was finally resolved as he was resentenced to 14 years in a federal prison as part of a court ordered reduction and a separate plea agreement with the prosecution. Unfortunately, this story is just one of many recent large and complex white-collar crime scandals. During 2009, Internet crime resulted in losses in the United States of $559.7 million, more than two times as much as in 2008.1 At the end of 2008, the FBI was investigating 545 corporate fraud cases each of which involved investor losses that exceeded $1 billion.2 The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud reports that insurance fraud costs Americans more than $80 billion per year.3
1 Internet Crime Complaint Center, IC3 Annual Internet Crime Report 2009; retrieved May 10, 2010, from National White Collar Crime Center, http://www.nw3c.org/research/site_files .cfm?fileid=d1991bea-8a22-4e54-82f5-678d4d83581a&mode=r.
2 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Financial Crimes Report to the Public Fiscal Year 2008; retrieved May 10, 2010, from http://www.fbi.gov/publications/financial/fcs_report2008/financial_crime_2008.htm#health.
3 Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, “Consumer Information.” Accessed May 10, 2010 at http://www .insurancefraud.org/fraud_backgrounder.htm.
White-collar crimes—crimes committed in a commercial context—occur every day. Collectively, these crimes often result in millions of dollars of damages. In recent years, as corporate crimes such as the ones detailed in Exhibit 6-1
Allen Stanford. Sentence: 110 years
Allen Stanford, 63, was a Texan financier accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme. He had investors invest billions of dollars into his bank, and then spent the money on private jets, yachts, and acres of undeveloped Antiguan land among other expenditures. In December 2008, Stanford International Bank had $88 million in cash, but it fudged its numbers to say it had $1 billion in.
Chapter Six White-Collar Crime and the Business CommunityAmids.docxmccormicknadine86
Chapter Six White-Collar Crime and the Business Community
Amidst the turmoil and fallout of the Enron scandal that led to the company’s declaration of bankruptcy, a number of former Enron officials faced charges for various offenses. One such official was former CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who was ultimately found guilty of 19 fraud related charges, including conspiracy, insider trading, securities fraud, and making false statements to auditors. As punishment for his misdeeds, the 52-year-old Skilling was sentenced in 2006 to 24 years and 4 months in a federal prison. In addition, he was fined $45 million, which was to be put into a fund to benefit those who had been harmed by Enron’s collapse. While serving his sentence in 2010, he won a minor victory when the U.S. Supreme Court found that instructions to the jury with respect to one of the charges were inaccurate, and threw out the conviction on that charge. The case was then sent back to the trial court judge to determine whether the inaccurate instructions regarding the one charge tainted the convictions on the other charges. In 2013, the case was finally resolved as he was resentenced to 14 years in a federal prison as part of a court ordered reduction and a separate plea agreement with the prosecution. Unfortunately, this story is just one of many recent large and complex white-collar crime scandals. During 2009, Internet crime resulted in losses in the United States of $559.7 million, more than two times as much as in 2008.1 At the end of 2008, the FBI was investigating 545 corporate fraud cases each of which involved investor losses that exceeded $1 billion.2 The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud reports that insurance fraud costs Americans more than $80 billion per year.3
1 Internet Crime Complaint Center, IC3 Annual Internet Crime Report 2009; retrieved May 10, 2010, from National White Collar Crime Center, http://www.nw3c.org/research/site_files .cfm?fileid=d1991bea-8a22-4e54-82f5-678d4d83581a&mode=r.
2 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Financial Crimes Report to the Public Fiscal Year 2008; retrieved May 10, 2010, from http://www.fbi.gov/publications/financial/fcs_report2008/financial_crime_2008.htm#health.
3 Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, “Consumer Information.” Accessed May 10, 2010 at http://www .insurancefraud.org/fraud_backgrounder.htm.
White-collar crimes—crimes committed in a commercial context—occur every day. Collectively, these crimes often result in millions of dollars of damages. In recent years, as corporate crimes such as the ones detailed in Exhibit 6-1
Allen Stanford. Sentence: 110 years
Allen Stanford, 63, was a Texan financier accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme. He had investors invest billions of dollars into his bank, and then spent the money on private jets, yachts, and acres of undeveloped Antiguan land among other expenditures. In December 2008, Stanford International Bank had $88 million in cash, but it fudged its numbers to say it had $1 billion in ...
