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Criminal Indictment — United States v. Casutt (Dkt. 12, D. Nev.)

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A criminal indictment in United States v. Brandon Casutt, Case 2:20-cr-00231-APG-NJK, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, filed September 2, 2020 as Document 12. It charges Casutt with wire fraud, bank fraud, a false statement to a financial institution, concealment money laundering and engaging in transactions in unlawful proceeds. The grand jury alleges that Casutt, President of Skyler’s C.F. Foundation, obtained a $10,000 EIDL advance and approximately $149,900 in EIDL proceeds for the foundation and a $349,775.00 PPP loan for a sole proprietorship called Sky DeSign, using false revenue, payroll and employee figures. It alleges four further PPP applications for the foundation, none approved, and a $388,859.03 wire toward the purchase of a house in Henderson, Nevada. The forfeiture allegations seek a money judgment of at least $509,675 and the house.

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Filed	2020-09-02

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Case 2:20-cr-00231-APG-NJK Document 12 Filed 09/02/20 Page 1of19

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NICHOLAS A. TRUTANICH COUNSEL/PARTIES OF RECOR
United States Attorney
Nevada Bar Number 13644
JAMIE MICKELSON SEP 2- 2020

Assistant United States Attorney
501 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 1100 KUS DISTRICT COURT
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 CN STRICT OF NEVADA
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Telephone: (702) 388-6281 BY: —
Email: jamie.mickelson@usdoj.gov

ROBERT A. ZINK
Chief, Fraud Section
Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
WILLIAM E. JOHNSTON
Assistant Chief
1400 New York Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
Telephone: (202) 514-0687
10 Email: william johnston4@usdoj.gov

11 Attorneys for the United States

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
13 DISTRICT OF NEVADA

14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CRIMINAL INDICTMENT

15 Plaintiff, Case No. 2:20-cr- ¢3/ APG ASK

16 v. VIOLATIONS:

17 BRANDON CASUTT, Title 18, United States Code, Section 1014
— False Statement to a Financial Institution;
18 Defendant.
Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343
19 — Wire Fraud;

20 Title 18, United States Code, Section
1344(2) — Bank Fraud;
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Title 18, United States Code, Section
22 1956(a)(1)(B)G) — Concealment Money
Laundering;
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Title 18, United States Code, Section 1957
— Engaging in Transactions in Unlawful
Proceeds
FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES THAT:
Background

At all times relevant to the Indictment, unless otherwise stated:

1. Defendant Brandon CASUTT was a United States citizen, residing in Las
Vegas, Nevada and then in Henderson, Nevada.

2. Skyler’s C.F. Foundation (“SCFF”) was a non-profit corporation registered
and created in the State of Nevada since 2007. CASUTT was listed as the President and
registered agent of SCFF.

3. Title Company A was a title company in Las Vegas, Nevada that provided
closing and escrow services for real estate transactions.

Paycheck Protection Program

4. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act is a
federal law enacted in or around March 2020 and designed to provide emergency financial
assistance to the millions of Americans who are suffering the economic effects caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic. One source of relief provided by the CARES Act was the
authorization of up to $349 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses for job retention
and certain other expenses, through a program referred to as the Paycheck Protection
Program (“PPP”). In or around April 2020, Congress authorized over $300 billion in

additional PPP funding.

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5. In order to obtain a PPP loan, a qualifying business must submit a PPP loan
application, which is signed by an authorized representative of the business. The PPP loan
application requires the business (through its authorized representative) to acknowledge the
program rules and make certain affirmative certifications in order to be eligible to obtain the
PPP Joan. In the PPP loan application, the small business (through its authorized
representative) must state, among other things, its: (a) average monthly payroll expenses;
and (b) number of employees. These figures are used to calculate the amount of money the
small business is eligible to receive under the PPP. In addition, businesses applying for a
PPP loan must provide documentation showing their payroll expenses.

6. A PPP loan application must be processed by a participating lender, such as a
financial institution. Ifa PPP loan application is approved, the participating lender funds
the PPP loan using its own monies, which are 100% guaranteed by the Small Business
Administration (“SBA”). Data from the application, including information about the
borrower, the total amount of the loan, and the listed number of employees, is transmitted
by the lender to the SBA in the course of processing the loan.

