UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

FILEDby NF D.cJun 29,2020

ANGELAE.NOBLE

CLERKU.S.IAIST.cT'.

S.D.OFFLA.-MIAM I

20-80054-C R-A LTM A N/B RA N N O N

CASE NO.

18U.S.C.j1349

18U.S.C.j1343

18U.S.C.j1956(h)

18U.S.C.j981(a)(1)(C)

18U.S.C.j982(a)(1)

UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA

VS.

ALEXANDER ROBERT XAVIER,

TIM OTHY CASTRACANE,

a/k/aRGuyCastracane,''

ROBERT M ICHAEL W ANN,and

IV M W JOHN HATTENDOR

Defendants.

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INFORM ATION

TheUnitedStatesAttonleychargesthat:

GENERAT,ALLEGATIONS

Ata1ltim esrelevartttotM sTnformation:

TheDefendants

DefendantALEXANDER ROBERT XAW ER was a residentofthe State of

Florida.

DefendaltrlM orj,llY CASTRACANE,a/lt/atiGuyCastracane,''wasarésident

oftheStateofNew York.

Defendant ROBERT M ICHAEL W ANN was a resident of the State of

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W ashington.

DefendantHENRY JOHN HATTENDORF wasaresidentoftheStateofTexas.

TheD efendants'Entities

Ham pton lnvestm entFund wasa Delaware Statutory Trustforhled on orabout

October3,2013',withabusinessaddresslocatedinPalm Beach County,Florida.Atvarioustim es,

ALEXANDER ROBERT X AVIER wasaGM qanaging Director''ofHampton Investm entFtmd

and TIM OTHY CASTM CANE was a Er irector,''GcExecutive M anaging Director,''and

GcM anagingM ember.''

6. CM H SecureTnzstwasaDelawareStatutoryTrustform edon oraboutJanuary2,

2014, with a business address located in Palm Beach Colmty, Florida.At various tim es,

TIM OTH Y CASTRACANE wasaEr irector''and(lM anagingM ember''ofCM H SectzreTrust.

CM H Secure,LLC wasaNevadadom esticlim ited-liabilitycom panyincorporated

on oraboutM ay 20,2013,with a businessaddress located in Palm Beach County,Florida.

TIM OTHY CASTR ACANE wasaGtklanagingM ember''ofCM H Seclzre,LLC.

8. N ewland HoldingsandInvestm ents,Inc.wasaN evadacom pany incop oratedon

oraboutM ay 31,2012,withabusinessaddresslocatedinOrangeCounty,California.Atvarious

tim es,ROBERT M ICH AEL W ANN was the CGchainnan,''lGpresident,''and Gr irector''of

NewlandHoldingsandInvestm ents,Inc.

EquusTerram Investm entGroup wasa Delaware Statm ory Trustform ed on or

aboutFebruary7,2014,with abusinessaddresslocatedinNew York,N ew York.

10. Fntm istlnvestmentTrustwas a Delaw are Statutory Tnlstformed on or about

January7,2015,with abtlsinessaddresslocatedinNew York,New York.

TheN oble CarpenterFoundation was aDelaware Statutory Trustfolnned on or

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aboutFebruary 7,2014,withabusinessaddresslocatedinPalm Beach County,Florida.

Highland SectlreInvestm entTruytw asaDelaware Statutory Trustform ed on or

aboutM ay4,2015,withabusinessaddresslocatedinN ew York,New York.

Pharos Investm entFund was a D elaware Statutory Trustform ed on or about

February 10,2014,with abusinessaddresslocatedinPalm Beach County,Florida.

TheVictim Entities

CGKWM ''wasaçjointventure''representingamanagementandconstructionfil'm

madeupofthreeconstructioncompanies.

15. 'IJI-IR''wasaNew Jersey generalcontracting com panyformedinoraround 1963.

16. (W M C''wasaNew Yorkgeneralcontractingcom panyform edin orazolmd2004.

ln or around M ay 2015 :

, a W ashington,D.c.-based religiousorganizatlon hired

AM C toconvel'tofficespacelocated inN ew York City,N ew York,intoresidentialhousing.

