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GREGORY THOMPSON )STEPHEN LEAVINS, )GER RD SMITH, )MICKEY M NZO )J MES SEXTON )SCOTT CRAIG, and )M RICELL LONG )D e f e n d a n t s. )

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20 Th e Grand J u r y char ges :21 INTRODUCTORY ALLEGATIONS22 At a l l t i m e s r e le va nt to t h i s I n d i c t m e n t :23 1 . Th e Lo s Angeles County S h e r i f f s Department LASD )24 wa s a l o c a l la w enforcement agency w i t h i n th e C e n t r a l D i s t r i c t25 o f C a l i f o r n i a . Among o th e r th in g s th e L SD wa s r es po ns ib le f or26 managing th e Los A n g e l e s County J a i l s i n c l u d i n g th e Lo s A n g el es27 C ou nt y M e n s C e n t r a l J a i l MCJ ) and th e Lo s Angeles County


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1 Twin Towers Correct ional Faci l i ty TTCF ), both of which were2 loca ted in the City of Los Angeles.3 2. The L S operated computer databases tha t among other4 th ings t racked the loca t ion of i nma te s hou sed in the Los5 Angeles County J a i l s arid sh are d th e loca t ion of those inmates6 with law enforcement agencies , inc luding fede ra l law enforcement7 agencies the LASD computer databases ) 8 3. Federal grand ju r i es i n ve s ti g at ed a l leg a ti o n s of9 vio la t ions of federal cr iminal law in sec r e t proceedings .

10 Federal grand jur ies i ssued grand jury subpoenas to o bta in11 documen ts and tes t imony from witnesses.12 4. The Federal Bureau of Inves t iga t ion FBI ) was a13 f edera l law enforcement agency t h a t inves t iga ted al legat ions of14 vio la t ions of f edera l cr iminal laws, inc luding those al leged ly15 committed by employees of loca l law enforcement agencies such as16 the LASD Some of these inves t iga t ions included al legat ions of:17 a) c i v i l r igh t s abuses, such as deput ies u sin g e xc ess iv e fo rc e18 on inmates in j a i l s ; and b) p ub lic c or ru p ti on o ff en se s such as19 deput i e s smuggling contraband in to j a i l s in exchange fo r br ibes .20 The FBI often conducted inves t iga t ions in a covert manner so21 t h a t th e subjects of the inves t iga t ions would be unaware of the22 ex i s t ence manner, and ex ten t of the invest igat ions.23 Addi t ional ly the FBI of ten acted as an arm of fede ra l grand24 jur ies by, among other t h ings serving grand ju ry subpoenas,25 obta in ing evidence to be presented to the grand j u ry and26 in terviewing witnesses to a lle ge d crimes being inves t iga ted by27 the grand j u ry .

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1 5. Federal grand j u r i e s ob tain ed th e testim ony o f inmates2 held in lo ca l j a i l s through wri t s of Habeas Corpu s, whi ch were3 fe de ra l c ou rt orders s igned by federal d i s t r i c t cour t judges.4 6. The United Sta tes Marshals Service USMS ) was a5 federal law enforcement agency tha t among other dut i e s he lped6 federal grand j u r i e s obtain the testimony of inmates located a t7 l o ca l j a i l s The USMS served Writs of Habeas Corpus on en t i t i e s8 operat ing loca l j a i l s i nc lu d ing t he L SD and ar ranged fo r the9 t ranspor ta t ion of inmates scheduled to t e s t i f y before fede ra l

10 grand j u r i e s11 7. Defendant GREGORY THOMPSON THOMPSON ) was an L SD12 l i eu tenan t who oversaw i t s Operation Safe J a i l s Program an d i t s13 Ja i l Inves t iga t ions Unit, which was ta sk ed w ith conducting14 invest igat ions w ith in th e Los Angeles County Ja i l s15 8. Defendants GER RD SMITH ( SMITH ), MICKEY M NZO16 MANZO ), and J MES SEXTON SEXTON ) were L SD deput ies17 assigned to th e Operation Safe J a i l s Program.18 9. Defendant STEPHEN LEAVINS LEAVINS ) was an L SD19 l i eu tenan t within i t s In te rna l Criminal Invest igat ions Bureau,20 which was tasked with i n v es t ig a t in g a l le g a ti o n s of loca l crimes2i commi tte d by the LASD s personnel .22 10. Defendants SCOTT CR IG CRAIG ) and M RICELL LONG23 LONG ) were L SD s er ge a nt s w i th in the In te rna l Criminal24 Inves t iga t ions Bureau.25 11. Inmate B was an inmate in the custody of the L SD a t26 the MCJ who was a cooperat ing witness in the inves t iga t ion of27 a ll eg ed f ed e ra l c i v i l r igh t s an d publ ic corrupt ion violat ions28 commit ted and being committed by employees of the L SD working