7. PPP loan proceeds must be used by the business on certain permissible
expenses—payroll costs, interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. The PPP allows the
interest and principal on the PPP loan to be entirely forgiven if the business spends the loan
proceeds on these expense items within a designated period of time and uses a certain
percentage of the PPP loan proceeds on payroll expenses.

The Economic Injury Disaster Relief Program

8. The Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) program is a SBA program
that provides low-interest financing to small businesses, renters, and homeowners in regions

affected by declared disasters.

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9, Another source of relief provided by the CARES Act was the authorization
for the SBA to provide EIDLs of up to $2 million to eligible small businesses experiencing
substantial financial disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the CARES
Act authorized the SBA to issue advances of up to $10,000 to small businesses within three
days of applying for an EIDL. The amount of the advance is determined by the number of
employees the applicant certifies having. The advances do not have to be repaid.

10. Inorder to obtain an EIDL and advance, a qualifying business must submit
an application to the SBA and provide information about its operations, such as the number
of employees, gross revenues for the 12-month period preceding the disaster, and cost of
goods sold in the 12-month period preceding the disaster. In the case of EIDLs for COVID-
19 relief, the 12-month period was that preceding January 31, 2020. The applicant must
also certify that all the information in the application is true and correct to the best of the
applicant’s knowledge.

11. EIDL applications are submitted directly to the SBA and processed by the
agency with support from a government contractor, Rapid Finance. The amount of the
loan, if the application is approved, is determined based, in part, on the information
provided by the application about employment, revenue, and cost of goods, as described
above. Any funds issued under an EIDL or advance are issued directly by the SBA. EIDL
funds can be used for payroll expenses, sick leave, production costs, and business
obligations, such as debts, rent, and mortgage payments. If the applicant also obtains a loan

under the PPP, the EIDL funds cannot be used for the same purpose as the PPP funds.

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Relevant Lending Institutions

12. Financial Institution A was a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC), with headquarters in Fort Lee, New Jersey, that was authorized to
participate as a lender in the PPP by the SBA.

13. Financial Institution B was a bank insured by the FDIC, with headquarters in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, that was authorized to participate as a lender in the PPP by the
SBA.

14. Lending Institution A was a financial services company, with headquarters in
Lake Success, New York, that was authorized to participate as a lender in the PPP by the
SBA.

The Scheme to Defraud

15. Beginning in or around April 2020 and continuing until on or about August
21, 2020, CASUTT and others knowingly devised, intended to devise, and participated in a
scheme and artifice to defraud the SBA, Financial Institution A, Financial Institution B, and|
Lending Institution A and to obtain money and property by means of materially false and
fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises, as further described below.

Purpose of the Scheme to Defraud

16. It was the purpose of the scheme for CASUTT (1) to unjustly enrich himself
and others by fraudulently obtaining EIDL and PPP loan proceeds, and (2) to conceal his
misappropriation of the PPP loan proceeds by laundering them through family, friends, and

associates under the guise of payroll payments.

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Manner and Means of the Scheme to Defraud

EIDE Loan

17. As part of the scheme to defraud, on or about April 2, 2020, CASUTT
submitted an electronic EIDL application to the SBA in the name of SCFF. On the
application, CASUTT falsely listed (1) $600,000 as the amount of revenue that SCFF had
for the 12 months preceding January 31, 2020, when in truth and fact SCFF had far less
revenue, (2) $648,000 as the amount of costs incurred by SCFF for the 12 months preceding
January 31, 2020, when in truth and fact SCFF had far less costs; and (3) 32 as the number
of employees SCFF had, when in truth and fact SCFF had far fewer employees. On or
about April 27, 2020, the SBA transferred $10,000 to a Wells Fargo account ending in 1455
in the name of SCFF (“WF account x1455”), which represented an advance on the EIDL
loan.

