Statement of Facts — United States v. James Victor Punelli

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A Statement of Facts filed October 19, 2021 as Document 7 in United States of America v. James Victor Punelli, Case No. 1:21-cr-00224-AJT, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. The United States and the defendant stipulate that the allegations in the two-count Criminal Information and the stated facts are true and correct, and that the United States would have proven them beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. The opening paragraphs state that Punelli was a resident of Leesburg, Virginia and a fifty percent owner of Panthera Enterprises, LLC, a government contractor that provided tactical training services and that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019 in West Virginia. They also state that Punelli was the sole member of Punelli Partners Limited Company.

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IN OPEN COl'RL
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CLERK, U.S. DISIHIGI UJURf
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
UNI TED STATES OF AMERICA
V.
JAMES VICTOR PUNELLI,
Defendant.
Case No. l;2I-CR-224 (AJT)
STATF.MENT of facts
•The United States and the defendant, JAMES VICTOR PUNELLI, (hereinafter
"PUNELLI" or "the defendant") stipulate that the allegations in the two-count Criminal
Information and the following facts and statements are true and correct. The United States and the
defendant further stipulate that had this matter gone to trial, the United States would have proven
the allegations in the Criminal Information and the following facts beyond a reasonable doubt
using admissible and credible evidence.
I.
At all times relevant to this Criminal Information:
A.
PUNELLI was a resident of Leesburg, Virginia.
B.
PUNELLI was a fifty percent owner of Panthera Enterprises, LLC
("Panthera Enterprises"). Panthera Enterprises was a government contractor that provided tactical
training services to various components of the federal govemment. Panthera Enterprises held 80%
equity in Panthera Training Center LLC and 100% equity in Panthera Worldwide LLC. In 2019,
Panthera Enterprises filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Northem District of West Virginia
owing millions of dollars to creditors.
C.
PUNELLI was the sole member of Punelli Partners Limited Company
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