Proposed Verdict Form by Bernard Okojie — USA v. OKOJIE (Dkt. 80)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia · No. 4:22-cr-00084-LGW-BWC · Doc. 80 · 2023-03-07 · Docket on CourtListener

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Case 4:22-cr-00084-LGW-BWC Document 80 Filed 03/07/23. Page1of5

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

SAVANNAH DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
)

v. ) CASE NUMBER: 4:22-CR-84
)
BERNARD OKOJIE, )
Defendant )
)

DEFENDANT BERNARD OKOJIE’S
PROPOSED JURY VERDICT
As to Count One

Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343

We, the jury, find defendant BERNARD OKOJIE:

(In the blank check off your unanimous verdict, either guilty or not guilty.)

_____ Guilty

____ Not Guilty

If “Guilty” is checked above, check the paragraph numbers of every act listed in Count
One that you have found unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Okojie with other
co-conspirators, did conspire, confederate, and agree with each other to commit wire fraud:

____ Paragraph 27a

___ Paragraph 27b

__ Paragraph 27c

____ Paragraph 27d

____ Paragraph 27e

____ Paragraph 27f

Paragraph 27¢
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Paragraph 27h

Paragraph 29

As to Count One
Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344

We, the jury, find defendant BERNARD OKOJIE:

(In the blank check off your unanimous verdict, either guilty or not guilty.)

_ Guilty

____ Not Guilty

If “Guilty” is checked above, check the paragraph numbers of every act listed in Count
One that you have found unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Okojie with other
co-conspirators, did conspire, confederate, and agree with each other to commit bank fraud:

____ Paragraph 27a

____ Paragraph 27b

____ Paragraph 27c

____ Paragraph 27d

____ Paragraph 27e

___ Paragraph 27f

___ Paragraph 27g

____ Paragraph 27h

Paragraph 29
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As to Count Two
Wire Fraud
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and 2

We, the jury, find defendant BERNARD OKOJIE:

(In the blank check off your unanimous verdict, either guilty or not guilty.)

_____ Guilty

___ Not Guilty

As to Count Three
Money Laundering Conspiracy
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h)

We, the jury, find defendant BERNARD OKOJIE:

(In the blank check off your unanimous verdict, either guilty or not guilty.)

____ Guilty

___ Not Guilty

If “Guilty” is checked above, check the specific violation in the Indictment that you have
found unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Okojie with other co-conspirators,
did conspire, confederate, and agree with each other to commit money laundering in violation of:

___ Paragraph 34, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) — to conceal or disguise the nature, the

location, the source, the ownership, or the control of the proceeds of specified

unlawful activity
Wire Fraud

Bank Fraud
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___ Paragraph 35, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(ii) — to avoid a transaction reporting
requirement under State or Federal law
___ Wire Fraud
___ Bank Fraud

___ Paragraph 36, 18 U.S.C. § 1957 — knowingly engages or attempts to engage in a
monetary transaction in criminally derived property of a value greater than

$10,000 and is derived from specified unlawful activity
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

SAVANNAH DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
)

v. ) CASE NUMBER: 4:22-CR-84
)
BERNARD OKOJIE, )
Defendant )
)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that I have this day served all parties in this case in accordance with the
directives from the Court Notice of Electronic Filing (“NEF”), which was generated as a result of
electronic filing.

This 7" day of March, 2023.

s/ John J. Ossick, Jr
John J. Ossick, Jr.

Georgia Bar Number 555150

JOHN J. OSSICK, JR., P.C.
Post Office Box 1087
Kingsland, Georgia 31548
Telephone: 912-729-5864

E-mail: ossick@tds.net

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