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FILED BECDfED X EXISRSO 5fX5505 ! '** '*' COt1FSEt . /MiTIECOFI'iCQIID 1 CHARLES G. LA BELLA DeputyChief gjy 2g 2012 2 MARY ANN MCCARTHY Triat Attornev i :! Fraud Sedion. Criminal Division ruqrgsIljgqlc.r sgkR'r , U.S. Departmentof Justice yuqlc'r ()r FEVAM . 4 ' 1400New YorkAvenue, NW By: DEFIJN y. 1 W mshington DC 20530 ) 5 (202) 598-2140 i. 1: 6 2 IJNITEB STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 v ) DISTRICT OF NEVADA 2 j) ' q i: - 00 0- s : 10I UNITED STATESOF AM ERICA ) ! l 1 J' 12-Z2-*/7 VVPY-? r'R 11 Plaintiff , ) CASENO. . ) i z2 v. ) PLEA M EM oltANotM r ) i 13 BEN KIM, ) g ) r: 14 Defendant, ) ë (. 15 !' n eUnited Stxtesof Americw byandtbrough CharlesG . I,aBella, DeputyChiefl and , ' l6' M ary AnnM ccadhy, Trial Attorney, U.S. Depnrtrnentof Jtlstice, Criminal Divisiow Fraud 17 Sectionv thedefendant, BEN ICm f, andthe defendaat'sattorney, W illiam Canico, submit thisplea 18 i m emorandum . . p 19 $ 1.PLEA AGREEG NT i 2o ) fMrlnnthavereachedthefollowingpleaagreement, which is 1 'IheUnitedStatesand thede j 2R . ) not binding ontb. e court; j 22 j A. The'lea j 23 l 1. Defendant will plodguilty toCotmt C/zlc of the information, chqrgi'agDefendatlt l 24 i I Ik 25 $ q. m TO TIONM LY LEFT BLANK ! 26 ! 2V l . ê ' i ' : : ) ( r Case 2:12-cr-00114-JCM -VCF Document 10 Filed 05/29/12 Page 1 of 12

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Page 1: 11 Plaintiff 1 J'12 -Z2 -*/7 VVP Y-? r'R · 1. Defendant will plod guilty to Cotmt C/zlc ofthe information,chqrgi'ag Defendatlt l 2 4 i I Ik 25 $ mTO TIONM LY LEFT BLANK q.! 2 6 !

FILED BECDfEDX EXISRSO 5fX55 05

! '** '*' COt1FSEt./MiTIEC OF I'iCQIID

1 CHARLES G. LA BELLADeputy Chief gjy 2 g 2012

2 M ARY ANN M CCARTHYTriat Attornev i

:! Fraud Sedion. Criminal Division ruqr gs Iljgqlc.r sgkR'r ,

U.S. Department of Justice yuqlc'r ()r FEVAM .4 ' 1400 New York Avenue, NW By: DEFIJN y.1 W mshington DC 20530 )5 (202) 598-2140 i.

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IJNITEB STATES DISTRICT CO URT 7v )

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10 I UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA ) !l

1 J' 12 -Z2 -*/7 VVP Y-? r'R11 Plaintiff, ) CASE NO. .

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(.15!' n e United Stxtes of Americw by and tbrough Charles G. I,a Bella, Deputy Chiefl and , '

l 6'M ary Ann M ccadhy, Trial Attorney, U.S. Depnrtrnent of Jtlstice, Criminal Divisiow Fraud

17Sectionv the defendant, BEN ICm f, and the defendaat's attorney, W illiam Canico, submit this plea

18 im emorandum . . p

19 $1. PLEA AGREEG NT i

2 o )fMrlnnt have reached the following plea agreement, which is 1'Ihe United States and the de

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2 3 l1. Defendant will plod guilty to Cotmt C/zlc of the information, chqrgi'ag Defendatlt l

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Page 2: 11 Plaintiff 1 J'12 -Z2 -*/7 VVP Y-? r'R · 1. Defendant will plod guilty to Cotmt C/zlc ofthe information,chqrgi'ag Defendatlt l 2 4 i I Ik 25 $ mTO TIONM LY LEFT BLANK q.! 2 6 !

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' 1 with misprision of a felony, in violation of Tiile 18, United States Codej Section 4. Defendmzt also iI .