ConstructionSuretvBonds

18. Contractors and subcontractors worldng on large constnzction projects are

frequentlyrequired to purchasesuretybonds,afolnn ofinsurance,in connection with theirw ork

ontheprojects.Performanceandpaymentbondsaretypesofsuretybonds.

A perform ancebond guaranteesthatthecontractororsubcontractorwillperfonn

thecontractinaccordancewiththetermsandconditionsofthecohtract.

20. A paym entbond guarantees thatthe contractor orsubcontractorwillpay any

subcontractorsandsuppliersthatperform workunderthecontract.

21. Perform anceandpaymentbondsguaranteeperform anceandpaym entbygivingthe

projectownerasecurityinterestinspecifiedassetssuchasrealestateorcash,whichtheproject

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om lercan useifthecontractororsubcontractorfailsto perform thecontractand/orfailstopay

subcontractorsandsuppliers.

22. ln exchange for receiving a perfonuance and paym ent bond,contractors and

subcontractorspayabondfeetotheperson orcompanythatissuedtheperform anceandpaym ent

bonds.

Persons and companies thatissue perform ance and paym entbonds are called

;&suret*les.71

COUNT I

ConspiracytoCom m itM ailandW ireFraud

(18U.S.C.j1349)

1. TheGeneralAllegationssection ofthisInformation isreallegedandincorporated

byreferenceasthoughfully setforthherein.

2. From in orarotmd M arch 2015,through in oraround December2015,in Palm

Beach,M artin,and St.LucieCounties,in the Southern D istrictofFlorida,and elsewhem ,the

defendants,

ALEXANDER R OBERT XAVIER,

TIM OTHY CASTR ACANE,

a/lc/a tGuyCastracane,''

ROBERT M ICHAEL W ANN,and

H ENRY JOH N H ATTENDO RF,

didwilfuly,thatis,withtheintenttofurthertheobjectsoftheconspiracy,andknowingly

com bine,conspire,confederate,and agree with each otherand with otherpersonsknown and

unknowntotheUnitedStatesAttorney,tocomm it1hefollowingoffenses:

toknowingly,andwith intenttodefraud,deviseandintendtodevisçaschem eand

artificetodefraudand to obtainm oney andpropel'tybym eansofmateri/lly falseandfraudulent

pretenses, representations, and prom ises, knowing that the pretenses,representations, ànd

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prom iseswerefalseandf,

raudulentwhenmade,andforthepurposeofexecutingsuch schem eand

artifice,andattemptingtodoso,didknow inglycausetobedeliveredcertainm ailmatterbyFederal

Express(&TedEx''),aprivatealadcommercialinterstatecarrier,accozdingtothedirectionsthereon,

inviolationofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1341,.and

(b) toknowingly,andwithintenttodefraud,deviseandintendtodeviseaschemeand

artificeto defraud andtoobtain money andpropertybym eansofm aterially falseandfraudulent

W etenses, Cepreselltatitms, and promises, knowing that the pretenses, representations, and

prom isesw erefalseandfraudulentwhenm ade,andforthepurposeofexecutingsuch schem eand

artifice,didtransm itandcausetobetransm ittedbym eansofwirecom mtmicationininterstateand

foreign comm. erce,certain writings,signs,signals,pictures,and sounds,inviolation ofTitle 18,

United StatesCode,Section 1343.

PURPOSE OF THE CONSPIM CY

was a pup ose of the conspiracy for the defend.an'ts to unlawfully emich

them selves by obtaining paym ents from constnlction corripanies in exchange for issuing

purportedlyvaluablesuretybondsthatwere,infact,sectzredbyworthlesstlgoldcertificates.''

M ANNER AND M EANS OF THE CONSPIM CY

Them annerandm eansby which thedefendantssoughtto accom plishthepurposeofthe

conspiracyincluded,nmongotherthings,thefollowing:

W orthlessG old Certificate:

In oraroundM arch 2015,TIM OTH Y CASTM CANE contacted alawyerwith

the initials :T .B.'' CA STR ACANE asked T.R. to help CASTM CANE deposit Gtgold

cedificates''intobnnkaccountsinordertoissuesuretybondsforconstrtzctionprojectsinNew

York,New Jersey,andelsewhere.

