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Exhibit Def Witness List — USA v. Merritts (Dkt. 34-8, D.D.C.)

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Cortney Merritts's Preliminary Witness List, Attachment 8 to the Joint Pretrial Statement in United States v. Cortney Merritts, Case No. 25-cr-00076-JMC in the District of Columbia, document 34-8, filed 11/26/25, names FBI Special Agents Asia Major-Waithe, Daniel Mehochko and Derek Velazco, FBI Forensic Accountant Brian Marchelewski, Tetika Buchheit and Cori Bush as anticipated witnesses. A footnote states that the Defendant identified Ms. Bush as a witness on November 26, 2025 and that the government intends to file a motion in limine before the pretrial conference to exclude her testimony.

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Filed November 26, 2025 in USA v. Merritts; one of 91 filings from this case.

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Court	U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Filed	2025-11-26

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“Exhibit Def Witness List — USA v. Merritts (Dkt. 34-8, D.D.C.).” U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:25-cr-00076-JMC, Doc. 34-8, filed 2025-11-26. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-cortney-merritts-dcd-278640/2025-11-26-gov-uscourts-dcd-278640-34-8-doc-34-8/, SHA-256 9599b3dbaa11c76e67a8dbad6ac9b86d178ff0835b37e0283adfb7f18fad4c87.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
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v. 
 
 
 
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Case No. 25-cr-00076-JMC 
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CORTNEY MERRITTS, 
 
 
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Defendant. 
 
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ATTACHMENT 8 TO JOINT PRETRIAL STATEMENT 
DEFENDANT’S PRELIMINARY WITNESS LIST 
 
 Defendant Cortney Merritts (“Merritts”), by and through undersigned counsel, 
anticipates calling the following persons as witnesses in the above-captioned trial: 
1. FBI Special Agent Asia Major-Waithe 
2. FBI Special Agent Daniel Mehochko 
3. FBI Special Agent Derek Velazco 
4. FBI Forensic Accountant Brian Marchelewski 
5. Tetika Buchheit 
6. Cori Bush1 
 
 
 
1 On November 26, 2025, the Defendant identified Ms. Bush as a witness.  The government intends 
to file a motion in limine prior to the pretrial conference to exclude her testimony. 
Case 1:25-cr-00076-JMC     Document 34-8     Filed 11/26/25     Page 1 of 1

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