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2 agreu's te pay mstitution, as well as forfeiture if ordered to do so by the Couzt. :

3 B. Additional Charees

4 2. The U.S. m pndment of JlzsEce, Crimingl Division, Fmud Seclion agrees to bring

5 no nrldilional c11111111,11 charges in the Distrid of Nevada agahzst the defendant relzting to or atising

6 from tlle ofrclzsets) cbarged ill the infùrmation, except for any cn'me of violence and any crime

7 Alnknown to fAe Fmud Secéon before tl!e time the parties sign thîs Plea M emorandum.

8 C. Sentencinz Guideline Calculadons

9 3. Dvfo dant understmlds tbat tbe Cottrt is required to consider United States

l 0 Sentencing Guidelines CIAS.S.G.'' or tâsentencing Guidelines'') among other fr ors in i. t

11 determining the defene t's sentence. Defendant tmderstzrtds tllat the Sentencing Guidelines are

12 advisory, and that atter considerzg the Sentencing Guidelines, the Court may be free to exercise itq

13 discretion to impose any reasonable sentenœ up to tlle Tnaximum set by sotllte for tlle crime of i

l 4 conviodon.

15 4. n e partie,s agree that the following calculations of tlle United States Sentencing

16 Gttidelines (2010) apply:

17 Base Ofense Level(U.S.S.G. j2X4.l): 10

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E20 5. Pnmqznnt to U.S.S.G. 93E1.1(a), the United States will recomrnend that the ;

!21 defendant receive a two (2) level adjtkstment fer acoeptance of responsibility Imless Defendant (a) ë

22 fails to make a complde factalnl basis for tile gui1ty pl> at the time it ks entered; (b) Ls unlruthful '

2 3 witlz the Court or probation oï cers in any respecty including wilout limitation, Gnnncial

2 4 itlformntioni (c) denies hwolyement itl the ofense or provides conflicting sttœ ents regarding

2 5 defOdant's involvement; (d) a to wkhdl'aw the guilty plea; (e) engages in criminal conduct:

2 6 (9 fails to appear in court; or ($ violates the conditions of dcfendmlt's pretrial release conditions. '

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Page 3: 11 Plaintiff 1 J'12 -Z2 -*/7 VVP Y-? r'R · 1. Defendant will plod guilty to Cotmt C/zlc ofthe information,chqrgi'ag Defendatlt l 2 4 i I Ik 25 $ mTO TIONM LY LEFT BLANK q.! 2 6 !

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!1 6. Defendant's Crrm' inal History Category will be determined by the coult i

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2 D. Other Sentenme' Matters j3 7. n e parties agree that the Sontcncing Guidelitle calculations are bwsed on )

. j4 informauon now latown and cottld change upon investigation by t:e United States Probation

5 Oo ce. It is pœsible 1at factol.s lmknown or unforeseen by tlze parties to tlle Plea M emorandum

6 may be considered in determining tht offense levet speçifo oFense charaeterkstics, and other

7 related factors. In that event tile defendattt will not withdraw his plea of guilty. Botll Ze

8 defodant and tl)e Unitcd States are 9ee to: (a) supplement the facts by suppyng relevantj'

9 informnlion to the United States Wobaion Oœoe and the Co< and (b) correct any and all factual

l 0 kzaccurades relatmg' te tlze calculaélm of the sentence.

l l 8. 'l'lx s'tipulations in tllis Plea M emox dum de not bind eitller the United Statcs i

12 ProbaNon Ofsc,e or the Court Both Ddcndant mtd tbc United States are free to: (a) supplement :ê13 the * t.: by supplying relevmlt informa:on to the United SGtes Probatioll Offke and the Courq '1

i14 and (b) correct any and all factual imccuracies relating to the calculation of the sentence.E Fines aud spxial Assegsment $15 . k

.omecliately Il 6 9. Defendant agrees titat the Cotm may impase a fme due and payable l l

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1l 8 10. Defendant M111 pay tl)e special asxssment of $100 pcr count of conviction at tllr I

19 time of sentencing. (ii2 0 K Restim tion!

