Indictment — United States v. Alexander Blaise et al., Southern District of Florida (Document 1)
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An indictment in United States of America v. Alexander Blaise and Dumarsais Blaise Jr., Case 0:22-cr-60110-AHS, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entered on the docket May 19, 2022 as Document 1. The grand jury charges conspiracy to commit wire fraud (Count 1), wire fraud (Counts 2-4), conspiracy to commit money laundering (Count 5) and money laundering (Count 6 and Counts 7-10). It alleges that the defendants and a co-conspirator identified as CC-1 submitted PPP loan applications for ACCS, Appetite and One of One with false tax documents and false employee and payroll figures. The indictment states that Financial Institution 4 and Financial Service Provider 1 disbursed approximately $1.6 million in PPP loan proceeds, portions of which were wired to a D&C Tax City account. The 21-page document ends with penalty sheets.
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U NITED STA TES D ISTR ICT C O U RT
SOUTH ERN DISTRICT O F FLORIDA
FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION
CASENO.77-6011O-C R-SIN G H A L/SN O W
18 U.S.C.j 1349
18U.S.C.j 1343
18U.S.C.j 1956(h)
18U.S.C.j 1956(a)(1)(B)(i)
18U.S.C.9 1957 FILED W -D,C ,
18U.S.C.j982(a)(2)(A)
18U.S.C.j982(a)(1) MAt 19 2222
ANGELA E.NOBLE
UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA, CLERKU.s.Dls'rc'r
s.o.o;FLA.-FT.LAUD.
VS.
ALEXANDER BLAISE and
DUM ARSAIS BLAISE JR.,
Defendants.
/
INDICTM ENT
The Grand Jury chargesthat:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
Atalltimesrelevantto thislndictm ent:
TheDefendantsandRelevantEntities
DefendantALEXANDER BLAISE wasa residentofPlantation,Florida,
Defendant DUM ARSAIS BLAISE JR. was a resident of Lithonia, Georgia.
ALEU NDER BLAISE and DUM ARSAIS BLAISE JR.are brothers.
CC-I wasa residentofPem broke Pines,Florida.
4. Individual1wasaresidentofStoneM ountain,Georgia.
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Acute Carc Coordinating SystemsPa (t'ACCS'')was a Florida limited liability
company with an addresslisted in Plantation,Florida.ALEXANDER BLAISE wasthemanager
ofAC CS.
6. BlaisePodiatry LLC (ûiBlaisePodiatly'')wasa Floridalimited liability company
with an address listed in M iami,Florida. ALEXANDER BLAISE wasthe m anager ofBlaise
Podiatry.
AppetiteforEverything lnc.(tkAppetite'')wasaFloridalimitedliability company
with an addresslisted in Pem brokePines,Florida.CC-Iwastheregistered agentforAppetite.
8. OneofOneLLC (çkoneofOne'')wasaNew M exicolimitedliabilitycompanywith
an addresslisted in Albuquerque,New M exico. On bank docum ents, CC-I reported him selfas
thesoleownerofOne ofOne.
9. D&C TaxCityLLC (tSDC TaxCity'')wasaGeorgialimitedliabilitycompanywith
an addresslisted in Lithonia,Georgia. On the ArticlesofOrganization, D U M A R SA IS BL AISE
JR .was listed as the çsorganizer''ofD C Tax City. ln or around 2020,BLA ISE JR .w as listed as
aksM em ber''ofDC Tax City.
10. Sawyer,M oore,and Associates,LLC (1çSM A'')wasa Georgia limited liability
eompany with an address listed in Lithonia,Georgia.In 2016, DUM AR M S BLAISE JR.was
listed asan kiorganizer''ofSM A. ln 2017,thestate ofGeorgia adm inistratively dissolved SM A .
On oraboutM ay 27,2020,B LAISE JR .applied forreinstatem entofSM A .
