First Superseding Indictment — United States v. Sharika Lavonte Carpenter et al. (W.D. Tenn., Dkt. 78)
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A First Superseding Indictment, Document 78, filed 06/24/21 in Case 2:20-cr-20179-TLP, Cr. No. 20-cr-20179-TLP, United States of America v. Sharika Lavonte Carpenter, Janisha Latoya Jones, Brandy Denise Scaife, Stephanie Johnson and Kevin Maclin, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Western Division. Count 1 charges conspiracy, alleging that from around April 2020 to at least around June 2020 the defendants submitted approximately 401 fraudulent EIDL applications to the SBA through Better Days Tax Service. It alleges that they attempted to obtain in excess of $2,000,000 and obtained approximately $745,000. Counts 2-8 charge wire fraud over listed wire transfers, and Count 9 charges theft of government property of $4,000.
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“First Superseding Indictment — United States v. Sharika Lavonte Carpenter et al. (W.D. Tenn., Dkt. 78).”
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
)
Plaintiff, ) Cr. No. 20-cr-20179-TLP
v. )
) Filed Under Seal
)
) 18 u.s.c. § 2
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER, ) 18 u.s.c. § 371
JANISHA LATOYA JONES, ) 18 u.s.c. § 641
BRANDY DENISE SCAIFE, ) 18 U.S.C. § 1343
STEPHANIE JOHNSON, ) 26 u.s.c. § 7206(2)
and )
KEVIN MACLIN, )
)
Defendants. )
FIRST SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES:
COUNT 1
CONSPIRACY
General Allegations
At all times material to this Indictment:
The Small Business Administration and the Cares Act
1. The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) was an executive
branch agency of the United States government that provided support to entrepreneurs
and small businesses. The mission of the SBA was to maintain and strengthen the
nation 's economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses and by
assisting in the economic recovery to communities after disasters. As part of its mission
the SBA, among other things , made loans to borrowers after receipt and approval of loan
applications and any other required supporting documentation .
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2. In or around March 2020 , the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security
(CARES) Act was enacted to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of
Americans suffering adverse economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The
CARES Act established several new temporary programs and provided for expansion of
others including programs created and/ or administered by the SBA.
The Economic Injury Disaster Relief Program
3. The Economic Injury Disaster Loan ("EIDL") program was an SBA program
that provided low-interest loans to small businesses , renters , and homeowners in regions
affected by declared disasters.
4. The CARES Act also authorized the SBA to provide EID Ls of up to $2 mill ion
to eligible small businesses experiencing substantial financial disruptions 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.
5. In order to obtain an EIDL and advance , a qualifying business was requi red
to submit an application to the SBA and provide information about its operations, such as
the number of employees , gross revenue 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 the period preceding January 31 ,
2020. For a business to be eligible for an EIDL, the business must have been in operation
before February 1, 2020 . The applicant was also required to certify that all of the
information in the application was true and correct to the best of the applicant's
knowledge .
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6. EIDL applications were submitted directly to the SBA and processed by the
agency with support from a government contractor, Rapid Finance. Approval of a loan
application and the amount of a loan was based , in part, on the information provided on
the application about the number of employees , gross revenue , and cost of goods, as
described above. Upon approval of an application for an EIDL or advance, SBA will
disburse the funds. EIDL loan proceeds were permitted to be used for payroll expenses ,
sick leave, production costs , and business obligations , such as debts, rent, and mortgage
payments.
The Defendants
7. The defendants SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER, JANISHA LATOYA
JONES, STEPHANIE JOHNSON, AND BRANDY DENISE SCAIFE were employed at
Better Days Tax Service (BOTS) located at 1391 N. Hollywood St, Memphis, Tennessee
38108 . Defendant KEVIN MACLIN worked nearby and negotiated with defendant
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER to receive compensation for referring individuals to
the BOTS to complete fraudulent EIDL applications to SBA.
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The Conspiracy
8. Beginning in or around April 2020 , and continuing until at least in or around
June 2020 , the exact dates being unknown to the grand jury, in the Western District of
Tennessee, and elsewhere the defendants,
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER, STEPHANIE JOHNSON,
JANISHA LATOYA JONES, KEVIN MACLIN,
AND
BRANDY DENISE SCAIFE,
knowingly and willfully conspired and agreed with each other, and with other persons
known and unknown to the grand jury, to defraud the United States and to commit
offenses against the United States , more specifically, to use and cause interstate wire
communications to be used in furtherance of a scheme and artifice to defraud the SBA in
relation to a presidentially declared major disaster and emergency in violation of Title 18,
United States Code, Section 1343; and , to steal , purloin and convert to their own use
property of the United States in violation of Title 18, United States Code , Section 641 .
