Attachment D — USA v. Crowther (Dkt. 140.4)

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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida · No. 2:20-cr-00114 · Doc. 140-4 · 2021-04-09 · Docket on CourtListener

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COMPOSITE 
ATTACHMENT 
“D” 
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
FORT MYERS DIVISION 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,      ) Fort Myers, Florida 
                               ) 
                               ) Case 2:20-CR-114-FtM-66MRM 
Plaintiff                      ) 
                               ) Thursday, March 25, 2021 
vs.                            ) 
                               ) 9:05 a.m. to 10:08 a.m. 
CASEY DAVID CROWTHER,          ) 
                               ) Courtroom 5D 
Defendant                      ) 
_______________________________)  
 
 
 
TRANSCRIPT OF JURY TRIAL TESTIMONY OF EVELYN PORTINARI 
 
DAY 2 OF 2, VOLUME 2 OF 2 
 
HELD BEFORE THE HONORABLE JOHN E. STEELE, 
 
United States District Court Judge 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                            Official Court Reporter: 
                            Jeffrey G. Thomas, RPR, CRR 
                            2110 First Street, Suite 2-194 
                            Fort Myers, FL  33901 
                            Telephone:  (239) 461-2033 
 
 
(Proceedings reported by Stenotype; Transcript produced by 
computer-aided transcription.) 
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EVELYN PORTINARI - CROSS/WAID
A
Yes.
Q
And if Target engages in unfair documentary practices
during the I-9, discrimination, Target could be investigated
and civilly prosecuted for discrimination by the Department of
Justice; isn't that accurate?
A
Yes.
Q
Okay.  Once an I-9 form is completed, and the documents
are gathered, what do you do with those documents?
A
They're put -- the documents -- the identification
documents are put in their personnel file, and the I-9s are in
a separate binder that they're contained in.
Q
Do you submit them to a government agency?
A
No.
Q
So you just hold onto them.
A
Yes.
Q
And they sit in the Target filing system.
A
Yes.
Q
In other words, completed I-9 forms remain in the
personnel files of the business indefinitely, without ever
being reviewed by anyone; is that accurate?
A
Yes.
Q
What percent of the PPP loan did Target spend on
payroll?
A
All of it.
Q
So all 2.1 million was spent on payroll; correct?
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EVELYN PORTINARI - CROSS/WAID
A
Yes.
Q
And, in fact, during the covered time period, Target
spent over a million more than 2.1 million; is that right?
A
Yes.
Q
Okay.  Did Target Roofing apply for forgiveness of that
loan?
A
No; not that I'm aware of.
Q
So the 3.2 million in payroll paid during the covered
period is actually going to be -- is being paid by Target
Roofing; correct?
A
Yes.
Q
Okay.  And now it's going to be paid with one-percent
interest pursuant to the loan; is that accurate?
A
Yes.  If we don't receive forgiveness.
Q
Yes, if with you don't receive forgiveness, correct,
which Target Roofing hasn't applied for; correct?
A
Correct.
Q
And the owner of Target Roofing, technically that money
is being paid by Mr. Crowther, as well; correct?
A
Yes.
MS. WAID:  No further questions.
THE COURT:  All right.  Thank you.
Any redirect?
MR. LEEMAN:  Yes, Your Honor.
Madam Deputy, I would like to use the ELMO.  Does the
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