The Sm allB usinessA dm inistration
The United States SmallBusiness Administration (1éSBAD') was an executive
branch agency oftheUnited States governmentthatprovided supportto entrepreneursand sm all
businesses. The m ission of the SBA w as to m aintain and strengthen the nation's econom y by
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enabling the establishm ent and viability of sm all businesses and by assisting in the econom ic
recovery ofcom m unitiesafterdisasters.
12. Aspartofthiseffort,theSBA enabled and providedforloanstluoughbanks,credit
unions,and otherlenders. Theseloanshad govenzment-backed guarantees.
The Paycheck Protection Program
13. TheCoronavirusAid,Relief,andEconomicSecurityISCCARES''IActwasafederal
law enacted in oraround M arch 2020 and designed to provide em ergency tinancialassistanceto
them illionsofAm ericanswho were suffering from theeconom ic effectscaused by the COVID-
19 pandem ic.
14. One source ofreliefthatthe CARES Actprovided wasthe authorization ofup to
$349 billion in forgivable loansto smallbusinessesforpayroll,mortgage interest,rent/lease,and
utilities,through aprogram referred to asthe Paycheck Protection Program (t(PPP''). In April
2020,Congressauthorized up to $310billion in additionalPPP funding.
15. The PPP allow ed qualifying sm allbusinesses and other organizations to receive
PPP loans. Businesses w ere required to use PPP loan proceeds on payroll costs, interest on
mortgages,rent,and utilities. The PPP allowed the interestand principalon thePPP loan to be
entirely forgivenifthebusinessspenttheloanproceedson theseexpenseitem swithin adesignated
period oftimeandused acertain percentage ofthePPP loan proceedson payrollexpenses.
16. The am ount of a PPP loan that a sm all business w as entitled to receive w as
detennined by the num ber of em ployees em ployed by the business and the business's average
m onthly payrollcosts.
To obtain a PPP loan,a qualifying business w as required to subm it a PPP loan
application w hich w as signed by an authorized representative of the business. The PPP loan
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application required the business (through its authorized representative) to acknowledge the
program rulesand makecertain affinnativecertificationsto beeligibleto obtain thePPP loan. ln
thePPP loanapplication(SmallBusinessAdministration(tûSBA'')Form 2483),thesmallbusiness
(throughitsauthorizedrepresentative)wasrequiredtostate,amongotherthings,its:(a)average
monthlypayrollexpenses;and(b)numberofemployees.Thesefigureswereusedtocalculatethe
amountofm oneythe smallbusinesswaseligibletoreceiveunderthePPP.In addition,businesses
applyingforaPPPloan wererequiredtoprovidedocumentationeonfirmingtheirpayrollexpenses.
A PPP loan application was processed by a participating lender. lf a PPP loan
applieationwasapproved,thepartieipating lenderfundedthePPP loan usingitsownfunds.W hile
apartieipating lenderissued thePPP loan,the loan was100% guaranteed by theSBA.Datafrom
the application,including infonnation about the borrower,the totalam ount of the loan,and the
listed num ber of em ployees,w as transm itted by a w ire transfer by the lender to the SBA in the
course ofprocessing the loan.
TheEconomicInjury DisasterLoanProgram
TheEconomicInjury DisasterLoan(ktE1DL'')program wasan SBA program that
provided low-interestfinancing to smallbusinesses,renters,and hom eownersin regionsaffected
by declared disasters.TheCARES Actauthorized theSBA toprovideEIDLSofup to $2m illion
to eligible sm allbusinesses experiencing substantialfinancialdisruption due to the COV 1D -19
pandem ic.
RelevantFinancialInstitutions
Financial lnstitution l, headquartered in Charlotte, N orth Carolina, w as an
approved SBA lender ofPPP loans.
21. FinancialInstitution 2 washeadquartered in San Francisco,California.
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22. Financiallnstitution 3 w asheadquartered in M elbourne,Florida.
23. FinancialInstitution 4,headquartered in SaltLake City,Utah,was an approved
SBA lenderofPPP loans.