18. As further part of the scheme, on or about May 30, 2020, CASUTT signed
the note and loan authorization documents for the EIDL loan. In the loan authorization
and agreement, CASUTT made the following material misrepresentations: (1) CASUTT
falsely certified that the loan proceeds would only be used for “working capital” (that is,
rent, utilities, wages, etc.), when, in fact, he intended to use the proceeds for his personal
benefit; and (2) CASUTT falsely certified that the representations in the loan application
were true and correct, when, in fact, he knew the loan application misstated SCFF’s
revenue, costs, and number of employees. On or about June 4, 2020, the SBA disbursed the
proceeds from the EIDL loan into WF account x1455 in the amount of approximately

$149,900.

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Sky DeSign PPP Loan Application

19. __ As further part of the scheme, on or about April 11, 2020, CASUTT
submitted an electronic loan application to Financial Institution A in his own name
requesting a loan in the amount of $349,775. CASUTT listed the DBA for his sole
proprietorship as Sky DeSign, and classified his business as an independent contractor in the
commercial screen-printing business. In support of his application, CASUTT submitted a
signed IRS Form 941 in his own name that falsely indicated he had paid $279,820 in wages
in the first quarter of 2020, when in truth and fact he had paid no wages and had never filed
the Form 941 with the IRS.

20. As further part of the scheme, on or about May 13, 2020, CASUTT signed.
the PPP Borrower Application Form (SBA Form 2483) with Financial Institution A, in
which he made the following material misrepresentations: (1) CASUTT falsely represented
that Sky DeSign’s average monthly payroll was $139,910, when in fact Sky DeSign had no
employees nor paid salaries; (2) CASUTT falsely certified that his business was in
operation on February 15, 2020, and had employees for whom it paid salaries and payroll
taxes or paid independent contractors, when in fact Sky DeSign was not in operation nor
had employees or paid salaries; and (3) CASUTT falsely certified that the loan funds would
be used to retain workers and maintain payroll or make mortgage interest payments, lease
payments, and utility payments, in accordance with PPP rules, when, in fact, CASUTT
intended to divert the proceeds for personal benefit.

21. It was further part of the scheme that, on or about May 15, 2020, CASUTT
caused the proceeds of the fraudulently obtained PPP loan, $349,775.00, to be transferred by
Financial Institution A into a Wells Fargo account ending in 4506 (“WE account x4506”),

held in the name of CASUTT and Family Member A, CASUTT’s wife.
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22. It was further part of the scheme that, after receiving the PPP loan proceeds
from Financial Institution A, CASUTT laundered the proceeds by (1) obtaining large
cashier’s checks made out to himself; and (2) writing checks to friends, family, associates,
and himself in the amount of $8,330. At times, CASUTT included “pandemic pay” or
“back pay” in the memo lines to make it appear the payees were CASUTT’s employees.
CASUTT then rerouted the funds to WF account x1455, where the EIDL funds had been
originally deposited.

23. It was further part of the scheme that in June 2020 CASUTT used the
proceeds of the PPP and EIDL loans in WF account x1455 to purchase a house for
approximately $400,000 in Henderson, Nevada, into which CASUTT moved his family.
SCEFF PPP Loan Applications

24. As further part of the scheme, CASUTT submitted four PPP loan applications
in the name of SCFF to three different lending institutions. Each loan application contained
material misrepresentations regarding SCFF’s number of employees and average monthly

payroll, as identified below:

Approximate | Lending Loan Amount | Number of Monthly

Date Institution Sought Employees Payroll

Submitted |

April 9, 2020 | Financial $1,992,000 96 $796,800
Institution A

June 18, 2020 | Financial $349,965 18 $139,986
Institution A

July 11,2020 | Lending $349,965 18 $139,986
Institution A

July 14,2020 | Lending $231,000 12 $92,400
Institution B

25. As further part of the scheme, in support of each PPP application for SCFF,
CASUTT submitted fraudulent IRS Form 941s that supported the average monthly payroll