The Eagle is a production of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nigeria's foremost anti-graft agency. On this platform, you will watch how the Commission is working hard to rid Nigeria of all forms of Economic and Financial Crimes.
6 White-Collar Crime and the Business Community CRIME AND C.docxevonnehoggarth79783
6 White-Collar Crime and the Business Community
CRIME AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
COMMON WHITE-COLLAR CRIMES
PREVENTION OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
FEDERAL LAWS USED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
STATE LAWS USED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
GLOBAL DIMENSIONS OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
A midst the turmoil and fallout of the Enron scandal that led to the company’s declaration of bankruptcy, a number of former Enron officials faced charges for various offenses. One such official was former CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who was ultimately found guilty of 19 fraud related charges, including conspiracy, insider trading, securities fraud, and making false statements to auditors. As punishment for his misdeeds, the 52-year-old Skilling was sentenced in 2006 to 24 years and 4 months in a federal prison. In addition, he was fined $45 million, which was to be put into a fund to benefit those who had been harmed by Enron’s collapse. While servining his sentence in 2010, he won a minor victory when the U.S. Supreme Court found that instructions to the jury with respect to one of the charges were inaccurate, and threw out the conviction on that charge. The case was then sent back to the trial court judge to determine whether the inaccurate instructions regarding the one charge tainted the convictions on the other charges. In 2013, the case was finally resolved as he was resentenced to 14 years in a federal prison as part of a court ordered reduction and a separate plea agreement with the prosecution. Unfortunately, this story is just one of many recent large and complex white-collar crime scandals. During 2009, Internet crime resulted in losses in the United States of $559.7 million, more than two times as much as in 2008.1 At the end of 2008, the FBI was investigating 545 corporate fraud cases each of which involved investor losses that exceeded $1 billion.2
1’Internet Crime Complaint Center, IC3 Annual Internet Crime Report 2009; retrieved May 10, 2010, from National White Collar Crime Center, http://www.nw3c.org/research/site_files.cfm?fileid=dl991bea-8a22-4e54-82f5-678d4d83581a&mode=r.
2Federal Bureau of Investigation, Financial Crimes Report to the Public Fiscal Year 2008; retrieved May 10, 2010, from http://www.fbi.gov/publications/financial/fcs_report2008/financial_crime2008.htm#health
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The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud reports that insurance fraud costs Americans more than $80 billion per year.3
White-collar crimes—crimes committed in a commercial context—occur every day. Collectively, these crimes often result in millions of dollars of damages. In recent years, as corporate crimes such as the ones detailed in Exhibit 6-1 become more publicized, people’s attitudes toward corporations and white-collar crime are being affected.
3Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, “Consumer Information,” http://www.insurancefraud.org/fraud_backgrounder.htm, May 10, 2010
EXHIBIT 6-.
THE NECESSITY OF BAIL REFORMhy ROBERTT SIGLERCriminal Ju.docxoreo10
THE NECESSITY OF BAIL REFORM
hy ROBERTT SIGLER
Criminal Justice Pmgnim
University of Alabama
. Alabama 35401
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WILLIAM A. FORMBY
Criminal JuMicc Prugnim
University of Alubumu
Tuscakxtsa. Alabama 35401
ABSTRACT
The administration of bail in the United States is a process which has a tendency to be
misimderstood and often misused by the general public and pructiiioners ofthe criminal justice
system. It ts i'enerailx thouiiht thut the hnil process prevents those accused from jleein^i from
justice. Additionally, it is pre.sumeJ thai bail may be used for the purpose of preventive detention.
that is. to protect the community from the release of dangerous persons.
Though the original purpose of bail was to insure ihe accused's appearance in court, this
being the only legitimate use of bail today, we contend that it does not .satisfy this purpose. The
primary result of the bail process is the incarceration of indigent and inexperienced offenders.
Not only does this proce.ss fail to insure a released offender's appearance in court, it is actually an
impediment to justice.
The use of ball for the purpose of preventive detention, in essence, constitutes a misuse ofthe
hail process since the purpose of bail is simply to insure that the accused will appear for trial. In
fact, iu many cases we find the majority of those not able to make bail are the poor while serious
offenders are released on bail.
Both of these aspects should be viewed in light of their apparent failure to achieve their goals,
from the reformist's standpoint. If a process is not meeting its goals, then changes are in order.