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1 a t the Los Angeles County J a i l s . The inves t iga t ion concerned2 the al leged use of excess ive force by L SD deput ies aga ins t3 inmates within the MCJ and TTCF and the al leged smuggling of4 contraband by L SD deput ies in to the MCJ and TTCF in exchange5 fo r b rib es (the Federal I nv es ti ga tio n . S p ec if ic al ly , Inmate6 B was ass i s t i ng in a c ov er t p ub li c c or ru p ti on inves t iga t ion of7 L SD Deputy Gi lbe r t Michel ( Deputy Michel )r who worked a t the8 MCJ Addi t ional ly , Inmate B was prov iding in fo rmat ion about9 a ll eg e d f ed e ra l c iv i l r igh t s offenses being committed by

10 employees of the L SD working a t the MCJ who were al leged ly11 abu si ng i nma te s.12 12. Specia l Agent LM and Special Agent DL were Specia l13 Agents w ith the FBI. Specia l Agent LM and Specia l Agent DL were14 among the FBI agents par t i c ipa t ing in the Federal Invest igat ion.15 13. As pa r t of the Federal Inves t iga t ion , the FBI16 conducted an undercover operat ion to determine whether Deputy17 Miche l wou ld accept a br ibe to provide Inmate B with a ce l lu l a r18 phone. In o r about l a t e July 2011, Deputy Michel accepted a19 br ibe and provided Inmate B with a ce l lu l a r phone. On o r about20 August 8, 2011, the L SD discovered tha t Inmate B had in Inmate21 AB s possession the ce l lu l a r phone t h a t Deputy M ic he l had22 smuggled in to the MCJ in re tu rn fo r a br ibe.23 14. By no l a t e r than in or about August 2011, defendants24 THOMPSON LEAVINS SMITH M NZO SEXTON CRAIG and LONG were25 aware t h a t the FBI and a f edera l grand jury were conducting an26 inves t iga t ion of the LASD s employees within the Los Angeles27 County J a i l s and tha t Inmate B was an informant ass i s t ing in28 the Federal Inves t iga t ion .

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1 5 . On o r a b o u t August 25 2011 a federal j u d g e or der ed2 I n m a t e AB s appearance a s a w i t n e s s b e f o r e a f edera l g r a n d j u r y3 as pa r t o f th e F e d e r a l nves t iga t ion Th e DSMS s e r v e d th i s4 order on th e L SD on or a b 9 u t August 25 2011.5 1 6 . By no l a t e r t ha n on o r about September 8 20116 d e f e n d a n t s LEAVINS CRAIG and LONG were aware t ha t FB I S p e c i a l7 A g e n t s could nei ther be ar res ted n o r p r o s e c u t e d f or v io la ti on s8 of s ta te o r loca l laws fo r ac t s engaged in w h i l e c a r r y i n g o u t9 t h e i r dut ies a s f edera l a g e n t s .

10 1 7 . By no l a t e r t ha n on or about ~ p t e m e r 26 201111 d e f e n d a n t s LEAVINS CRAIG and LONG were aware t ha t there wa s no12 p r o b a b l e cause to believe tha t S p e c i a l Agent LM h ad a c t e d13 outs ide o f h e r au thor i ty a s an FBI S p e c i a l Agent b y i nt roduc i ng14 a ce l l u l a r phone t o Inmate t h r o u g h Deputy Michel in an15 u n d e r c o v e r operat ion des igned to d e te r mi n e w h et h er D ep ut y M ic he l16 would smuggle contr aband in to th e MCJ in re tu rn fo r a br ibe17 1 8 . These n t roduc tory A l l e g a t i o n s a re h e r e b y i nc orpora t e d18 in to e ac h co un t o f t h i s I ndictm ent as though se t fo r th fu l ly19 there in202122232425262728