claimed on each loan application. For the application to Lending Institution B, CASUTT
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1 || also submitted bank statements for an unrelated business to make it appear that SCFF paid
2 || $92,400 in monthly payroll, when in fact SCFF had no payroll. None of the SCFF PPP
3 || loans were ultimately approved.
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COUNTS ONE AND TWO
5 (Wire Fraud)
6 26. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 25 are re-alleged and incorporated as
7 || if fully set forth herein.
8 27. | Onor about the dates set forth below, in the State and Federal District of
9 || Nevada, and elsewhere,
10 BRANDON CASUTT,
11 || defendant herein, having devised and participated in the above-described scheme and
12 || artifice to defraud, and to obtain money and property by means of false and fraudulent
13 || pretenses, representations, and promises, did, for the purpose of executing the scheme and
14 || artifice, transmit and cause to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, and television
15 || communication in interstate and foreign commerce, writings, signs, signals, pictures, and
16 || sounds, as further described below:
Interstate wire transfer in the amount $349,775.00 from
18 1 May 15, 2020 | Financial Institution A in New Jersey to WF account x4506
in Nevada
19 Interstate wire transfer in the amount of $149,900 from the
2 June 4,2020 | Small Business Administration in Colorado to WF account
20 x1455 in Nevada
21 || All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.
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COUNTS THREE AND FOUR
(Bank Fraud)

28. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 25 are re-alleged and incorporated as
if fully set forth herein.
29. Frominor around April 2020 until on or about August 21, 2020, in the State
and Federal District of Nevada, and elsewhere,
BRANDON CASUTT,
defendant herein, knowingly devised, intended to devise, and participated in the above-
described scheme and artifice to obtain the moneys, funds, credits, assets, securities, and
property owned by and under the custody and control of Financial Institution A and
Financial Institution B by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses,
representations, and promises.
30. | Onor about the dates identified below, in the State and Federal District of
Nevada, and elsewhere,
BRANDON CASUTT,
defendant herein knowingly executed the above-described scheme, each execution

constituting a separate count.

COUNT DATE DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTION
Submission to Financial Institution A of PPP loan
3 April 11,2020 | application in the name of Brandon Casutt d/b/a Sky
_ | DeSign seeking $349,775
4 July 14, 2020 Submission to Financial Institution B of PPP loan
, application in the name of SCFF seeking $231,000

All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344(2).

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COUNT FIVE
(False Statement to a Financial Institution)

31. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 25 are re-alleged and incorporated as
if fully set forth herein.

32. Onor about May 13, 2020, in the State and Federal District of Nevada, and
elsewhere,

BRANDON CASOTT,

defendant herein, knowingly made a false statement and report for the purposes of

influencing the action of a financial institution, whose accounts were insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, upon an application, agreement, and loan, to wit: false
statements on a Borrower Application Form (SBA Form 2483) for a $349,775 loan under
the Paycheck Protection Program from Financial Institution A about (1) the number of
employees in CASUTT’s business Sky DeSign, (2) the amount of monthly payroll for Sky
DeSign, and (3) the intended use of the loan proceeds, in violation of Title 18, United States
Code, Section 1014.

COUNTS SIX AND SEVEN
(Concealment Money Laundering)

33. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 30 are re-alleged and incorporated as
if fully set forth herein.
34. Onor about June 16, 2020, in the State and Federal District of Nevada and
elsewhere,
BRANDON CASOUTT,
defendant herein, conducted the following financial transactions involving the proceeds of

specified unlawful activity, that is, wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
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Section 1343, as alleged in Count One, and bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United
States Code, Section 1344, as alleged in Count Three, knowing that the property involved.
represented the proceeds of unlawful activity and knowing that the transaction was designed
in whole and in part to conceal and disguise the nature, the location, the source, the

ownership, and the control of the unlawful proceeds, to wit:

COUNT DESCRIPTION OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTION

6 Deposit of $8,230 in cash into WF account x1455 from a check made out to
Sit.H in the amount of $8,330 drawn on WF account x4506
Deposit of $8,230 in cash into WF account x1455 from a check made out to
Sis.H in the amount of $8,330 drawn on WF account x4506

All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1956(a)(1)(B)(ji) and 2.
COUNT EIGHT
(Engaging in Transactions in Unlawful Proceeds)
35. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 30 are re-alleged and incorporated as
if fully set forth herein.