24. FinancialService Provider 1,headquartered in A tlanta,G eorgia,w as an approved
SBA lenderofPPP loans.
FinancialService Provider2,based in Redw ood City,California,isa third-party
com pany processorthatprocessed PPP loansforFinanciallnstitution 4.
### tf EIDL Loan Applications
On oraboutApril1,2020,A LEXA N DE R BLA ISE applied foran EID L from the
SBA in thename ofBlaise Podiatry. On theapplication forthatloan,ALEXANDER BLAISE
reported gross annualrevenues ofapproximately $252,857 and 5 employees. The SBA funded
thisloan in the approxim ate amountof$121,500.
On oraboutthe datesspecified in thetable below,DUM ARSAIS BLAISE JR.,
ALEX A ND ER BLA ISE ,and CC-I subm itted and caused to be subm itted PPP loan applications
asfollows:
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Loan Entity A pproxim ate Em ployees Approxim ateAm ount Approxim ate Signatureon
SBA# Nam e Application C laim ed Claim ed/Average Am ount Application
Date M onthl Pa roll Disbursed
//7709 DC Tax 4/6/20 5 $25,000 $25,000 DUM ARSAIS
City $10,000/month BLAISE JR.
//7102 Blaise 4/20/20 5 $42,527 $42,527 ALEXANDER
Podiatry $17,01l/month BLAISE
#7807 SM A 5/5/20 36 $378,900 - DUM ARSAIS
$1f1,583/month BLAISE JR.
//7401 One of 5/8/20 40 $626,367 $626,367 CC-I
One $250,547/m0nth
#7404 Appetite 5/9/20 4l $626,776 $626,776 CC-1
$250,71l/month
#7408 ACCS 5/11/20 32 $356,485 $356,485 ALEXANDER
$142,594/m0nth BLAISE
On or aboutJuly 27,2020,A LEXA N DE R BLA ISE soughta second EID L from
the SBA in thename ofBlaise Podiatry. On thisapplication,ALEXANDER BLAISE reported
grossalm ualrevenuesof$965,200and52 employees.TheSBA didnotfundthisloan application.
CO UN T 1
C onspiracy to C om m itW ire Fraud
(18 U.S.C.j1349)
The GeneralA llegations section ofthis lndictm entis re-alleged and incorporated
by reference asthough fully setforth herein.
From in or around A pril 2020,continuing through in or around A ugust2020,in
Broward County,in the Southern DistrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,thedefendants,
A LEX AND ER BLAISE and
D U M A R SA IS BLA ISE JR.,
didwillfully,thatis,withtheintenttofurthertheobjectoftheconspiracy,andknowinglycombine,
conspire,confederate,and agree w ith each other,CC-1,and w ith others know n and unknown to
the Grand Jury,to com m itan offense againstthe U nited States,thatis,to know ingly,and with the
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intent to defraud,devise,and intend to devise,a schem e and artifice to defraud,and to obtain
m oney and property by means ofm aterially false and fraudulentpretenses,representations,and
promises,knowing thatthe pretenses,representations,and prom ises were false and fraudulent
when m ade,and,forthepurposeofexecutingtheschem eand artifice,did knowinglytransmitand
cause to be transm itted,by m eans ofw ire com m unications in interstate and foreign com m erce,
certain w ritings,signs,signals,pictures,and sounds,in violation ofTitle 18,U nited States Code,
Section 1343.
PURPOSE O F TH E CONSPIRACY
ltwasthepurposeofthe conspiracy forthedefendantsandtheirco-conspiratorsto
unjustlyenrich themselvesby,among otherthings:(1)creating falseand fraudulentdocuments,
includingpayrollrecordsandtax documents'
,(2)submitting and causingthesubmissionoffalse
and fraudulent applications for loans m ade available through the SBA to provide relief for the
economiceffectscausedbytheCOV1D-19pandemic,includingEIDL andPPP loans;(3)offering,
paying,and receiving kickbacksin retul'
n forcausing the subm ission offalse and fraudulentloan
applications;and(4)through structuredtransfersdivertingfraudproceedsforthedefendants'and
co-conspirators'personaluse,the use and benefitofothers,and to furtherthe conspiracy.
