IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA :

v. : CRIMINAL NO. 04-370-1

RONALD A. WHITE :

O R D E R

AND NOW, this day of , 2004, upon consideration of the

government’s motion to dismiss indictment/superseding indictment as to defendant

Ronald A. White only based on his death on November 4, 2004, it is 

ORDERED

that indictment and superseding indictment no. 04-370-1 are dismissed as to defendant

Ronald A. White only.

BY THE COURT:

HONORABLE MICHAEL M. BAYLSON

Judge, United States District Court

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA :

v. : CRIMINAL NO. 04-370-1

RONALD A. WHITE :

MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT/SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT

AS TO DEFENDANT RONALD A. WHITE ONLY BASED ON HIS DEATH

The United States of America respectfully moves the Court to dismiss the

above-captioned indictment and superseding indictment as to defendant Ronald A. White

only, and in support of this motion states as follows:

1. The Grand Jury for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned an 

indictment against the defendant on June 29, 2004 and a superseding indictment on

November 2, 2004, charging him with, among other crimes, participating in a conspiracy

to commit honest services fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1341, 1343, and 1346.

2. Defendant Ronald A. White died on November 4, 2004. 

WHEREFORE, the government respectfully requests that this Court dismiss

the indictment and superseding indictment in the above case as to defendant Ronald A.

White only.

Respectfully submitted,

 

PATRICK L. MEEHAN

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the Government’s Motion to

Dismiss Indictment/Superseding Indictment As to Defendant Ronald A. White Only

Based on His Death has been served by first class mail, postage prepaid, upon: 

1. Edwin J. Jacobs Jr., Esquire

Jacobs and Barbone, P.A.

1125 Pacific Avenue

Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Christopher D. Warren, Esquire

1604 Locust Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Counsel for Ronald A. White

2. William R. Spade, Jr. 

1525 Locust Street, 14th Floor 

Philadelphia, PA 19102 

Counsel for Corey Kemp

3. Kevin H. Marino, Esquire

One Newark Center, Suite 1600

Newark, NJ 07102-5211

Counsel for Glenn K. Holck

4. Lawrence S. Lustberg, Esquire

Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, PC

1 Riverfront Plaza

Newark, NJ 07102

Counsel for Steven M. Umbrell

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5. Anthony T. Chambers, Esquire

3650 Penobscot Building

Detroit, MI 48226 

Scott Godshall, Esquire

113 North Olive Street

Media, PA 19063

Counsel for defendant La-Van Hawkins

6. Nino V. Tinari, Esquire

123 South Broad Street, Suite 1970

Philadelphia, PA 19109

Counsel for Janice Renee Knight

7. Catherine M. Recker, Esquire

Welsh & Recker

Suite 2903

2000 Market Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Counsel for Charles LeCroy

8. Thomas H. Suddath Jr., Esquire

Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP

123 South Broad Street

Avenue of the Arts - 28th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19109

Counsel for Anthony C. Snell

9. William A. DeStefano, Esquire

Saul Ewing LLP

1500 Market Street., 38th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19102-2186 

Counsel for Denis Carlson

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10. Joel Slomsky, Esquire

1500 JFK Boulevard

Two Penn Center, Suite 1204

Philadelphia, PA 19102

Counsel for Francis D. McCracken

________________________________

MICHAEL A. SCHWARTZ

Assistant United States Attorney

DATED: November 18, 2004

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