Bail and (he administration of hail rcrnrm packages have become one of the most controversial
issues in the administration of justice today. In addition lo pressures by special interest groups such as
bondsmen and law enforcement agencies, the hidden purpose of bail tends lo produce considerable
confusion in this heavily debated topic.
The use ot" bail from antiquily has served to guarantee the appearance of the accused al trial. In
earliest times if the accused failed to appear, the person who supported his release would have to take ihe
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place of the accused. This bail process, as was the case wilh many other early English legal pn,>cesses,
was designed to serve the affluent and ruling class. Rather than forfeit the person, the supporter forieited
property or money when the accused failed to appear at his trial (Freed & Wald, 1964). Bail was
designed only to insure thai the accused would appear for trial without the necessity of physical
detention. This purpose is set out by the Eighth Amendment ofthe Constitution in that "Excessive bail
shall not be required . , ..'" and has been upheld by the Supreme Court in holding thai any bail set higher
than will reasonably assure an accused's appearance in court is excessive (Stack v. Boyle, 1951).
Recent concerns, however, have tended to focus ...
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841 11032011151020 scarfo, nicodemo et al. arrests, indictment pr final
1. United States Attorney
District of New Jersey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rebekah Carmichael
November 1, 2011 Office of Public Affairs
www.justice.gov/usao/nj (973) 645-2888
LUCCHESE ORGANIZED CRIME FAMILY MEMBER AND ASSOCIATE AMONG
13 ARRESTED, CHARGED FOR RACKETEERING AND OTHER OFFENSES,
INCLUDING ILLEGAL TAKEOVER OF PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY
Attorneys and Accountant Also Charged as Members of Racketeering Enterprise
CAMDEN, N.J. – Thirteen individuals, including an alleged member and an associate of
the Lucchese organized crime family, are charged with racketeering and related offenses in an
Indictment unsealed this morning in conjunction with arrests in the case, New Jersey U.S.
Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Department of
Justice’s Criminal Division announced.
The charges stem from the alleged extortionate takeover of FirstPlus Financial Group,
Inc. (“FPFG”), a publicly held company in Texas, and the subsequent looting of FPFG by
members of the racketeering enterprise through a series of fraudulent consulting agreements and
acquisitions involving companies controlled by Nicodemo S. Scarfo and Salvatore Pelullo.
The 25-count Indictment filed in Camden federal court charges Scarfo, a member of the
Lucchese organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (“LCN”), and Pelullo, an associate of the
Lucchese and Philadelphia LCN Families, with racketeering conspiracy – with conduct including
securities fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, extortion, interstate travel in aid of
racketeering, money laundering and obstruction of justice. The Indictment also names
Nicodemo D. Scarfo (“Scarfo Sr.”), the imprisoned former boss of the Philadelphia family of La
Cosa Nostra, and Vittorio Amuso, the imprisoned boss of the Lucchese family, as unindicted co-
conspirators.
Nine other defendants – including attorneys William Maxwell, Cory Leshner, David
Adler, Gary McCarthy and Donald Manno, and certified public accountant Howard Drossner –
are also variously charged with racketeering conspiracy, including securities fraud conspiracy,
wire fraud, and other offenses. The Indictment also charges Scarfo’s wife, Lisa Murray-Scarfo,
with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and making false statements on a loan application for her
role in securing a fraudulent mortgage to purchase a $715,000 house with proceeds from the
racketeering enterprise’s criminal activity. William Maxwell’s brother John Maxwell, William
Handley and John Parisi are charged with various offenses related to the conspiracy. Todd Stark
is charged with conspiracy to provide ammunition for a 9mm handgun to Scarfo.
A number of the defendants were arrested this morning in a coordinated law enforcement
effort by special agents of the FBI; Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General; and the
2. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Scarfo, Handley, Leshner, Parisi,
Adler, Drossner and Manno were arrested at their residences; Pelullo was arrested in Miami; and
William Maxwell was arrested at his Houston office. McCarthy surrendered to the FBI this
morning in Philadelphia. Murray-Scarfo is expected to surrender to authorities in Camden.
Stark and John Maxwell have yet to be apprehended. The defendants in custody in the New
Jersey area will appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Anne Marie Donio in
Camden federal court.