M A N NE R AN D M E AN S O F TH E C O N SPIR AC Y
The m anner and m eans by which the defendants and their co-conspirators sought to
accomplishtheobjectandpurposeoftheconspiracyincluded,amongothers,thefollowing:
DUM ARSAIS BLAISE JR. created false and fraudulent tax documents for
business entities owned by A LEXA N DER BLA ISE and CC-I for the purpose of applying for
PPP loans.
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ALEX A N DER BLA ISE,D UM AR SAIS BLA ISE,JR .and C C-I subm itted and
caused the subm ission offalseand fraudulentPPP loan applicationsforA CCS,A ppetite,and O ne
ofOne.
6. The PPP loan applicationssubm itted,orcaused to be subm itted,by ALEX A N DER
BLAISE,DUM ARSAIS BLAISE JR.,and CC-IforACCS,Appetite,and OneofOne included
falseand fraudulenttaxdocumentsand falselyand fraudulently representedtheborrowingentities'
num berofem ployeesand am ountofm onthly payroll.
Having obtained PPP loans for those entities,A LEXA N DE R BLA ISE and C C-I
electronically w ire transferred portions of the loan proceeds to DU M A R SA IS B LA ISE,JR .'s
D&C Tax City business aeeount through numerous strudured deposits m asked as legitimate
;;Payrol!.''
8. DUM AR SAIS BLAISE,JR.subsequently transferred the loan proceedsto other
personal accounts in his name and to ALEXANDER BLAISE,CC-1, and others through
electronic wire transfers.The defendants and their co-conspirators structured the amount and
tim ing ofthe w ire transfersto concealthe illicitnature ofthe proceeds.
As a resultofthe false and fraudulentrepresentationsm ade by the defendantsin
the PPP loan applieations subm itted as partofthis sehem e,Finatw iallnstitution 4 and Financial
Service Provider 1 disbursed PPP loan proeeeds to ALEXANDER BLAISE and CC-I in the
am ountofapproximately $1.6 million.
Al1in violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 1349.
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C O UN T S 2-4
W ireFraud
(18U.S.C.j 1343)
The GeneralAllegationssection ofthis Indictm entisre-alleged and incorporated
by reference asthough fully setforth herein.
From in or around A pril 2020,continuing through in or around A ugust2020, in
Broward County,in the Southern DistrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,thedefendants,
A LEXA N DER BLA ISE and
D U M AR SA IS BLA ISE JR.,
did knowingly,and w ith the intentto defraud,devise,and intend to devise a schem e and artifice
to defraud, and to obtain m oney and property by m eans of materially false and fraudulent
pretenses, representations, and promises, knowing that the pretenses, representations, and
prom ises were false and fraudulentw hen m ade,and forthe purpose of executing the schem e and
artifiee,did knowingly transmitand causeto betransmitted,by m eansofwire comm unication in
interstate andforeign com merce,eertain writings,signs,signals,pictures,and sounds, in violation
ofTitle 18United StatesCode,Section 1343.
PU R PO SE O F SCH EM E AN D AR TIFIC E
lt was the purpose of the schem e and artifice for the defendants and their
accomplicestounjustlyenrichthemselvesby,amongotherthings:(1)creatingfalseandfraudulent
documents, including payroll records and tax documents; (2) submitting and causing the
submission of false and fraudulent applications for loans made avaitable through the SBA to
provide reliefforthe eeonom ic effectseaused by the COVID-19 pandemic,induding EIDL and
PPP loans;(3)offering,paying and receivingkickbacksin return forcausingthesubmission of
falseandfraudulentloanapplications;and(4)throughstructuredtransfersdivertingfraudproceeds
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forthe defendants'personaluse,the use and benefit ofothers,and to further the schem e and
artifice.