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COUNT ONE[18 U.S.C. 371]

A. OBJECT OF THE CONSPIRACYBeginning no l a t e r than on o r about Augu st 18 2011 and

cont inuing th rough on o r a bout O ct ob er 3 2011 in LoS AngelesCounty within t he C en tra l D i s t r i c t of Cal i forn ia defendantsGREGORY THOMPSON STEPHEN LEAVINS GER RD SMITH MICKEY M NZOJ MES SEXTON SCOTT CRAIG and M RICELL LONG t oge the r withothe rs known and unknown to the Grand Jury knowingly conspiredto c o r ru p t ly i n fl ue n ce o b s tr u c t and impede and endeavor toinf luence obs t ruc t and impede the due admini s t ra t ion ofj u st ic e i n v io l at io n of Ti t l e 18 United Sta tes Code Sect ion1503 aB. ME NS BY WHICH THE OBJECT OF THE CONSPIRACY W S TO BE

ACCOMPLISHEDThe o b j e c t of the conspiracy was to be accomplished in

s ub st an ce a s fol lows:1. Defendants THOMPSON LEAVINS SMITH M NZO and SEXTON

would a t tempt to prevent the FBI from in te rv iewing o r contac t ingInmate B knowing t h a t Inmate B was being ut i l i z ed by the FBIto i nv e st ig a te i l l e g a l acts a l l eged ly being committed by L SDpersonnel a t the MCJ

2. Defendants THOMPSON LEAVINS SMITH M NZO and SEXTONwould move Inmate B from the MCJ to o th e r lo ca tio n s to hide himfrom the FBI the USMS and the fede ra l grand j u ry

3. Defendants THOMPSON LEAVINS SMITH M NZO and SEXTONwou ld impede any at tempt by the FBI and the USMS to f ind Inmate B through r e c or d s e a rc he s i nc lud i ng by:

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a . Obta in ing Inmate AB s phys ica l f i l e cal led a r ecords j acke t from the LASD s records cen ter so the recordscen te r would have no phys ica l record showing tha t Inmate wasin the LASD s custody.

b. Making fa lse e ntr ie s in to the L SD computerdatabases to make appear as t ho ugh Inmat e had beenre l eased from the LASD s custody when, in fac t Inmate remained hidden in the LASD s custody.

c. Re-book ing Inmate in the L SD computerdatabases under f a l se names, with f i c t i t i ou s bookinginformation, and without f inge rpr in t ing Inmate AB so t h a tInmate AB s t rue name would no t be connected to t h i s f i c t i t i ousbooking information.

4. Defendants LEAVINS SMITH CRAIG and LONG wouldconduct in te rv iews of Inmate and var ious employees of theL SD to at tempt to determine the manner and ex ten t of theFedera l Inves t iga t ion .

5. Defendants LEAVINS CRAIG and LONG would a t tempt toconvince poten t i a l witnesses an d informants not to cooperatewi th the Federa l Inves t iga t ion inc lud ing by:

a. Informing and suggest ing t o i nd iv id u al sinc lud ing Deputy Michel t h a t the FBI was and would b e ly ing tothem manipula t ing them blackmai l ing them and threateningthem; and

b. Suggest ing to Inmate t h a t th e FBI hadabandoned him by informing Inmate t h a t the FBI had no t comeback fo r him.

