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Notice of Intent to Utilize Expert Testimony by Eric Dean Sheppard — USA v. Sheppard (Dkt. 67, S.D. Fla.)

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Defendant's Notice of Intent to Utilize Expert Testimony, Document 67, filed 09/05/23 in United States v. Eric Dean Sheppard, No. 22-20290-CR (S.D. Fla.). Under Rule 16, Sheppard says he may call Scott Bouchner, a partner at Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and director-in-charge of its forensic accounting and business valuation services, as an expert in his case-in-chief. Bouchner is expected to testify about the cash flows of certain of Sheppard's companies, including source of funding and use of funds. His CV is to be sent to government counsel by email. The notice is signed by Christopher Cavallo of Nelson Mullins, with Jayne C. Weintraub and Jonathan Etra also listed.

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Filed September 5, 2023 in USA v. Sheppard; one of 304 filings from this case.

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Court	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Filed	2023-09-05

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“Notice of Intent to Utilize Expert Testimony by Eric Dean Sheppard — USA v. Sheppard (Dkt. 67, S.D. Fla.).” U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 1:22-cr-20290-BB, Doc. 67, filed 2023-09-05. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-eric-dean-sheppard-flsd-615773/2023-09-05-gov-uscourts-flsd-615773-67-0-doc-67/, SHA-256 50627a9e494e7681d3d7b3e8cf4110843bb0992f1488971e5fab07508f266ba0.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FORIDA

CASE No. 22-20290-CR-BLOOM/OTAZO-REYES

UNITES STATES OF AMERICA

Plaintiff,
v.

ERIC DEAN SHEPPARD,

Defendant.
____________________________________/

DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF INTENT
TO UTILIZE EXPERT TESTIMONY

Defendant, Eric Dean Sheppard, hereby files this Notice of Intent to Utilize Expert Witness
Testimony. Pursuant to Rule 16(B) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Defendant
provides this notice that Defendant may call the following expert witness in his case-in-chief at
trial.
The qualifications of the expert witness, Scott Bouchner of Berkowitz Pollack Brant
Advisors (“BPBA”), are described in his CV, which will be provided to counsel for the government
via email. Mr. Bouchner is a partner at BPBA and the director-in-charge of forensic accounting
and business valuation services. His practice areas include bankruptcy, insolvency, litigation
support, expert witness testimony, forensic accounting investigations, due diligence investigations,
and more.
Mr. Bouchner is expected to testify about the cash flows of certain of Defendant’s
companies, including source of funding and use of funds.

Case 1:22-cr-20290-BB Document 67 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/05/2023 Page 1 of 2

Dated: September 5, 2023.

Respectfully submitted,
NELSON MULLINS
One Biscayne Tower, 21st Floor
2 S. Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: 305.373.9400
Facsimile: 305.995.6449
By: /s/ Christopher Cavallo
Christopher Cavallo
Florida Bar No. 0092305
Jayne C. Weintraub
Florida Bar No. 320382
Jonathan Etra
Florida Bar No. 686905

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on September 5, 2023, a copy of the foregoing was
electronically filed using the Court’s CM/ECF system and electronic notice was provided to the
Office of the United States Attorney.
/s/Christopher Cavallo
Christopher Cavallo, Esq.

Case 1:22-cr-20290-BB Document 67 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/05/2023 Page 2 of 2

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