SCH EM E A N D A R TIFICE
4. Paragraphs 4 through 9 of the M anner and M eans section from Count 1 of this
Indictm ent are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully setforth herein as the
description oftheschem eand artifice.
U SE O F TH E W IR ES
On oraboutthe datesspecified asto each countbelow,in Broward County,in the
Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants, ALEXANDER BLAISE and
DUM ARSAIS BLAISE JR.,forthepurposeofexecutingand in furtheranceof aforesaid schem e
and artifice to defraud, and to obtain m oney and property by m eans of m aterially false and
fraudulentpretenses,representations,and prom ises,knowing thatthe pretenses,representations,
and prom ises were false and fraudulentwhen m ade,did knowingly transmitand cause to be
transm itted,by means of wire comm unication, certain writings,signs,signals,pictures, and
sounds,asdescribed below:
k
Electronic transm ission of fraudulent PPP loan
2 M application in the nam e ofOne ofOne LLC from the
ay 8,2020 S
outhern District of Florida to Financial Service
Provider 2 forconsideration by FinancialInstitution 4.
Electronic transm ission of fraudulent PPP loan
M application in the nam e ofAppetite forEverything Inc.
ay 9,2020 f
rom the Southern District of Florida to Financial
Service Provider 1.
Electronic transm ission of fraudulent PPP loan
4 M application in the nam e of A cute Care Coordinating
ay 11,2020 S
ystem s Pa from the Southern D istrict of Florida to
FinancialService Provider 1.
ln violation ofTitle 18,U nited States Code,Sections 1343 and 2.
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COUNT 5
C onspiracy to C om m itM oney Laundering
(18U.S.C.j1956(h))
The G eneralA llegations section ofthislndictm entis re-alleged and incorporated
by reference asthough fully setforth herein.
From in or around A pril 2020,eontinuing through in or around August 2020, in
Broward County,in the Southern DistrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,thedefendants,
A LEX AN D ER BLA ISE and
D UM A R SAIS BLA ISE JR .,
didknowinglyandvoluntarily combine,conspire,andagreewitheachother,CC-1,and withothers
known and unknown to theGrand Juryto com mitoffensesagainsttheUnited States, thatis:
a) to knowingly conduct a financialtransaction affecting interstate and foreign
com m erce,whieh transaction involved the m oceeds of specified unlaw ful activity,
knowingthattheproperty involved in thetransadion represented theproeeedsofsome
form ofunlawfuladivity,andknowingthatthetransadionw as designed in wholeand
in pal4to concealand disguisethenature,location,source,ownership,and controlof
theproceedsofspecified unlawfulactivity in violationofTitle 18,United StatesCode,
Section 1956(a)(1)(B)(i),
'and
to knowingly engage in m onetary transactions by,through,and to a financial
institution affecting interstate comm erce,in crim inally derived property of a value
greaterthan $10,000,and suchproperty having been derived from a specifiedunlawful
activity,know ing thatthe property involved in the m onetary transadions represented
the proceedsofsom e form ofspecified unlaw fulactivity in violation ofTitle 18, U nited
States Code,Section 1957.
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Itisfurtheralleged thatthe specified unlawfulactivity iswire fraud,in violation ofTitle
18,United StatesCode,Section 1343
Al1inviolationofTitle18,United StatesCode,Section 1956(h).
CO UN T 6
M oney L aundering
(18U.S.C.j1957)
The General Allegations section ofthis Indictm entis re-alleged and incorporated
by reference asthough fully setforthherein.