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1 6. D e f e n d a n t s LEAVINS, CRAIG, and LONG would a t t e m p t t o2 compel t h e FB I to disclose th e manner and ex ten t o f t he F ed era l3 Inves t iga t ion i n c l u d i n g by a t t e m p t i n g to obta in a c ou rt o rd er4 from a Cal i fo rn ia S u p e r i o r Court in t h e County o f Lo s Angeles5 s e e k i n g to compel th e FBI to pr ovide t h e L SD w ith, among other6 th ings:7 a) Inves t iga t ive re c ords, r epor t s an d n o t e s o f a l l8 invest igat ions i nvol vi ng th e Lo s Angeles County Ja i l system9 s ince August 5, 2009; and

10 b Th e t rue iden t i ty o f an y a g e n t s and th e current11 a ssi g n m e n t o f t h o s e i n v o l v e d in any invest igat ion i nv ol vi ng t he12 Lo s A n g e l e s County Ja i l system s i n c e August 5, 2009.13 7. Afte r t h e California S u p e r i o r Co u r t in th e County o f14 Lo s A n g e l e s d e n i e d t h i s p r op o se d c o ur t o r d er , def endants CR IG15 an d LONG would a t t e m p t to int imidate S p e c i a l Agent LM and to16 c o e r c e S p e c i a l Agent LM in to p r o v i d i n g de ta i l s c o n c e r n i n g th e17 F e d e r a l Inves t iga t ion by c onfront i ng h e r out s ide o f h e r home and18 fa l se ly inf or m ing h e r tha t d e f e n d a n t CR IG wa s in th e p ro c e s s o f19 sw e a r i n g o u t a declara t ion fo r a w a r r a n t fo r h e r a r r e s t20 8. Defendant LONG would fa l se ly inform S p e c i a l Agent LM s21 superv i sor tha t there wa s g o i n g to be a w a r r a n t i s s u e d fo r22 S p e c i a l Agent LM s a r r e s t23 C. OVERT CTS24 I n f ur th er an ce o f th e c o n s p i r a c y an d to accomplish th e25 objec t o f th e c on sp ir ac y, . d efe nd an ts THOMPSON LEAVINS, SMITH,26 M NZO SEXTON CRAIG, and LONG an d other s known and unknown to27 th e Grand J u r y , committed v a r i o u s over t ac t s w i t h i n th e C e n t r a l

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1 Dis t r i c t of Cal i fo rn ia inc luding but not l imited to the2 fol lowing: 3 1. On o r about August 18, 2011/ defendant THOMPSON4 ins t ruc ted an employee of the LASD to prohibi t outside law5 enforcement from meeting with Inmate AB6 2. On o r about August 23 / 2011, a f t e r learning tha t the7 FBI had interviewed Inmate AB a t the MCJ and tha t the LASD had8 te rminated the interview defendant LEAVINS informed Inmate AB9 t ha t he would be moved to a di f fe rent locat ion.

10 3. On or about August 23 , 2011/ defendant THOMPSON asked11 a deputy assigned to the MCJ s medical ward whether there was an12 open ce l l toward the back of the medical ward.13 4. On o r about August 23 , 2011, defendants SMITH and14 MANZO moved Inmate AB to a ce l l in the MCJ/s medical ward.15 5. On o r about August 23 , 2011, defendants SMITH and16 MANZO stood guard outs ide of Inmate AB/s ce l l in the medical17wa;r-d.18 6. On o r about August 24, 2011, defendants THOMPSON19 SMITH an d MANZO held a meeting with LASD deput ies who were to20 be assigned to s tand guard outs ide of Inmate AB s c e l l a t a l l21 t imes.22 7. On or about August 24, 2011, defendant THOMPSON23 di rec ted LASD Deputy A to obtain Inmate AB s records jacket24 8. On o r about August 25/ 2011, defendant THOMPSON sent25 an email to LASD employees s ta tin g th at the FBI would need26 approval be fo r e i n te rvi ewing an y inmate in LASD custody.27 9. On o r about August 25/ 2011/ defendant THOMPSON caused28 LASD employees to use i n tim id a ti o n t o convince the LASD s

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1 r ecords cent .er employees to c rea te f a l se en t r i e s in the L SD2 computer databases to show t h a t Inmate B had been re leased from3 the custody o f the L SD when in factI Inmate B remained in the4 LASD s custody.5 10. On o r about August 25 2011 defendants THOMPSON 6 SMITH M NZO and SEXTON caused Inmate B to be booked in the7 L SD computer databases under the name John Rodriguez and with8 f i c t i t i ou s in format ion inc lud ing a f a l se race a fake da te of9 bi r th and with the f a l se s ta tements asser t ing t h a t Inmate B