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Manner and Means of the Conspiracy and
Substance of the Scheme and Artifice
9. It was a part of the conspiracy and substance of the scheme and artifice
that the defendants submitted and caused to be submitted to the SBA, applications for
EIDL's which contained materially false , fictitious and fraudulent information. It was
further a part of the conspiracy and substance of the scheme and artifice that the
submission of EDIL's with false, fictitious and fraudulent information would induce the
SBA to disburse funds to the defendants and other unauthorized individuals. During the
course of the conspiracy, the defendants submitted and caused to be submitted
approximately 401 fraudulent EDIL applications to the SBA and attempted to obtain in
excess of $2 ,000 ,000 and fraudulently obtained approximately $745 ,000 from the SBA.
OVERT ACTS
10. In furtherance of the conspiracy at least one of the defendants committed
at least one of the following overt acts in the Western District of Tennessee:
A. On or around April 2020 , CARPENTER, JOHNSON, JONES, AND
SCAIFE discussed submitting applications to SBA for EIDLs under the CARES ACT.
CARPENTER agreed to pay JOHNSON, JONES, AND SCAIFE a specified amount for
every EIDL application they prepared that was funded by SBA.
B. On or about April 6, 2020 , JOHNSON prepared and submitted a
materially false , fictitious , and fraudulent EIDL application for "P.B." to induce the SBA to
disburse payment to "P.B."
C. On or about April 2, 2020 , MACLIN went to the BOTS office and
caused a materially false and fictitious EIDL application number XXXXXX2038 to be filed
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on his behalf including falsehoods , among other things , that he owned "MACKLIN 's
Market", a business established in January 20 , 2018 . On or around April 2020, MACLIN
agreed with CARPENTER to recruit individuals to have EIOL applications submitted from
CARPENTER's BOTS office. CARPENTER and MACLIN agreed that MACLIN would
receive payment for each referral that resulted in SBA payment on the materially false,
fictitious, and fraudulent EIOL application .
0. On or about May 4 , 2020, SCAIFE accessed the IRS online portal to
apply for and obtain a new Employer Identification Number ("EIN") 85-XXX4226. This
online EIN application used SCAIFE's name , SSN and 2019 residential address.
SCAIFE's reasoning for requesting the EIN is to start a new business .
E. Between May 4 , 2020 to May 8, 2020, one or more of the
conspirators accessed the IRS portal and applied for, and obtained , six additional EINs .
All six new EINs were obtained using the IRS online portal from BOTS office at 1391 N.
Hollywood St, Memphis , Tennessee 38108 .
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F. On or about May 7, 2020 , SCAIFE, submitted EIDL Application , ID
Number XXXXXX5841 , using her newly acquired EIN , 85-XXX4226 for a business named
BEE'S PRODUCE AND GOODS (BEE'S P&G) and on which said application SCAIFE
falsely and fraudulently stated and caused to be stated , among other things, that BEE'S
P&G was formed in 2016 , had 10 employees and had gross revenues of $27 ,698 .
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.
COUNTS 2-8
WIRE FRAUD
11 . The allegations in paragraphs 1 thru 7, and paragraph 9 of this Indictment
are realleged and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
12. Beginning in or around April , 2020 , and continuing until on or about June
30 , 2020 , the defendants SHARIKA CARPENTER, JANISHA JONES AND BRANDY
SCAIFE being aided, abetted , counseled and induced by each other and by other persons
known and unknown to the grand jury, devised and intended to devise the scheme and
artifice alleged in paragraph 9 of this Indictment to defraud the SBA and to obtain money
and property from the SBA by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses,
representations and promises .
13. On or about the dates set forth below, the defendants named below, did for
the purpose of executing the aforesaid scheme and artifice and in furtherance thereof,
knowingly transmit and cause to be transmitted in interstate commerce from the SBA in
Colorado to the bank account described below in the Western District of Tennessee, by
means of wire communications the writings and signals , set forth below, the said
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violations being committed in relation to a presidentially declared major disaster and
emergency.