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TIM OTHY CASTM CANE,ROBERT M ICH AEL W ANN,and HENRY

JOH N HA TTENDORF sentseveralgoldcertificatestoT.B.viaem ailusinginterstatewiresand

FedEx.EachgoldcertificatepuzportedtobeEçinthenmountOf''atleast$1,000,000,000.00($1

BilionDollars).ThegoldcedificateswereissuedbyROBERTMICHAELW ANNàschainnan

ofNewlandHoldingsandlnvestments,Inc.andhadnoactualvalue.

6. T.B.agreedtoactasatrusteeon behalfofHnmpton lnvestm entFtmd andsign a

letterinthatcapacity.In theletter,T.B.statedthathehadsetasidecash,cash equivalents,and/or

otherreadilymarketableassetsinsuppot'tofa$22,980,000.00paymentandperformancebond

issuedtoJHR (BondNumber0315J076H21-01).Inmalcingthisrepresentation,T.B.reliedonthe

gold celificatesand inform ationprovided to him by TIM OTHY CASTM CANE,ROBERT

M ICHAEL W ANN,andHENRY JOH N H ATTEND ORF.

FraudulentSuretvBonds

On oraboutM arch 21,2015,ALEXANDER ROBERT X AW ER,acting asan

individualsuretyandonbehalfofHamptonlnvestmentFtmd,issueda$22,980,000.00payment

andperformancebondtoJHR (BondNumber0315J076H21-01).ThebondnamedJHR asthe

contractorand Kw M astheowner.In stlpportofthebond,XAVIER signed an affidavitof

individualsurety,inwhichXAVIER declaredunderoaththattherewere$22,980,000.00incash

and/or cash.equivalentsin T.B.'S attorney-trustaccount.Asproof,XAVIER attached T.B.'S

trusteeletter.Thebonddocum entsweresenttoNew York from FloridaviaFederalExpress.

In exchangeforthefraudulentpam entandperfolnnancebonds,KW M and JHR

paidover$919,000.00tothedefendants.KW M andJHRpaidthebondingfeesininstallments.

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On oraboutApril1,2015,T.B.toldTIM OTH Y CASTR ACANE thatT.B.was

unabletoauthenticatethegold certificates.T.B.furtherstatedthatthegoldcertificatescouldnot

bedesignatedascash,cash equivalents,orreadilym arketableassets.

10. On or about Jtme 4, 2015, S.C., business associate of TIM OTHY

CASTM CANE andALEXANDER ROBERT XAVIER,sentan e-m ailusing interstatewires

toT.B.Attachedtothee-mailweredocum entsrelatedtopaym entandperfonnancebondsinthe

amotmtof$6,464,343.00.ThebondsnamedAM C asthecontractorandaW ashington,D.c.-based

religiousorganizationastheowner.Includedam ongthesedocum entswasatrusteeletterforT.B.'S

signature.

On oraboutJtme4,2015,T.B.toldTIM OTHY CASTR ACANE thatT.B.would

notsignthetnzsteeletterattachedtothebondsnam ingAM C asthedontractor.T.B.furtheradvised

CASTR ACANE thatT.B.intendedtoresignastrustee.

On oraboutJlm e5,2015,ALEXANDER R OBERT XAVIER sentaletterto a

representativeofAM C,inwlichX AVIER falselystatedthathehadIçmovedthenecessaryftznds''

andwasCipreparingthefinalPayment& PerfonuanceBondsin thenmountof$6,464,343.00.''

XAVIER prom ised to complete thepaym entand perform ance bondsby thebeginning ofthe

followingweek.

On oraboutJune 8,2015,ALEXANDER ROBERT V VIER,acting asan

individualsuretyandonbehalfofHamptonlnvestmentFund,issueda$6,464,343.00paymehtand

performaneebondtoAMC(BondNumber0515A012M25-01).Insupportofthebonds,XAVIER

signedanaffidavitofindividualstlretydeclaringunderoaththattherewere$6,464,343.00incash

and/orcash equivalentsin T.B.'Sattorney-tnzstaccount.No trustee letterwasattachedbecailse

T.B.refused to sign it.lnstead,X AV IER attached a Elet'ter of credit''claim ing H ampton

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lnvestmentFuùdhadreceivedcash,'cashequivalentsand/orreadilym arketableassetswithavalue

of$6,464,343.00.Accordingtotheletlerofcredit,theseassetswouldbeheldinT.B.'Sattolmeytrustaccount.