“According to the Indictment, the defendants gave new meaning to ‘corporate takeover’
by looting a publicly traded company to benefit their criminal enterprise,” said U.S. Attorney
Fishman. “Through rampant self dealing, fraudulent SEC filings and more traditional mob
methods, the defendants allegedly stole $12 million from shareholders. Particularly in these
economic times, investors should be free to invest in public companies without fear that violent
criminal organizations are their puppetmasters. And the public deserves to rely with confidence
on corporate officials and professionals whose positions require them to act in the best interest of
shareholders, not members of organized crime.”
“The Indictment alleges that Mr. Scarfo and Mr. Pelullo used economic extortion and
threats of violence to seize and maintain control of a publicly traded company, successfully
removing its entire existing board of directors and management,” said Assistant Attorney
General Breuer. “Once in control, they allegedly used their criminal enterprise to extract
millions of dollars from the company to fund their lavish lifestyles. This prosecution
demonstrates the Justice Department’s resolve to root out the influence of La Cosa Nostra
wherever it exists.”
“The demise of Organized Crime has been greatly exaggerated,” said Michael B. Ward,
Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Newark, N.J., Field Office. “Criminal activities have
evolved from the back alleys to the board rooms, but the same use of physical threats and
intimidation to gain leverage and loot lucrative businesses for personal gain continues to this
day. In response, the charges being brought against Nicky Scarfo Jr., Sal Pelullo and others
represent law enforcement’s commitment to aggressively target the illegal activity of Organized
Crime in any commercial business or venue.”
According to the Indictment unsealed this morning in Camden federal court:
Scarfo is a made member of the Lucchese family, having become a member after an
attempt on his life in 1989 following an internal struggle for control of the Philadelphia family.
In the mid-1990s while Scarfo Sr. and Amuso were in federal prison in Atlanta, Amuso arranged
for Scarfo to become a member of the Lucchese family as a favor to Scarfo Sr. As a member of
the Lucchese family, Scarfo was required to earn money and participate in the affairs of the
Lucchese family.
Following his release from prison in 2005 on an unrelated charge, Scarfo was placed on
supervised release and required to report to a probation officer. In participating in the affairs of
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3. what is described in the Indictment as the Scarfo-Pelullo Enterprise, Scarfo and other members
of the Enterprise engaged in a systematic scheme to deceive and obstruct the probation
department and the District Court responsible for overseeing Scarfo’s supervised release.
In April 2007, Scarfo, Pelullo, Texas attorney William Maxwell and others devised a
scheme to take over FPFG, a financial services company in Texas. Through threats of physical
and economic harm, the Scarfo-Pelullo Enterprise assumed and maintained control of FPFG for
the purpose of plundering its assets. The takeover was accomplished by replacing FPFG’s board
of directors with new figurehead members who served at the direction of Scarfo, Pelullo, and
other members of the Enterprise. Once the takeover was completed, the figurehead board named
William Maxwell as “special counsel” to FPFG, a position that he used to funnel millions of
dollars to himself, Scarfo and Pelullo through fraudulent legal services and consulting
agreements. The agreements, as well as FPFG’s fraudulent acquisitions of companies controlled
by Scarfo and Pelullo, were designed to mask the true identity and nature of the control exerted
over FPFG and conceal the source of the money fraudulently conveyed to Scarfo and Pelullo.
The Enterprise succeeded in its criminal objectives with the knowing assistance of Adler,
Drossner, and McCarthy – who used their positions as professionals to ensure that the
Enterprise’s criminal activity was not revealed to law enforcement and regulatory authorities,
including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). As a public company, FPFG
was required to submit periodic and annual filings to the SEC. Led by Scarfo and Pelullo, the
Enterprise repeatedly submitted false information, or omitted material information, in required
SEC filings. As a result, FPFG’s shareholders and the investing public had no idea that FPFG
was being controlled by members and associates of organized crime. Manno, as Scarfo’s
attorney, abused his position to further insulate Scarfo and the Enterprise by deceiving Scarfo’s
probation officer and the District Court. Manno’s deception corruptly influenced Scarfo’s
supervised release by withholding information from the Probation Office and the District Court
regarding Scarfo’s source of income and his contact with convicted felons.
