United States’ Revised Witness List — United States v. Nwafor (Dkt. 55, E.D. Va.)

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The United States' revised witness list in United States of America v. Obinna Nwafor, Criminal No. 4:23-cr-21, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Newport News Division, filed September 22, 2023. It lists the potential government witnesses, including Special Agents Amy Dougherty and Marc Silski and other personnel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent Matt Grimm of the U.S. Department of Labor, Jill Ellis of the Small Business Administration, bank witnesses from Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank and HSBC Bank, Steve Kirvan of Corporation Service Company, and individuals including Judith Anderson, Kerri Griffin, Laura Hogge and Devon Veney. It is signed by Assistant United States Attorney Brian J. Samuels and Special Assistant United States Attorney Alyson C. Yates.

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Case 4:23-cr-00021-RCY-LRL Document 55 Filed 09/22/23 Page 1 of 3 PageID# 336




                         IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                         FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

                                     Newport News Division

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                         )
                                                 )
                v.                               )   CRIMINAL NO. 4:23-cr-21
                                                 )
OBINNA NWAFOR,                                   )
                                                 )
                     Defendant.                  )

                         UNITED STATES’ REVISED WITNESS LIST

        The United States provides the following list of potential witnesses who may be called in

its case.

     1.     Judith Anderson
     2.     I’Eshewayne Bell (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
     3.     Nikola Blake-Lopez (Citibank)
     4.     Zachary Chromiak (Bank of America)
     5.     Special Agent Amy Dougherty (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
     6.     Jill Ellis (Small Business Administration)
     7.     Kerri Griffin
     8.     Special Agent Matt Grimm (U.S. Department of Labor)
     9.     Laura Hogge
    10.     Kingsley C. Iheme (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
    11.     Steve Kirvan (Corporation Service Company)
    12.     Tawnia Ramirez (Wells Fargo Bank)
    13.     Richard Shu (HSBC Bank)
    14.     Special Agent Marc Silski (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
    15.     Thomas Siska (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
    16.     Devon Veney

                                          Respectfully submitted,

                                          Jessica D. Aber
                                          United States Attorney

                                    By:              /s/
                                          Brian J. Samuels
                                          Assistant United States Attorney
                                          Alyson C. Yates
                                          Special Assistant United States Attorney

Case 4:23-cr-00021-RCY-LRL Document 55 Filed 09/22/23 Page 2 of 3 PageID# 337




                                Office of the United States Attorney
                                721 Lakefront Commons, Suite 300
                                Newport News, Virginia 23606
                                Tel. (757) 591-4000 | Fax (757) 591-0866
                                brian.samuels@usdoj.gov | alyson.yates@usdoj.gov

Case 4:23-cr-00021-RCY-LRL Document 55 Filed 09/22/23 Page 3 of 3 PageID# 338




                               CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

       I hereby certify that, on September 22, 2023, I electronically filed the foregoing with the

Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send a notification of such electronic filing

(NEF) to counsel of record:

       Joseph S. Camden, Esquire
       Paul Gill, Esquire
       Office of the Federal Public Defender
       701 E. Broad Street, Suite 3600
       Richmond, VA 23219
       Email: Joseph_Camden@fd.org
       Email: Paul_Gill@fd.org

                                                            /s/
                                                    Brian J. Samuels
                                                    Assistant United States Attorney
                                                    Alyson C. Yates
                                                    Special Assistant United States Attorney
                                                    Attorneys for the United States of America
                                                    United States Attorney’s Office
                                                    Fountain Plaza Three, Suite 300
                                                    721 Lakefront Commons
                                                    Newport News, Virginia 23606
                                                    Telephone: (757) 591-4000
                                                    Facsimile: (757) 591-0866
                                                    Brian.Samuels@usdoj.gov
                                                    Alyson.Yates@usdoj.gov

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