On oraboutthe dateslisted below,in Broward County,in theSouthern Districtof
Florida,andelsewhere,thedefendants,
ALEXANDER BLAISE and
D UM AR SAIS BLA ISE JR .,
did know ingly engage in a m onetary transaction by, through, and to a financial institution
affecting interstatecomm erve in erim inally derived property ofavaluegreaterthan $10,000,and
such property having been derived from a specitied unlaw fulactivity,know ing thatthe property
involved in the monetary transactions represented the proceeds of some form of specified
unlawfulactivity,thatis,awiretransferoffundsin theapproxim ateamount$67,005.02 and with
anotation ofûdpayroll,''from an accountending in 7225 atFinanciallnstitution 2 to an account
ending in 5702 atFinanciallnstitution 1.
Itisfurtherallegedthatthespecified unlawfulactivity waswirefraud,in violation ofTitle
18 United StatesCode,Sedion 1343.
ln violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Sedions 1957 and 2.
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C O U NT S 7-10
M oney Laundering
(18 U.S.C.j 1956(a)(1)(B)(i))
The GeneralAllegationssection ofthislndictmentisre-alleged and incorporated
by referenceasthough fully setforth herein.
On oraboutthe datesspeeific asto each countbelow,in Broward County, in the
SouthernDistrictofFlorida,and elsewhere,thedefendants,
A LEX A ND ER BLA ISE and
D UM A R SAIS BLAISE JR ..
did knowingly conductand attem ptto conduct a financial transaction affecting interstate and
foreign com merce, which transaction involved the proceeds of specitied unlawful activity,
knowing thatthe property involved in the transaction represented the proceedsofsome form of
unlaw fulactivity,and know ing thatthe transaction w as designed in w hole and in partto conceal
and disguise thc nature,location,souree,ownership, and controlof the proceeds of specified
unlawfulaetivity,asmore speeifically described below:
k
ALEXANDER Electronic wire transferof$3,788.80 from
7 BLAISE and J account ending in 5702 at Financial
D UM A R SA IS une 4,2020 Institution 1 to account ending in 0074 at
BLAISE JR Financial lnstitution 2, with a notation
. (w jexanderBlaise''
Electronic wiretransferof$3,788.80 from
DUM ARSAIS account ending in 5702 at Financial
8 BLA ISE JR June 4,2020 lnstitution 1 to account ending in 9635 at
. Financial Institution 1, with a notation
ttD um arsaisBlaise Jr.A FE Payroll''
Electronic wire transferof$5,098.97 from
DU M A R SA IS account ending in 5702 at Financial
9 BLAISE JR June 11,2020 Institution 1 to account ending in 1689 at
. Financial lnstitution 1, w ith a notation
EigCC-I)AFE Payroll''
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1. 1
I
ALEXANDER Electronic wire transfer of $8,600 from
10 BLA ISE and J account ending in 5702 at Financial
D UM A R SA IS une 18,2020 Institution 1 to accountending in 6545 at
BLAISE JR . Financial Institution 3, with a notation
kklndividual1,,
ltisfurtheralleged thatthespecified unlaw fulactivitywaswirefraud, in violation ofTitle
18,United StatesCode,Section 1343.
Inviolation ofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Sections1956(a)(1)(B)(i)and2.
FO RFEIT UR E A LLEG A TIO N
(W ireFraud)
(18U.S.C.j982(a)(2)(A))
The allegations contained in Counts 1 through 4 of this lndictm entare hereby
realleged and incorporated by referenceforthepurposeofalleging forfeiture pursuanttoTitle 18,
United StatesCode,Section982(a)(2)(A).
Upon conviction of the offenses in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Section 1343 and 1349,set forth in Counts 1 through 4 of this Indictm ent, the defendants,
A LEXA ND ER BLA ISE and D U M A RSA IS BLA ISE JR ., shallforfeitto the United Statesof
America,pursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(2)(A),anypropertyconstituting,
orderivedfrom,proceedsobtained,directlyorindirectly,asaresultofsuchviolationts).
lfany ofthe property described above,asa resultofany actorom ission ofthe
defendants:
cannotbe located upon the exercise ofdue diligence'
,
b. hasbeen transferred orsold to,ordeposited with, a third party;
hasbeenplacedbeyondthejurisdictionofthecourt;
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d. hasbeen substantially diminished in value;or
hasbeen eomm ingledwith otherproperty whieh eannotbe divided without
difficulty,
theUnited StatesofAm ericashallbeentitledto forfeiture ofsubstitute property pursuantto Title
21,United StatesCode,Section 853(p),asincorporated by Title 18,United StatesCode,Section
982(b)(1)andTitle28,UnitedStatesCode,Section2461(c).