10 had refused to provide h is s oc ia l se cu rity number and11 f i nge rp r in t s12 11. On o r about August 25 2011 defendants THOMPSON 13 LEAVINS SMITH and M NZO caused Inmate B to be moved from the14 MCJ to the LASD s San Dimas s ta t ion1516171819202122

12. On or about August 26 2011 defendant THOMPSON causeda h ig h r an ki ng employee of the LASD s MCJ to i n s t ruc t MCJl i eu t enan t s and sergeants tha t :

I f any fede ra l law enforcement agency comes to MCJ with aninmate removal order vi s i t a t i on order or NY OTHER orderof the cour t you sha l l r ece ive the order and advise thefede ra l of f i ce r t h a t before yo u can proceed you have tosubmit the orde r to the Department s l ega l advisor fo rreview. DO NOT RELEASE THE INM TE OR LLOW CONT CT13. On o r about August 26 2011 defendants THOMPSON

23 SMITH M NZO and SEXTON caused the L SD computer databases to24 f a l s e l y show t h a t J ohn Rod ri gu ez h ad b een re l eased pursuant to25 a cour t order26 14. On o r about August 26 2011 defendant LONG informed27 Inmate B t h a t th e FBI ha d no t come back for Inmate AB

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1 15. On o r about August 26 , 2011, defendant SEXTON stood2 guard outs ide of Inmate AB s c e l l a t the LASD s San Dimas3 s t a t ion4 16. In o r about la te August 2011, defendant SMITH to ld5 LASD Deputy A t ha t the FBI was on i t s way to take custody of6 Inmate AB and directed LASD Deputy A t o p hy si ca ll y stop the FBI7 from taking c us to dy o f Inmate AB8 17. On or about Augu st 30, 2011, defendants LEAVINS and9 CRAIG informed Deputy Michel tha t the FBI was manipulat ing,

10 blackmailing, and threatening him in an attempt to convince11 Michel to be a witness in the Federal Inves t iga t ion12 18. On or about Sep tember 2 , 2011, defendants CRAIG and13 LONG caused the LASD to conduct survei l lance of Deputy Miche l to14 determine whether the FBI was following him.15 19. On o r about September 2, 2011, defendants THOMPSON16 SMITH and MANZO caused Inmate AB to be booked in the LASD17 computer databases under the name Chris Johnson and with18 f i c t i t i ous i nfo rma ti on , i ncl udi ng fa l se statements asser t ing19 t ha t Inmate AB refused to provide h is so cia l secur i ty number and2 f ingerpr in t s21 20. On o r about September 8, 2011, defendant CRAIG22 presented a proposed c ou rt o rd er to a aliforniaSuperior Court23 judge in Los Angeles County in an attempt to compel the FBI to24 disclose information re la ted to the Federal Invest igat ion25 21 . On o r about September 13 , 2011, defendants CRAIG and26 LONG caused the LASD to conduct survei l lance of Special27 Agent LM

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2 2 . On o r a b o u t S e p t e m b e r 1 4 , 20 1 1 , defendants CRAIG an d2 LONG c a u s e d the L SD to co n d u ct surve i l l ance o f S pec ial3 A g e n t LM4 2 3 . On o r a b o u t S e p t e m b e r 2 3 , 20 1 1 , defendants CRAIG an d5 LONG c a u s e d the L SD to co n d u ct surve i l l ance o f S pec ial6 Agent LM7 2 4 . On o r a b o u t S e p t e m b e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 1 , defendants CRAIG and8 LONG confronted Spec ia l A g e n t LM o ut si de o f h er re sid en ce and9 f a l s e l y i n f o r m ed h er t h a t

10 a) Spec ia l Agent LM wa s a named suspec t in a f e l o n y11 c o m p l a i n t ; a nd12 b) D e f e n d a n t CRAIG wa s in t he p ro ce ss of sw ear i n g o u t13 a dec la ra t ion fo r a w a r r a n t for the a r r e s t o f S pe cia l Agent LM14 2 5 . On o r a b o u t S e p t e m b e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 1 , d e f e n d a n t LONG f a l se ly

2 6 . On o r a b o u t S e p t e m b e r 28 , 2 0 1 1 , defendants CRAIG andLONG c a u s e d the L SD to co n d u ct surve i l l ance o f S pe cia lA g e n t LM