COUNT DATE DEFENDANT DESCRIPTION
Wire transfer
$4 ,000 to her Bank
of America Account
2 April 28, 2020 SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER XXXXXXXX827 5
Wire transfer
$4 ,000 to her First
South Bank
Account
3 April 30, 2020 BRANDY DENISE SCAIFE XXXXXXXXX6132
Wire transfer of
$10 ,000 to Sun
Trust Bank Account
4 May 12, 2020 SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER XXXXXXXXX9985
Wire transfer of
$16 ,700 to Sun
Trust Bank Account
5 May 14, 2020 SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER XXXXXXXXX9985
Wire transfer
$13 ,900 to Bank Of
America Account
6 June 9, 2020 BRANDY DENISE SCAIFE XXXXXXXX5615
Wire transfer of
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER $3 ,000 to Green
AND Dot Bank Account
7 June 16, 2020 JANIS HA LA TOYA JONES XXXXXXXX3001
Wire transfer of
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER $11 ,300 to Green
AND Dot Bank Account
8 June 16, 2020 JANISHA LATOYA JONES XXXXXXXX3001
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code , Sections 1343 and 2.
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COUNT 9
THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
14. On or about April 28 , 2020 , in the Western District of Tennessee , the
defendant,
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER,
did willfully and knowingly steal , purloin and convert to her own use, property of the United
States having a value exceeding $1 ,000 , that is , $4,000 , to which she was not entitled.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641 .
COUNT10
THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
15. On or about April 30 , 2020 , in the Western District of Tennessee , the
defendant,
BRANDY DENISE SCAIFE,
did willfully and knowingly steal , purloin and convert to her own use and the use of
another, property of the United States having a value exceeding $1 ,000 , that is, $4 ,000 ,
to which she was not entitled . All in violation of Title 18, United States Code , Section 641 .
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COUNT 11
THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
16. On or about May 12, 2020 , in the Western District of Tennessee, the
defendant,
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER,
did willfully and knowingly steal , purloin and convert to her own use and the use of
another, property of the United States having a value exceeding $1 ,000 , that is , $10 ,000,
to which she was not entitled . All in violation of Title 18, United States Code , Section 641 .
COUNT12
THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
17. On or about May 14, 2020 , in the Western District of Tennessee , the
defendant,
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER,
did willfully and knowingly steal , purloin and convert to her own use and the use of
another, property of the United States having a value exceeding $1 ,000 , that is, $16 ,700,
to which she was not entitled . All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.
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COUNT13
THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
18. On or about June 9, 2020, in the Western District of Tennessee, the
defendant,
BRANDY DENISE SCAIFE,
did willfully and knowingly steal , purloin and convert to her own use, property of the United
States having a value exceeding $1 ,000 , that is, $13,900, to which she was not entitled .
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641 .
COUNT14
THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
19. On or about June 16, 2020 , in the Western District of Tennessee , the
defendant,
JANISHA LATOYA JONES,
did willfully and knowingly steal , purloin and convert to her own use, property of the United
States having a value exceeding $1 ,000 , that is, $3 ,000 , to which she was not entitled.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code , Section 641 .
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COUNT15
THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
20 . On or about June 16, 2020 , in the Western District of Tennessee , the
defendant,
JANISHA LATOYA JONES,
did willfully and knowingly steal , purloin and convert to her own use, property of the United
States having a value exceeding $1 ,000 , that is, $11 ,300 , to which she was not entitled .
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641 .
COUNTS 16-33
WIRE FRAUD
21 . The allegations in paragraphs 1 thru 7, and paragraph 9 of this Indictment
are realleged and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
22 . Beginning in or around April , 2020 , and continuing until on or about June
30 , 2020 , the defendants SHARIKA CARPENTER, JANISHA JONES, BRANDY
SCAIFE, STEPHANIE JOHNSON AND KEVIN MACLIN being aided , abetted , counseled
and induced by each other and by other persons known and unknown to the grand jury,
devised and intended to devise the scheme and artifice alleged in paragraph 9 of this
Indictment to defraud the SBA and to obtain money and property from the SBA by means
of materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises.
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23. On or about the dates set forth below, the defendants named below, did for
the purpose of executing the aforesaid scheme and artifice and in furtherance thereof,
knowingly transmit and cause to be transmitted in interstate commerce from the SBA in
Colorado to the bank account described below in the Western District of Tennessee, by
means of wire communications the writings and signals, set forth below, the said
violations being committed in relation to a presidentially declared major disaster and
emergency.