14. In exchangeforthefraudulentpaym entandperform ancebonds,AM C paid over

$323,000.00toaNew Yorklawyer,whosubsequentlydisbursedthemoneytothedefendantsand

theirentities.AM C paidthebondingfeesininstallments.

On oraboutJune9,2015,T.B.sentalettertoTIM OTHY CASTRACANE,via

e-m ailusinginterstatewires,inwlzichT.B.againstatedhewouldnotsignthetrusteeletterrelated

totheAMCproject.T.B.furtherstatedthegoldcertificatesinhispossessionwereworthless.T.B.

threatened to resign as trustee and withdraw the JHR tnzstee letter unless T.B.received

$22,980,000.00in(Gcash,cash equivalentsand/orreadilymarketableassets''tocoverthebonds

issuedtoJHR.

OnoraboutJuly28,2015,T.B.sentalettertoTIM OTJIY CASTRACANE,in

which T.B.formally resigned astnlstee forHam pton hw estmentFtmd and CM H SectlreTrust.

T.B.furtheraskedCASTR ACANE whereT.B.shouldsendtheworthlessgoldcertificates.

Following T.B.'Sformalresignation,the defendantscontinued to m islead KW M

andJHR andcollectpaymentsinexchangeforthefraudulentstlretybonds,includingtwo(2)

$70,000.00paymentsfrom JI-IR on October5,2015,and October30,2015,respectively.The

majorityofthatmoneywasquicklytransferredtoaW elsFargoBnnkaccotmtopenedinthename

ofCM FISecureTnlst.

Concealm entand Om ission ofM aterialFactsand M ateriallvFalseStatem ents

18. In order to trick KW M , JHR, and AM C into paying for surety bonds,

ALEXANDEROBERTXAVIER,TIMOTHYCASTRACNE,ROBERTMICHAEL 

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W AM ,and H ENRY JOH N HATTEND ORF made,and caused othersto make,ntlmerous

materially falseandfraudulentstatem entsand concealedandom it4ed to state,and caused others

toconcealandom ittostate,materialfacts,relatedto,am ongotherthings:

(a) thevalueandauthenticity ofthegold certificatesprovidedtoT.B.by

CASTM CANE,W ANN,andH ATTEND ORF;

(b) thenatureandvalueoftheGcassets''purportedlyheldbyT.B.;

(c) T.B.'Srefusaltosignatrusteeleter;

(d) T.B.'Sresignationastrustee',

thenatureandvalueoftheG&assets''pledgedin supportofthestlrety bonds

issuedbyXAVIER ;and

(f) W ANN'Scriminalhistoryandpriorforgeryoffenses.

Overthecourseofthescheme,ALEXANDER ROBERT XAW ER,TIM OTHY

CA STM CANE,ROBERT M ICHAEL W ANN,andHENRY JOI'lN H ATTENDORF falsely

andfraudulentlycausedKW M,JZR,andAMC topayapproximately$1,242,000.00inbonding

feestothedefendantsandtheirentities.

A11inviolationofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section1349.

COUNTS 2-6

W ireFraud

(18U.S.C.j1343)

TheGeneralAllegatio'nssection ofthislnformation isrealleged and incorporated

byreferenceasthoughfully setforthherein.

2. From in oraround M arch 2015,tilrough in oraround December2015,in Palm

Beach,M artin,and St.Lucie Cotmties,in the Southez.n DistrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,the

defendants,

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ALEXANDER ROBERT XAVIER,

TIM OTH Y CASTRACANE,

a/k/aitGuy Castracaner''

R OBERT M ICH AEL W ANN,and

HENRY JOH N HATTENDORF,

did knowingly and with intentto degaud,devise and intend to devise aschem eand artificeto

defraudalldtoobtainm oney andpropertybym eansofmaterially falseandfraudulentpretenses,

representations,and promises,knowing thatthe pretenses,representations,and promiseswere

falseandfraudulentwhenm ade.

THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHEM E AND ARTIFICE

Itwasapurposeoftheschem eand artificeforthedefendantstounlawfullyenrich

them selves by obtaining pam ents from construction com panies in exchange for issuing

pup ortedlyvaluablesuretybondsthatw ere,infact,securedbyworthless(çgoldcertificates.''

TH E SCH EM E AND ARTIFICE

4. TheM armerandM eanssection ofCotmt1isrealleged andincorporatedherein as

adescdption oftheschem eandartitice.

USE OF THE W IRES

5. On oraboutthe datesspecified asto each countbelow,'the defendants,forthe

pup ose ofexecuting and in furtheranceofthe aforesaid schem e and artificeto defraud and to

obtainm oneyandpropertybym eansofm ateriallyfalseandfraudulentpretenses,representations

and prom isel,did knowingly transmit and cause to be transmitted in interstate and'foreign

comm erce,bym eansofwirecomm unication,certainwritings,signs,signals,picmres,andsounds,

asm oreparticularlydescribedin each countbelow :

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COUNT APPROX.DATE DESCRIPTION OF

2 July22,2015 E-mail from AI,EU NDER ROBERT XAW ER,

located in South Florida,to B.H .,a representative of

KW M ,located inN ew Jersey,and others,stating:Ctwe

havereachedouttotheTrusteeofHamptonInvestm ent

Fund''

3 July26,2015 E-mail from ALEXANDER ROBERT X AVIER,

located in South Florida,to B.H.,a representative of

KW M ,locatedinNew Jersey,fonvazdingane-m ailfrom

TIM OTHY CASTRACANE, stating: SGperhaps

(KW M)doesnotunderstand,butweareattheheightof

vacationseason,sincethebanksshutdown from theend

ofJunetotheend ofAugust.lntalnltheTnzst'sattorney

andtrusteearenoteasilyavailableasusual''

4 August3,2015 E-m ail f'rom ALEXANDER ROBERT XAVIER,

locatéd in South Florida,to B.H.,a representatiye of

KW M ,locatedinN ew York,stating:G(Ihaveforwarded

yourletter and com m ents,in regardsto the Goethals

BridgeBond,tothetlmstarldtheyinturnhavepassedit

ontotheircounsel''

5 October7,2015 W iretransfer in the approximate amotmtof$53,958

from a law finn'strustaccountatJ.P.M organ Chase

Bank(endingin8465),locatedinNew York,toCMH

SecureTrust'sW elsFargoBank aécount(endingin

1384),locatedinSouthFlorida

6 November4,2015 W iretransferin the approximate nmountof$53,341

âom a 1aw firm 'stnzstaccountatJ.P.M organ Chase

Bank(endingin8465),locatedinNew York,toCMH

SeclzreTrust'sWelsFargoBarlk accotmt(endingin

1384),locatedinSouthFlorida .

A11inviolationofTitle18,United StatesCode,Sections1343and2.

COUNT 7

Conspiracy toCom m itM oney Laundering

(18U.S.C.j1956(h))

TheGeneralAllegationssection ofthisInformation isreallegedandincorporated

byreferenceasthoughfully setforthherein.

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From in oraround M arch 2015,through in orarotm d December2015,in Palm

Beach,M artin,and St.Lucie Counties,in the Southern DistrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,the

defendants,

ALEXANDER ROBERT XAVIER,

TIM OTH Y CASTR ACANE,

a/k/adGuy Castracane,''

RUBERT M ICHAELW ANN,and

H ENRY JOHN HATTENDORF,

didwilfuly,thatis,withtheintenttof'urthertheobjectsoftheconspiracy,andknowingly

combine,conspire,confederate,and agreewith each otherand with otherpersonsltnown and

unknown totheUnited StatesAttonleytocom mitcertain offensesagainsttheUnited States,that

1S'