A11pursuantto Title 18,United StatesCode,Section 982(a)(2)(A)and Title 28,United
StatesCode,Section 2461(e).
FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
(M onev Laundering)
(18U.S.C.j982(a)(1))
The allegationscontained in Counts 5 through 10 ofthis lndictmentare hereby
realleged and by this reference fully setforth herein forthe purpose ofalleging crim inalforfeiture
to the United States ofAm erica of certain property in which the defendants, A LEX AN D ER
BLAISE and DU M A R SA IS BL AISE JR .,have an interest.
Upon convidion ofany violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Sections 1956
and 1957,alleged in Counts 5 through 10 ofthis lndictment,the defendants shallforfeitto the
United StatesofAmerieaany property,realorpersonal,involved in such offense, and any property
traceable to such property,pursuantto Title 18,U nited StatesCode, Section982(a)(1).
lfany ofthe property described above,asa resultofany actorom ission ofthe
defendants'
.
cannotbe located upon the exercise ofdue diligence'
,
b. hasbeentransferred orsoldto,ordepositedwith,athird party;
hasbeenplacedbeyondthejurisdictionofthecourt;
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d. hasbeen substantially dim inished in value;or
has been comm ingled with other property which cannot be divided without
difficulty,
theUnited StatesofAm erica shallbe entitled to forfeiture ofsubstituteproperty pursuantto Title
21,United StatesCode,Section 853(p),asincorporated byTitle18,United StatesCode,Section
982(b)(1)andTitle28,UnitedStatesCode,Section2461(c).
Al1pursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(1),andTitle28,UnitedStates
Code,Sedion2461(c).
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Case 0:22-cr-60110-AHS Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/19/2022 Page 17 of 21
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA CASE NO.:
V.
ALEXANDER BLAISE and C ER T IFIC A TE O F TR IA L A TT O R N EY W
DUMARSAIS BLAISE JR.,
/ Superseding Case lnform ation:
D efendants.
CourtDivision(selectone) New Defendantts)(YesorNo)
r M iami L Key W est L FTP N um berofN ew D efendants
r FTL L W PB TotalnumberofNew Counts
1do hereby certify that:
1. 1have carefully considered the allegations ofthe indictm ent, the num ber of defendants,the numberofprobable
witnessesand the legalcomplexitiesofthelndictment/lnform ation attached hereto.
Iam aware thatthe inform ation supplied on thisstatem entwillberelied upon by the JudgesofthisCourtin setting
theircalendarsand scheduling crim inaltrialsunderthe mandate ofthe Speedy TrialA ct, Titl
e28U.S.C.j3161.
3. lnterpreter:(YesorNo) No
Listlanguage and/ordialect:
Thiscasew illtake5 daysforthepartiesto try.
Pleasecheck appropriatecategory andtypeofoffenselisted below:
(Checkonlyone) (Checkonlyone)
I E 0to 5days r petty
11 L 6to 10days r M inor
1II L 11to20days r M isdemeanor
IV L 21to60days n yelony
V L 61daysand over
Hasthiscasebeenpreviously filedinthisDistrictCourt?(YesorNo)No
Ifyes,Judge CaseN o.
Hasacomplaintbeen filedinthismatter?(YesorNo)No
lfyes,M agistrate CaseN o.
8. DoesthiscaserelatetoapreviouslyfiledmatterinthisDistrictCourt?(YesorNo)No
Ifyes,Judge CaseNo.