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COUNT DATE DEFENDANT DESCRIPTION
Wire transfer of $3,548
to her Bank of America
SHARIKA LAVONTE Account
16 May 5, 2020 CARPENTER XXXXXXXXX.8275
Wire transfer of
$10 ,000 to "JS" Wells
SHARIKA LAVONTE Fargo Bank Account
17 May 8, 2020 CARPE NTER XXXXXX.0905
Wire transfer of
$22 ,200 to "JS" Wel ls
May 15, SHARIKA LAVONTE Fargo Bank Account
18 2020 CARPENTER XXXXXX.0905
Wire transfer of $7 ,000
to "LM " First Horizon
SHARIKA LAVONTE Bank Account
19 May 1, 2020 CARPENTER XXXXXXXX9783
Wire transfer $24 ,300
to "LM" First Horizon
June 16, SHARIKA LAVONTE Bank Account
20 2020 CARPENTER XXXXXXXX9783
Wire transfer of
$18 ,000 to "CR"
May 27 , SHARIKA LAVONTE Bancorp Bank Account
21 2020 CARPE NTER XXXXXXXX2849
Wire transfer of
$10 ,000 to "CR"
SHARIKA LAVONTE Bancorp Bank Account
22 June 1, 2020 CARPENTER XXXXXXXX2849
Wire transfer of
SHARIKA LAVONTE $10 ,000 to "KM " Orion
CARPENTER Federal Credit Union
AND Account
23 June 1, 2020 KEVIN MACLIN XXXXXXXXX.6094
SHARIKA LAVONTE Wire transfer of
CARPENTER $20 ,100 to "KM " Orion
AND Federal Credit Union
24 June 1, 2020 KEVIN MACLIN Account XXXXXX6094
Wi re transfer of
$12 ,200 to "RP" Navy
June 15, SHARIKA LAVONTE Federal Credit Union
25 2020 CARPENTER Account XXXXXX.5628
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Wire transfer of $5 ,000
to "RP" Navy Federal
June 25, SHARIKA LAVONTE Credit Union Account
26 2020 CARPENTER XXXXXX5628
Wire transfer of
$13 ,500 to "TM " First
South Financial Credit
June 16, SHARIKA LAVONTE Union Account
27 2020 CARPENTER XXXXXXXXXX6666
Wire transfer of $4 ,000
to "TM" First South
Financia l Credit Union
June 25, SHARIKA LAVONTE Account
28 2020 CARPE NTER XXXXXXXXXX6666
Wire transfer of $9 ,800
to "PB" Meta Bank
June 16, Account
29 2020 STEPHAN IE JOHNSON XXXXXXXXXX8056
Wire transfer of $3,000
to "PB" MetaBank
June 25 , Account
30 2020 STEPHAN IE JOHNSON XXXXXXXXXX8056
Wire transfer of
$32 ,600 to "NB" Navy
SHARIKA LAVONTE Federal Credit Union
31 Ju ly 1, 2020 CARPE NTER Account XXXXX0126
Wire transfer of
$10 ,000 to "NB" Navy
SHARIKA LAVONTE Federal Credit Union
32 July 8, 2020 CARPENTER Account XXXXX0126
Wire transfer of $1 ,000
to "WJ" First South
Financial Credit Union
SHARIKA LAVONTE Account
33 Ju ly 8, 2020 CARPENTER xxxxxxxxxxxx 1818
All in violation of Title 18, Un ited States Code , Sections 1343 and 2.
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COUNT 34
THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
24 . On or about May 4, 2020, in the Western District of Tennessee, the
defendant,
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER,
did willfully and knowingly steal , purloin and convert to her own use, property of the United
States having a value exceeding $1 ,000 , that is , $3 ,548 , to which she was not entitled .
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code , Section 641 .
COUNT 35
THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
25 . On March 27 , 2020 , the Coronavirus Aid , Relief, and Economic Security
("CARES") Act authorized three new temporary unemployment insurance programs ,
including the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program . The PUA authorized
assistance for individuals who are : (1) self-employed , seeking part-time employment, or
otherwise would not qualify for regular Unemployment Insurance or extended benefits
under state or federal law or PEUC under section 2107 of the CARES Act; and , (2)
unemployed , partially unemployed , unable to work, or unavailable to work due to specific
COVID-19 related reason(s) . PUA claimants must answer specific questions to establish
their eligibility for PUA benefits. Claimants must provide their name, Social Security
Number, and mailing address and self-certify that they meet one of the COVI D-19 related
reasons for being unemployed , partially unemployed , or unable or unavailable to work.