27 . On o r a b o u t S e p t e m b e r 28 , 2 0 1 1 , defendants CRAIG an dLONG c a u s e d the L SD to co n d u ct surve i l l ance o f S pec ia lAgent DL

28 . On o r a b o u t S e p t e m b e r 2 9, 2 0 1 1 , defendants CRAIG an d

15 i n f o r m e d Spec ia l A g e n t LM s superv isor a t the FB I t h a t the re wa s16 g o i n g to b e a warran t is su ed fo r S pe cial A g e n t LM s a r r e s t an d17 t h a t the a r r e s t warran t c o u l d be i s sued as so o n as the n e x t d a y .181920

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1 COUNT TWO2 [18 U.S.C. 1503 a ]3 From on o r about August 25, 2011, to on o r about4 Sep tember 12, 2011, defendants GREGORY THOMPSON GER RD SMITH5 MICKEY MANZO and J MES SEXTON corrupt ly endeavored to6 i n f luence obs t ruc t and impede the due admini s t ra t ion of7 j us t i c e py : a at tempting to prevent the FBI from interviewing8 Inmate AB; and b hiding Inmate B from the FBI, USMS and the9 f edera l grand jury

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COUNT THREE [ 8 U.S.C. 1503 a ]3 From on or about August 25, 2011, to on o r about4 September 26 , 2011, in Los Angeles County, within the Centra l5 Dis t r i c t o f Cal i fo rn ia defendant STEPHEN LEAVINS corrupt ly6 endeavored to inf luence obs t ruc t and impede the due7 a dm i ni st ra ti on o f j us ti ce by: a hiding Inmate from the FBI,8USMS, and the f edera l grand j u ry ; b convincing and at tempting9 to convince witnesses and poten t i a l w it ne ss es n ot to cooperate

10 with the FBI; and c authoriz ing and di rec t ing L SD Sergeants11 Scot t Craig and Marice l la Long to approach Specia l Agent LM12 out s ide of her home in an at tempt to cause the FBI to di sc lose13 the nature and ex ten t of the Federal Inves t iga t ion .1415161718192021223242526278

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OUNT FOUR [ 8 U.S.C. 1 5 0 3 a ) ]3 From on o r a b o u t August 25, 2011, to on or a b o u t O c t o b e r 3,4 2011, in Los Angeles County, w i t h i n th e C en tr a l Dis t r i c t o f5 al i fo rn ia d e f e n d a n t s S OTT R IG and M RI ELL LONG corrupt ly6 endeavored to inf luence obs t ruc t and impede th e due7 admin is t r a t ion of jus t ice by: a) c o n v i n c i n g and a t t e m p t i n g to8 c o n v i n c e w i t n e s s e s and poten t i a l w i t n e s s e s n o t to c o o p e r a t e w i t h9 t h e FBI; b) a p p r o a c h i n g S p e c i a l Agent LM outside o f h e r home

10 and t hr ea te n in g t o a r r e s t h e r ; and c) i n f o r m i n g S p e c i a l Agent11 LM s superv i sor t h a t t he re wa s g o i n g to be a w a r r a n t i ssued fo r12 Specia l Agent LM s a r r e s t an d tha t th e a r r e s t w a r r a n t c o u l d be13 i ssued a s soon as th e n e x t day.1415161718192021223242526

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COUNT FIVE2 [ 8 U.S.C. 1001 a) 2)]3 On o r a b o u t September 26, 2011, i n Lo s Angeles County,4 w i t h i n t h e C e n t r a l D i s t r i c t o f C a l i f o r n i a i n a m a t t e r w i t h i n5 t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f th e e x e c u t i v e branch o f t h e government o f6 t h e u n it ed S t at es namely, th e FBI and th e U n i t e d S t a t e s7 A t t o r n e y s O f f i c e f o r th e C e n t r a l D i s t r i c t o f C a l i f o r n i a8 d e f e n d a n t SCOTT CRAIG knowingly and w i l l f u l l y made t h e f o l l o w i n g9 m a t e r i a l l y f a l s e and f i c t i t i o u s s t a t e m e n t s and r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s

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