The Indictment details a telephone call intercepted by law enforcement on Dec. 5, 2007,
that illustrates the corrupt nature of Scarfo and Pelullo’s control of FPFG. Pelullo called Scarfo
to tell him about the sudden death of a former FPFG executive described in the Indictment as
“Individual #4,”who had provided information to Pelullo and William Maxwell that they used
extort control of FPFG. At the time of his death, Individual #4 was employed by FPFG as a
member of its “compliance team.” During the conversation, Scarfo and Pelullo expressed relief
regarding Individual #4’s death. After laughing about how he was “crushed” that “the rat is
dead,” Pelullo acknowledged that Individual #4 was “the only connection, the only tie to
anything.” As the news sunk in to Scarfo, he stated, “Oh boy. Yeah, Sal, you wanna know
something though? . . . That’s one that I know you can’t take credit for . . . [laughter] . . . and
that’s the natural best thing. You know what I mean? . . . That is so like Enron-ish. You know
what I mean? Kenneth Lay, he bailed out and took a heart attack.”
The Enterprise’s criminal activity allowed Scarfo and Pelullo to live lavish lifestyles
which included the purchase of an $850,000 yacht, a luxury home for Scarfo, a Bentley
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4. automobile for Pelullo, and thousands of dollars in jewelry for Scarfo’s wife, Murray-Scarfo. As
a direct result of the Enterprise’s criminal activity, FPFG and its shareholders suffered a loss of
at least $12 million.
The charges and allegations contained in the Indictment are merely accusations, and the
defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
U.S. Attorney Fishman praised special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special
Agent in Charge Ward in Newark, for leading the investigation; as well as special agents of the
Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud
Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Robert Panella, New York
Region; and the ATF, under the direction of Matthew W. Horace in Newark. He also thanked
the FBI under the direction of Special Agent in Charge George C. Venizelos in Philadelphia for
its vital assistance, and the SEC for its role.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven D’Aguanno of the
New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office Organized Crime/Gangs Unit in Camden and Trial Attorney
Lisa C. Page of Organized Crime and Gang Section in the Department of Justice’s Criminal
Division in Washington.
The defendants and charges in the Indictment are outlined in the attached chart, along
with the maximum potential prison sentence per count if convicted. Each count also carries a
maximum $250,000 fine, with the exception of Count 20 (money laundering conspiracy) which
carries a maximum $500,000 fine and Count 21 (bank fraud conspiracy) which carries a
maximum $1 million fine.
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5. U.S. v. Scarfo et al. Indictment
Defendant Count/Charges Maximum Potential Penalty
Nicodemo S. Scarfo, 46, of Count 1: RICO conspiracy 20 years in prison
Galloway, N.J.
Count 2: Securities fraud Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 3: Wire fraud 20 years in prison
conspiracy
Counts 4 through 16: Wire 20 years in prison
fraud
Counts 17 through 19: 20 years in prison
Wire fraud
Count 20: Money 20 years in prison
laundering conspiracy
Count 21: Bank fraud 30 years in prison
conspiracy
Count 22: False statement Five years in prison
in loan application
conspiracy
Count 23: Obstruction of 20 years in prison
justice conspiracy
Count 24: Firearms Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 25: Felon in 10 years in prison
possession of firearms
Salvatore Pelullo, 44, of Count 1: RICO conspiracy 20 years in prison
Philadelphia, Pa.
Count 2: Securities fraud Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 3: Wire fraud 20 years in prison
conspiracy
Counts 4 through 16: Wire 20 years in prison
fraud
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6. Defendant Count/Charges Maximum Potential Penalty
Counts 17 through 19: 20 years in prison
Wire fraud
Count 20: Money 20 years in prison
laundering conspiracy
Count 21: Bank fraud 30 years in prison
conspiracy
Count 22: False statement Five years in prison
in loan application
conspiracy
Count 23: Obstruction of 20 years in prison
justice conspiracy
Count 24: Firearms Five years in prison
conspiracy
William Maxwell, 52, of Count 1: RICO conspiracy 20 years in prison
Houston, Texas
Count 2: Securities fraud Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 3: Wire Fraud 20 years in prison
Conspiracy
Counts 4 through 16: Wire 20 years in prison
fraud
Counts 17 through 19: 20 years in prison
Wire fraud
Count 20: Money 20 years in prison
laundering conspiracy
Count 21: Bank fraud 30 years in prison
conspiracy
Count 22: False statement Five years in prison
in loan application
conspiracy
Count 23: Obstruction of 20 years in prison
justice conspiracy
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7. Defendant Count/Charges Maximum Potential Penalty
Count 24: Firearms Five years in prison
conspiracy
John Maxwell, 59, of Irving, Count 1: RICO conspiracy 20 years in prison
Texas
Count 2: Securities fraud Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 3: Wire fraud 20 years in prison
conspiracy
Counts 4 through 16: Wire 20 years in prison
fraud
Counts 17 through 19: 20 years in prison
Wire fraud
Count 20: Money 20 years in prison
laundering conspiracy
Count 21: Bank fraud 30 years in prison
conspiracy
Count 22: False statement Five years in prison
in loan application
conspiracy
Count 24: Firearms Five years in prison
conspiracy
William Handley, 61, of Count 1: RICO conspiracy 20 years in prison
Miami, Fla.
