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Parties Involved:
Sharon Ringgenberg
Defendant
Craig Scott
Defendant
Kenneth Taylor
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CABN 163973)

United States Attorney

ELISE BECKER (NYBN2540730)

Deputy Chief, Criminal Division

GREGORY D. BERNSTEIN (CABN 299204)

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice 

COLIN C. SAMPSON (CABN 249784) 

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, 11th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-7020

Fax: (415) 436-7009 

Email: colin.sampson@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

KENNETH TAYLOR,

SHARON RINGGENBERG, and 

CRAIG SCOTT,

Defendants.

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CR 17-00191-JST

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO 

EXCLUDE TIME UNDER THE SPEEDY 

TRIAL ACT AS TO ALL DEFENDANTS

The parties hereby STIPULATE and AGREE as follows:

1. On April 14, 2017, a federal grand jury in the Northern District of California returned a 

five-count Indictment alleging that Defendants Kenneth Taylor, Sharon Ringgenberg, and Craig Scott 

conspired to and did commit wire fraud with respect to a business providing fraudulent standby letters of 

credit and proof of funds statements, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1349, and that Kenneth 

Taylor signed and filed false 2009 and 2010 federal income tax returns in which he failed to report 

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income from the fraud scheme, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1).

2. On May 22, 2017, the Court issued a Protective Order regarding the discovery materials 

that the government plans to serve on Defendants. See Doc. No. 17. 

3. On May 25, 2017, the government served initial discovery on all defendants. The 

government estimates that this production contains in excess of 70,000 pages of documents.

4. On May 26, 2017, Kenneth Taylor and Craig Scott, represented by their respective 

counsel, and the government, represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Colin Sampson, appeared for an 

initial status hearing before United States District Judge Jon S. Tigar. The matter was continued to July 

21, 2017, in order for counsel to review recently-produced discovery. 

5. On July 17, 2017, the United States made an additional production of several thousand 

additional pages of documents to defendants. 

6. On July 21, 2017, all defendants appeared at a status conference in this matter. A further 

status conference was scheduled for September 29, 2017, for counsel to continue reviewing discovery 

and for the government to produce electronic discovery materials that have not yet finished processing. 

Accordingly, the United States and Defendants Kenneth Taylor, Sharon Ringgenberg, and Craig 

Scott, hereby STIPULATE AND AGREE that time under the Speedy Trial Act be excluded from July 

21, 2017, to September 29, 2017, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A) and (b)(iv) to allow for 

continuity of counsel and for effective preparation of counsel, taking into account the exercise of due 

diligence.

Respectfully submitted,

BRIAN J. STRETCH

United States Attorney

Dated: August 1, 2017. /s/ Colin Sampson

COLIN SAMPSON

Assistant United States Attorney

GREGORY D. BERNSTEIN

Trial Attorney

Dated: August 1, 2017. /s/ Martha Boersch

MARTHA BOERSCH

Attorney for Defendant Kenneth Taylor

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Dated: August 1, 2017. /s/ John Paul Reichmuth

JOHN PAUL REICHMUTH

Attorney for Defendant Craig Scott

Dated: August 1, 2017. /s/ James Brosnahan

JAMES BROSNAHAN

Attorney for Defendant Sharon Ringgenberg 

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ORDER

Pursuant to the Stipulation of the United States of America and Defendants Kenneth Taylor, 

Sharon Ringgenberg, and Craig Scott, and for good cause shown therein, time under the Speedy Trial 

Act is excluded from July 21, 2017, to September 29, 2017, pursuant 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A) and 

(b)(iv) because the ends of justice outweigh the interests of the public and the Defendants in a speedy 

trial, for continuity of counsel and to allow for effective preparation of counsel, taking into account the

exercise of due diligence, in order for the Defendants to review discovery served upon them by the 

United States and to prepare any pretrial motions, among other matters. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 3, 2017 ______________________________________

THE HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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