36. Onor about June 23, 2020, in the State and Federal District of Nevada and

elsewhere,

BRANDON CASOUTT,
defendant herein, knowingly engaged in a monetary transaction in criminally derived
property of a value greater than $10,000 that was in fact derived from specified unlawful
activity, that is, wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, as
alleged in Counts One and Two, and bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States
Code, Section 1344, as alleged in Count Three, to wit: CASUTT initiated a wire transfer in
the amount of $388,859.03 from Wells Fargo bank account ending in 1455, held in the

name of Skyler’s C.F. Foundation, to an account at U.S. Bank held in the name of Title

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Company A for the purchase of a house in Henderson, Nevada, all in violation of Title 18,
United States Code, Section 1957.
FORFEITURE ALLEGATION ONE
(Wire Fraud, Bank Fraud, and False Statement to a Financial Institution)

1. The allegations contained in Counts One, Three, and Five of this Criminal
Indictment are hereby realleged and incorporated herein by reference for the purpose of
alleging forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(©) and 18
U.S.C. § 982(a)(2)(A).

2. Upon conviction of any of the felony offenses charged in Counts One, Three,
and Five of this Criminal Indictment,

BRANDON CASUTT,

defendant herein, shall forfeit to the United States of America, any property, real or
personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to a violation of 18
U.S.C. § 1344, or a conspiracy to commit such offense:

defendant herein, shall forfeit to the United States of America, any property, real or
personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to violations of 18 U.S.C.
§§ 1343 and 1344, specified unlawful activities as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1956(c)(7)(A) and
1961(1)(B), or a conspiracy to commit such offenses:

defendant herein, shall forfeit to the United States of America, any property

constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained directly or indirectly, as the result of
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violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1014, 1343, and 1344, affecting a financial institution, or a
conspiracy to violate such offenses:
1. an in personam criminal forfeiture money judgment including, but not
limited to, at least $509,675;
2. $8,076.60
3. $10,794.58
4. $59,965
5. $11,600.43
6. 1924 Coralino Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89074, more particularly
described as:
PARCEL I:
LOT TWO (2) IN BLOCK TWO (2) OF SILVER MILL — PHASE 1, AS SHOWN
BY MAP THEREOF ON FILE IN BOOK 47 OF PLATS, PAGE 8, IN THE
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.
PARCEL II:
NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR ACCESS, INGRESS, EGRESS, AND
SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR THE
USE AND ENJOYMENT OF SAID LAND, AS THE SAME ARE SET FORTH
IN THAT CERTAIN DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS RECORDED NOVEMBER 25, 1987 IN BOOK 871125 OF
OFFICIAL RECORDS AS DOCUMENT NO. 00480 AND AS THE SAME ARE
SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND ALL
IMPROVEMENTS AND APPURTENANCES THEREON, APN: 178-17-514-002
(all of which constitutes property).
3. Ifany property being subject to forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(©)
with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) and 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(2)(A), as a result of any act or omission of
the defendant -

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b. has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party;
c. has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court;
d. has been substantially diminished in value; or
e. has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without
difficulty;
it is the intent of the United States of America, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), to seek
forfeiture of any other property of the defendant for the property listed above.

All pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c); 18 U.S.C. §
982(a)(2)(A); 18 U.S.C. §§ 1014, 1343, and 1344; and 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).

FORFEITURE ALLEGATION TWO
(Wire Fraud)

1. The allegations contained in Count Two of this Criminal Indictment are hereby
realleged and incorporated herein by reference for the purpose of alleging forfeiture
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c).

2. Upon conviction of the felony offense charged in Count Two of this Criminal
Indictment,

BRANDON CASUTT,

1. anin personam criminal forfeiture money judgment including, but not
limited to, at least $509,675;