(a) to conductfinancialtransactionsinvolvingtheproceedsofspecifiedulilawful

activi'ty,knowingthatthepropel'ty involvedinthefinancialtransactionsrepresentedtheproceeds

ofsom eform ofunlawfulactivity,andlcnow ingthatthetransactionsweredesigned inwholeand

inparttoconcealanddisguisethenature,thelocation,thesource,theownership,andthecontrol

oftheproceedsofspecifiedunlawfulactivity,inviolationofTitle18,Ulited StatesCode,Section

1956(a)(1)(B)(i);and

(b) to engage in monetary transactionsby,through,and to financialinstitutions,

affectinginterstateandforeigncom m erce,suchtransactionsinvolvingcriminallyderivedproperty

ofavaluegreaterthan$10,000andsuchpropertyhavingbeenderivedfrom specifieduzllawful

activity,inviolationofTitle18,United StatesCode,Section 1957.

Itisfurtherallegedthatthespecifiedunlawfulactivityiswirefraud,inviolationofTitle

18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1343.

InviolationofTitlel8,UnitedStatesCode,Sedion1956(h).

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FORFEITURE

(18U.S.C.jj981(a)(1)(C),982(a)(1))

TheallegationsofthisIrlformation arere-alleged and incorporatedherein forthe

purposeofallegingforfeittu'etotheUnited StatesofAm ericaofpropertyinwhichthedefendants,

ALEXANDER ROBERT XAVIER,TIM OTH Y CASTM CANE,a/k/attGuy Castracaner''

ROBERT M ICHAEL W ANN,andHENRY JOH N H ATTENDORF,havean interest.

Upon conviction ofaviolation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 1343,or

conspiracytocomm itsuchoffense,asallegedinthislnformation,thedefendantseachshallforfeit

totheUnitedStatesofAm ericaanyproperty,realorpersonal,whichconstitm esorisderivedfrom

proceedstraceabletotheoffense,pursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section981(a)(1)(C).

Upon conviction ofaviolation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 1956,as

alegedinthisInformation,thedefendantsshaleach?orfeittotheUnitedStatesofAmericaany

property,realorpersonal,involved in such offense,andanypropertytraceabletosuchproperty,

ptlrsuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(1).

A1plzrsuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Sections981(a)(1)(C)and982(a)(1),andthe

procedlzressetfo'l'th atTitle21, United StatesCode,Section 853,asincop orated by Title 18,

UnitedStatesCode,Section982(b)(1)andTitle28,UnitedStatesCode,Section2461(c).

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ARJANA FAJARD O ORSHAN

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

CHRIS OPHER B.BROW NE

ASSISTANT UNITED STATESATTORNEY

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UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFLORIDA

UNITED STATESOF AM ERICA

V.

AlexanderRobertXavier,etal.

Defendants. /

CourtDivijiol!:(selectOne)

M laml KeyW est

FTL. z 'WPB FTP

CASE NO.

CERTIFICATE OF TRIAL ATTORNEY.

SupersedingCaselnform ation:

New defendantts) Yes

Numberofnew defendants

Totalnumberofcounts

1havecarefully consideredtheallegationsoftheindictment,thenumberofdefendants,thenumberof

probablewitnessesandthelegalcomplexitiesofthelndictment/lnform ation atlachedhereto.

lam awarethatthe inform ation supplied ontlzisstatem entwillbe reliedupon by theJudgesofthis

Coul'tin setlingtheircalendarsand scheduling crim inaltrialsunderthemandate oftheSpeedy T. rial

Act,Title28U .S.C.Section3161.

3. lnterpreter: (YesorNo) No

Listlanguageand/ordialect

Thiscasewilltake 14 daysforthepartiestotly.

5. Pleasecheckappropriatecategoryandtypeofoffenselistedbelow:

(Checkonlyone)' (Checkonlyone)

I 0to5days Pety

11 6to10days M inor

II1 11to20days ?' M isdem.

IV 21to60days Felony z

V 61daysandover

6. HasthiscasepreviouslybeenfiledinthisDistrictCoul't? (YesorNo) N0

lfyes:Judge CaseNo.

(Attachcopyofdispositiveorder)

Hasacom plaintbeenfiledinthism atter? NO

Ifyes:M agistrateCaseNo.