9. Defendantts)in federalcustody asof
10. Defendantts)instatecustody asof
11. Rule 20from the Districtof
l2. lsthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo)No
13. Doesthiscaseoriginatefrom amatterpending in theNorthern Region oftheU .S.Attorney'sOffice
priortoAugust8,2014(M ag.JudgeShaniekM aynard?(YesorNo)No
14. Doesthiscaseoriginatefrom amatterpending in the CentralRegion oftheU .S.Attorney's Office
priortoOctober3,2019(M ag.JudgeJared Strauss?(YesorNo)No
By:
M aurice Johnson
A ssistantU nited Sta ttorney
CourtID N o. A5501806
Case 0:22-cr-60110-AHS Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/19/2022 Page 18 of 21
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SO U TH ER N DISTR IC T O F FLO R ID A
PEN A LTY SHEET
D efendant'sN am e:A LEX AN DE R BLA ISE
C ase N o:
Countts)#:1
Conspiracy to Com m itW ire Fraud
Title 18,U nited States Code,Section 1349
A'M 2X.penalty:20 Y ears'Im prisonm ent
Counttsl#:2-4
W ireFraud
Title 18,United StatesCode,section 1343
*M ax.penalty:20 Years'lmprisonm entasto each count
Counttsl#: 5
Conspiracv to Comm itM onev Launderina
Title 18,United StatesCode,Section 1957(h)
WM axwpenalty: 20 Y ears'lm prisonm ent
Counttsl#:6
EngaginainM onetaryTransactionsin Propertv Derived from Specified Unlaw fulActivity
Title 18,United StatesCode,Sedion 1957
AM ax-penalty: 10 Y ears'Im prisonm ent
*R efersonly to possible term ofincarceration,does not include possible fines,restitution,
specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeituresthatm ay be applicable.
Case 0:22-cr-60110-AHS Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/19/2022 Page 19 of 21
CONTINUED PENALTY SHEET
page 2 of2
Defendant'sNaIUe:ALEXANDER BLAISE
C ase N o:
Countts)#:7-10
A4oney Laundedng
Title8,United StatesCode,Sedion 1956(a)(1)(B)(i)
eM ax.penalty:20 Years'lm prisonm entasto each count
*R efers only to possible term ofincarceration,does notinclude possible fines,restitution,
specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures thatm ay be applicable.
Case 0:22-cr-60110-AHS Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/19/2022 Page 20 of 21
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT O F FLO RIDA
PEN A LTY SH EET
Defendant's N am e:D UM A R SAIS BLA ISE,JR .
CaseNo:
Countts)#:1
Conspiracy to Comm itW ire Fraud
Title 18,United StatesCode,Section 1349
wM ax.penalty:20 Y ears'Im prisonm ent
Counttsl#:2-4
Title 18,United StatesCode.Section 1343
WM ax.penalty:20 Y ears'lm prisonm entasto each count
Counttsl#:5
Conspiracv to Com m itM onev LaunderinM
Title18,United StatesCode,Section l957(h)
WM ax.penalty: 20 Y ears'lm prisonm ent
Counttsl#:6
Engaging in M onetary Transactions in Propertv D erived from Specitied U nlaw fulA ctivity
Title 18,United StatesCode,Sedion 1957
WM ax-penalty: 10 Y ears'lm orisonm ent
*Refersonly to possible term ofincarceration,doesnotinclude possible fines,restitution,
specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeituresthatm ay be applicable.
Case 0:22-cr-60110-AHS Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/19/2022 Page 21 of 21
CON TW U ED PEN A LTY SHEET
page 2 of2
D efendant's NaIne:D U M A R SA IS BLA ISE,JR .
CaseN o:
Countts)#:7-10
M oney Laundering
Title8,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1956(a)(1)(B)(i)
WM ax.penalty:20 Years'lm prisonmentasto each count
ARefers only to possible term ofincarceration,does notinclude possible fines,restitution,
specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures that m ay be applicable.
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