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Witness List by USA as to Eric Dean Sheppard — USA v. SHEPPARD (Dkt. 128)

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Court	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Filed	2023-11-14

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · No. 1:22-cr-20290-BB · Doc. 128 · 2023-11-14 · Docket on CourtListener

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The government's second amended witness list in United States of America v. Eric Dean Sheppard, Case No. 1:22-cr-20290-BB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, filed November 14, 2023 as Document 128. It names 25 witnesses the government anticipates calling in its case in chief, most identified by initials only. Affiliations listed include the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, the Florida Department of Revenue, several banks and lenders, and custodians of records. The government asks leave to add witnesses depending on availability, whether the defendant testifies and whether it presents a rebuttal case. A certificate of service states that an unredacted copy is being provided to defense counsel.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 22-20290-CR-BLOOM(s)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

ERIC DEAN SHEPPARD,

Defendant.
__________________________________________________/

GOVERNMENT=S SECOND AMENDED WITNESS LIST

The United States hereby files this amended witness list. The United States requests leave
to add additional witnesses based on their availability, whether or not the defendant will testify,
and whether the government will present a rebuttal case. At trial, the government anticipates
calling the following witnesses in its case in chief:

1.
M. A.

2.
E. B.

3.
H. B.

4.
M. B.

5.
M. C., Truist Bank

6.
N. C., CPA

7.
C. D.

8.
J. G.

9.
C. G.

10.
Althea Harris, U.S. Small Business Administration

11.
J. H., PayPal
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12.
Lavderim Hysa, Federal Bureau of Investigation

13.
S. L., Cross River Bank

14.
Brent Motes, U.S. Small Business Administration

15.
Tamara Och, Florida Department of Revenue

16.
N. P., Nationwide Lending Direct

17.
Philip Palmer, Internal Revenue Service

18.
J. R., Breezeline

19.
M. S.

20.
S. S.

21.
D. T., Northeast Bank

22.
I. Z., ACAP SME

23.
A. Z., CPA

24.
Custodian of Records for AT&T

25.
Custodian of Records for entities listed on Notice of Intent to Seek Admission of
Self-Authenticating Records (DE 76).

Respectfully submitted,

MARKENZY LAPOINTE

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

By: s/Aimee Jimenez___________

Aimee C. Jimenez

Assistant United States Attorney

Court No. A5500795

99 Northeast 4th Street

Miami, Florida 33132-2111

Tel: (305) 961-9028

Email: aimee.jimenez@usdoj.gov
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on November 14, 2023, I electronically filed the foregoing

document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. An unredacted copy of this witness list is

being provided to the defendant’s counsel via electronic mail.

s/Aimee Jimenez____________