Relatedmiscellaneousnumbers:

Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof

Defendantts)instatecustodyasof

Rule20from theDistrictof

Isthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo) No

Doesthiscaseoriginatefrom am atterpendingintheCentralRegionoftheU.S.Atlorney'sOftice

priortoAugust9,2013(Mag.JudgeAlicia0.Valle)? Yes No /

Doesthiscaseoriginatefrom am atterpending intheNorthernRegionU .S.Attorney'sOffice

priortoAugust8,2014(Mag.JudgeShaniekM aynard)? Yes No ?'

8.

*penaltySheetts)attached

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CHRIS HER B.BROW NE

A SSISTANT UNITED STATESATTORNEY

FL BarNo.91337

REV 8/13/2018

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENALTY SHEET

Defendant'sNam e:ALEM N DER ROBERT XAVIER

CaseNo:

Count#:1

ConspiracytoComm itM ailandW ireFraud

Title18.Ulzited StatesCode.Section 1349

*M ax.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment

Counts#:2-6

W ireFraud .

Title18eUnitedStatesCodesSection 1343

*M ax.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment,astoeachéount

Count#:7

ConspiracytoComm itM oneyLaundering

Title18.UnitedStatesCode,Section1956(h)

*M ax.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment

frlkefersonlytopossibleterm ofincarceration,doesnotincludepossiblefines,restitution,

specialassessm ents,paroleterm s,orforfeituresthatm aybeapplicable.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENALTY SHEET

Defendant'sNam e:TIM OTHY CASTM CAN E

CaseNo:

Count#:1

ConspiracytoComm itM ailandW ireFraud

Title18sUnited StatesCodesSection 1349

*Max.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment

Counts#:2-6

W ireFraud

Title18sUnitedStatesCode,Section 1343

*M ax.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment,astoeachcount

Colmt#:7

ConsniracvtoCom mitM oneyLatm derin:

Title18sUnitedStatesCodesSection19564111

*M ax.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment

*Refersonlytopossibleterm ofincarceration,doesnotincludepossiblefines,restitution,

specialassessm ents,paroleterm s,orforfeituresthatm afy beapplicable.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENALTY SHEET

Defendant'sNam e:HENRY JOHN HATTENDORF

CaseNo:

Count#:1

Conspiracvto CommitM ailandW ireFraud

*M ax.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment

Cotmts#:2-6

W ireFraud

Title18.UnitedStatesCode.Section 1343

*Max.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment,astoeachcount

Count#:7

ConspiracvtoComm itM oney Latm derin:

Title18,UnitedStatesCode.Section 1956(h)

*Max.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment

*Refersonly topossibleterm ofincarceration,doesnotincludepossiblefines,restitution,'

specialassessm ents,paroleterm s,orforfeituresthatm ay beapplicable.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENALTY SHEET

Defendant'sNam e:ROBERT M ICHAEL W ANN

CaseN o: .

Count#:1

ConspiracvtoComm itM ailandW ireFraud

Title18,UnitedStatesCode.Section 1349

*M ax.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment

Counts#:2-6

W ireFraud *

Title18sUn'itedStatesCode, Section 1343

SrMax.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment,astoeachcount

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Count#:7

ConspiracvtoComm itM onevLaunderina

Title18.UrtitedStatesCode.Section1956(h) -

*M ax.Penalty: Twenty(20)years'imprisonment

SrRefersonly topossibleterm ofincarceration,doesnotincludepossiblefines,restitution,

specialassessm ents,paroleterm s,orforfeituresthatm ay beapplicable.

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AO455(Rev.01/09)WaiverofanIndictment

UNITED STATESD ISTRICT COURT

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SouthernDistrictofFlorida

United StatesofAm erica

V.

AlexanderRobertXavier,etaI.

CaseNo.

W AIVER OF AN INDICTM ENT

lunderstandthatlhavebeenaccused ofoneorm oreoffensesptmishablebyimprisomnentformorethanone

year.1wasadvisedinopencoul'tofmyrightsandthenatureoftheproposedchargesagainstm e.

Afterreceivingthisadvice,lwaivemyrighttoprosecutionby indictmentandconsenttoprosecutionby

information.

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