2. $8,076.60
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3. $10,794.58
4. $59,965
5. $11,600.43
6. 1924 Coralino Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89074, more particularly
described as:
PARCEL I:
LOT TWO (2) IN BLOCK TWO (2) OF SILVER MILL - PHASE 1, AS SHOWN
BY MAP THEREOF ON FILE IN BOOK 47 OF PLATS, PAGE 8, IN THE
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.
PARCEL I:
NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR ACCESS, INGRESS, EGRESS, AND
SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR THE
USE AND ENJOYMENT OF SAID LAND, AS THE SAME ARE SET FORTH
IN THAT CERTAIN DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS RECORDED NOVEMBER 25, 1987 IN BOOK 871125 OF
OFFICIAL RECORDS AS DOCUMENT NO. 00480 AND AS THE SAME ARE
SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND ALL
IMPROVEMENTS AND APPURTENANCES THEREON, APN: 178-17-514-002
(all of which constitutes property).
3. Ifany property being subject to forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(I)(©)
with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c), as a result of any act or omission of the defendant -
a. cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;
b. has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party;
c. has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court;
d. has been substantially diminished in value; or
e. has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without

difficulty;

it is the intent of the United States of America, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), to seek
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forfeiture of any other property of the defendant for the property listed above.

All pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(); 18 U.S.C. §
1343; and 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).

FORFEITURE ALLEGATION THREE
(Concealment Money Laundering and Engaging in Transactions in Unlawful Proceeds)

1. The allegations contained in Counts Six through Eight of this Criminal
Indictment are hereby realleged and incorporated herein by reference for the purpose of
alleging forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(A) with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c); 18 U.S.C.
§ 981(a)(1)(C) with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c); and 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1).

2. Upon conviction of any of the felony offenses charged in Counts Six through
Eight of this Criminal Indictment,

BRANDON CASOUTT,

defendant herein, shall forfeit to the United States of America, any property, real or
personal, involved in transactions or attempted transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§
1956(a)(1)(B)() and 1957, or any property traceable to such property:

defendant herein, shall forfeit to the United States of America, any property, real or
personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to violations of 18 U.S.C.
§§ 1956(a)(1)(B)() and 1957, specified unlawful activities as defined in 18 U.S.C. §§
1956(c)(7)(A) and 1961(1)(B), or a conspiracy to commit such offenses:

defendant herein, shall forfeit to the United States of America, any property, real or
personal, involved in violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(1)(B)@ and 1957, or any property
traceable to such property

1. an in personam criminal forfeiture money judgment including, but not limited

to, at least $359,900 as to Counts Six and Seven;
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2. an in personam criminal forfeiture money judgment including, but not limited
to, at least $388,859.03 as to Count Eight;

3. $8,076.60

4. $10,794.58

5. $59,965

6. $11,600.43

7. 1924 Coralino Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89074, more particularly described as:
PARCEL I:
LOT TWO (2) IN BLOCK TWO (2) OF SILVER MILL - PHASE 1, AS SHOWN
BY MAP THEREOF ON FILE IN BOOK 47 OF PLATS, PAGE 8, IN THE
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.
PARCEL II:
NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR ACCESS, INGRESS, EGRESS, AND
SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR THE
USE AND ENJOYMENT OF SAID LAND, AS THE SAME ARE SET FORTH
IN THAT CERTAIN DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS RECORDED NOVEMBER 25, 1987 IN BOOK 871125 OF
OFFICIAL RECORDS AS DOCUMENT NO. 00480 AND AS THE SAME ARE

SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND ALL
IMPROVEMENTS AND APPURTENANCES THEREON, APN: 178-17-514-002

(all of which constitutes property).

3. If any property subject to forfeiture pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(A) with 28
U.S.C. § 2461(c); 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c); and 18 U.S.C.
§ 982(a)(1), as a result of any act or omission of the defendant-

a. cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence;

b. has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party;

c. has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court;

d. has been substantially diminished in value; or
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e. has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without
difficulty;
it is the intent of the United States of America, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(p), to seek
forfeiture of any other property of the defendant for the property listed above.

All pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(A) with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c); 18 U.S.C. §
981(a)(1)(C) with 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c); 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1); 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(DB)@
and 1957; and 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).

DATED this 2nd day of September, 2020.

A TRUE BILL:

/S/
FOREPERSON OF THE GRAND JURY

ROBERT A. ZINK
Chief, Fraud Section

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WILLIAM E. JOHNSTON
Assistant Chief

NICHOLAS A. TRUTANICH
United States Attorney

J MICKELSON
istant United States Attorney

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