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26 . Beginning on or about May 11, 2020 and continuing through on or about
June 7, 2021 , in the Western District of Tennessee, the defendant,
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER,
did willfully and knowingly steal , purloin and convert to her own use and the use of
another, property of the United States having a value exceeding $1 ,000 , that is,
approximately $31 ,208 , to which she was not entitled. All in violation of Title 18, United
States Code , Section 641 .
COUNT 36
PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF FALSE TAX DOCUMENTS
27 . On or about January 30, 2019 , in the Western District of Tennessee, the
defendant,
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER,
did willfully aid and assist in , and advise in the preparation and presentation to the Internal
Revenue Service, of a U.S. Individual Tax Return, Form 1040, of "D.G." for the calendar
year 2018 . The return was false and fraudulent as to a material matter, in that the
defendant created a fictitious W-2 for a GLP Enterprise , whereas the defendant then and
there knew that the W-2 for employment and its wages were false, in violation of Title 26 ,
Section 7206(2) .
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COUNT 37
PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF FALSE TAX DOCUMENTS
28 . On or about March 12, 2019 , in the Western District of Tennessee, the
defendant,
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER,
did willfully aid and assist in , and advise in the preparation and presentation to the Internal
Revenue Service , of a U.S . Individual Tax Return , Form 1040, of "F.R. " for the calendar
year 2018. The return was false and fraudulent as to a material matter, in that the
defendant falsely reported "F.R. 's" Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) , omitted the filer's
additional income reflected in "F.R. 's" Form 1099, and falsely reported information on
"F.R. "s Schedule EiC , whereas the defendant then and there knew that "F.R. " earned
additional income not included on the tax returns and that the Schedule EiC overstated
the time that a dependent resided with "F.R. ", in violation of Title 26 , Section 7206(2) .
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COUNT 38
PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF FALSE TAX DOCUMENTS
29 . On or about January 21 , 2020 , in the Western District of Tennessee , the
defendant,
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER,
did willfully aid and assist in , and advise in the preparation and presentation to the Internal
Revenue Service , of a U.S. Individual Tax Return , Form 1040, of "S.M ." for the calendar
year 2019 . The return was false and fraudulent as to a material matter, in that the
defendant created a fraudulent Schedule C fo r "S.M." for a fictitious business not owned
or reported by "S.M.", whereas the defendant then and there knew that "S.M." did not own
a business and that the only income was reflected on the W-2, in violation of Title 26 ,
Section 7206(2) .
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COUNT 39
PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF FALSE TAX DOCUMENTS
30 . On or about January 21 , 2020 , in the Western District of Tennessee , the
defendant,
SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER,
did willfully aid and assist in , and advise in the preparation and presentation to the Internal
Revenue Service , of a U.S. Individual Tax Return , Form 1040, of "K.C ." for the calendar
year 2019 . The return was false and fraudulent as to a material matter, in that the
defendant created a fraudulent Schedule C for "K.C." for a fictitious business not owned
or reported by "K.C." and falsely reported information on "K.C.'s" Schedule EiC , whereas
the defendant then and there knew that "K.C. did not own a business and that the
Schedule EiC overstates the time that a dependent resided with "K.C. ", in violation of Title
26 , Section 7206(2) .
FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS
31 . The allegations contained in this Indictment are hereby realleged and
incorporated by reference for the purpose of alleging forfeiture pursuant to Title 18, United
States Code , Section 981 (a)(1 )(C) and Title 28 , United States Code , Section 2461 (c) .
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32. Upon conviction of one or more of the offenses set forth in Counts 1 - 39 of
this Indictment, the defendants SHARIKA LAVONTE CARPENTER, STEPHANIE
JOHNSON, JANISHA LATOYA JONES, KEVIN MACLIN, and BRANDY DENISE
SCAIFE, shall forfeit to the United States of America , pursuant to Title 18, United States
Code, Section 981 (a)(1 )(C) and Title 28 , United States Code, Section 2461 (c) , any
property constituting , or derived from , proceeds the defendant obtained directly or
indirectly, as the result of such violation . Such forfeitable property may include a money
judgment in an amount equal to the amount of the proceeds obtained as a result of
offenses .
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33 . If any of the property described above , 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 va lue; 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 Title 21 , United States Code ,
Section 853(p) , as incorporated by Title 18, United States Code , Section 982(b)(1), to
seek forfeiture of any other property of the defendants up to the value of the property
described above as being subject to forfeiture .
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