Count 2: Securities fraud Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 3: Wire fraud 20 years in prison
conspiracy
Counts 4 through 16: Wire 20 years in prison
fraud
Counts 17 through 19: 20 years in prison
Wire fraud
Count 20: Money 20 years in prison
laundering conspiracy
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8. Defendant Count/Charges Maximum Potential Penalty
Count 21: Bank fraud 30 years in prison
conspiracy
Count 22: False statement Five years in prison
in loan application
conspiracy
Cory Leshner, 28, of West Count 1: RICO conspiracy 20 years in prison
Reading, Pa.
Count 2: Securities fraud Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 3: Wire fraud 20 years in prison
conspiracy
Counts 4 through 16: Wire 20 years in prison
fraud
Counts 17 through 19: 20 years in prison
Wire fraud
Count 20: Money 20 years in prison
laundering conspiracy
Count 21: Bank fraud 30 years in prison
conspiracy
Count 22: False statement Five years in prison
in loan application
conspiracy
Count 24: Firearms Five years in prison
conspiracy
John Parisi, 50, of Atlantic Count 1: RICO conspiracy 20 years in prison
City, N.J.
Count 2: Securities fraud Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 3: Wire fraud 20 years in prison
conspiracy
Counts 4 through 16: Wire 20 years in prison
fraud
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9. Defendant Count/Charges Maximum Potential Penalty
Counts 17 through 19: 20 years in prison
Wire fraud
Count 20: Money 20 years in prison
laundering conspiracy
Count 21: Bank fraud 30 years in prison
conspiracy
Count 22: False statement Five years in prison
in loan application
conspiracy
Count 23: Obstruction of 20 years in prison
justice conspiracy
Count 24: Firearms Five years in prison
conspiracy
David Adler, 64, of Count 1: RICO conspiracy 20 years in prison
Chappaqua, N.Y.
Count 2: Securities fraud Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 3: Wire fraud 20 years in prison
conspiracy
Counts 4 through 16: Wire 20 years in prison
fraud
Counts 17 through 19: 20 years in prison
Wire fraud
Howard Drossner, 50, of Count 1: RICO conspiracy 20 years in prison
Ambler, Pa.
Count 2: Securities fraud Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 3: Wire fraud 20 years in prison
conspiracy
Counts 4 through 16: Wire 20 years in prison
fraud
Counts 17 through 19: 20 years in prison
Wire fraud
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10. Defendant Count/Charges Maximum Potential Penalty
Count 20: Money 20 years in prison
laundering conspiracy
Count 21: Bank fraud 30 years in prison
conspiracy
Count 22: False statement Five years in prison
in loan application
conspiracy
Gary McCarthy, 53, of Count 1: RICO Conspiracy 20 years in prison
Berwyn, Pa.
Count 2: Securities fraud Five years in prison
conspiracy
Count 3: Wire fraud 20 years in prison
conspiracy
Counts 4 through 16: Wire 20 years in prison
fraud
Counts 17 through 19: 20 years in prison
Wire fraud
Count 20: Money 20 years in prison
laundering conspiracy
Donald Manno, 65, of Count 1: RICO conspiracy 20 years in prison
Medford, N.J.
Count 20: Money 20 years in prison
laundering conspiracy
Count 21: Bank fraud 30 years in prison
conspiracy
Count 22: False statement Five years in prison
in loan application
conspiracy
Count 23: Obstruction of 20 years in prison
Justice Conspiracy
Lisa Murray-Scarfo, 32, Count 21: Bank fraud 30 years in prison
Galloway, N.J. conspiracy
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11. Defendant Count/Charges Maximum Potential Penalty
Count 22: False statement Five years in prison
in loan application
conspiracy
Todd Stark, 43, of Ocean Count 24: Firearms Five years in prison
City, N.J. conspiracy
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