2 1 11. Defendant agrees to make restihltion to all vicfamK of his offm se. Defcndant!!22 lmderstands lhat any restimtitm imposed bythe Court may not be discharged in whole or in part in!I23

anypresent or futtu'e banknzptcyproceeding. )

i2 4 G. Ferfeiture j

1.2 5 l2. n e parties agree tM t the governrnent will not request an order for the defendant !

i2 6 to pay forfeihlre in addition to restittdon. The defendaat acknowledges that tlle 0.00 is not bound !

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i .1 by this agreement arld m ay iopose forfeiture. In the event of ally order by tlle Cotut that Defendant :

2 shali pay forfeiture, the Defendant knowingly and volutltarily agrees to tbe following:

3 13. Defeqdaat kuowingly and voluntarily agrees to abandon or to forfeit tlœ property

4 to the United Ste s.

5 14. Defendant lmowingly and voluntatily agrees to relinquisb all right, title, and .

6 interest in the property. .(2

7 15. Defendant knowingly and voltmtnrily agrces to waivc his rigbt to any 'j. . rq

8 abandonment proceedings, any civil Vmlnistrative forfeiture procefvllngs, any civiljudicial t.:

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9 forfeit'ure proceedings, or any erlmb-l forfeiture proceedings CqproceedinF') of tbe pmperty. !y!.l 0 16. Defendant kaowingly and voluntarily agrees to waive service of process of any !:

11 and all documents SIH in this action or any prooeedings œ ncem ing the pmperty arising fronl the i

12 facts and cbclAmmtances of this case.

13 l7. oerendant kaowingy and voluntnrily am es to waive any fhlrrsernotice to thc l y14 Defendanta Dofendant's agenks, or Defendaat's attom ey regarding the abm donment or the

15 forfeiture and disposition of theproperty. :

16 l8. Defendant klowingly and volunlarily agrees not to file any claim, answers '

17 pditionz or otâer domlm ents in any proceedings concorning the property.IE

l 8 19. Defendantknowingly and vellmtarily agrees to waive the sàtute of limitations,:

l 9 tbe CAFIG reqllirements, FM. R. Crim. P. 7(c)(2), 32.244, and 32.2(180), and the constitutional :

20 due process requirementq of any abandonment proceeding or anyforfeiture proceivling conceraing i

2 1 the propet'ty.:

2 2 20. Defenaqn' knowingly and voluntmily am es to waive Defendnnt's rigbt to ajury' - '- '''' ''' v :

2 3 trial on the forfeiture of the property. ii

2 4 21. Defcdant ktmwin#ly and voluntmily agmes to waive (M all constitutional, legal, !. l

2 5 and equitable defen- to, (b) any constimtianal or statatory doublejeopardy defense or olaim . ii

ernin and (c) any claim or defmhselutdertllelliplM Me ent lo the U/ted States l2 6 conc g, !

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1 ' Constitutionv including, but not Iimited to, mzy claim or defense of excessive fme in aay

2 proceedmgs' conc- ing tbe property.

3 22. Defendant W owingly and voluntarily agoos to the entry of an Order of Forfeimre

4 ofthe property to tlx United States.

. 5 23. Defendmlt knowingly and volllntan'ly agrees and undezstands the abandonm ent,E

6 the civil ndministrnh've fozfeiture, the oiviljudicial forfdtute, or tlle crilninal forfeiture of the !

7 yroperty shall not be treated as satisfaction of any assessmenta fme reslimtion cost of# .1

8 hnprisomnent or any other pennltythis Court mayimm seupon tlze Defendant in addition to the

9 abandonm ent or the forfeiture.

l 0 H. W aiver of Axme,all

l 1 24. h exchemge for tlle concosions made bythe United States in this Plea

12 Memormzdum, Defendant knowingly and expressly waives t:e ript to appeal any sentence that is'

(l 3 imposed within the applicable Sentencing Ouideline range as calculated by the Co< further

l 4 waives the right to appeal th: mannœ in wbich that sentence was detcrmined on tbe grolmds set

15 fortE in Title 18, United States Code, Section 3742, ;nd furtller waives tlle rigitt to appeal any other

l 6 asped of th; cenviction or seatence, includhg any ordc ef restittltion aûd fodbiture. Defo dant

17 msr es only tlm rlgb' t * appeal any portion of the sentence that ks an upward departurt from the

18 applicable Sentencing Guidelinc range calcalnfed by tbe Court. i

l 9 25. Defendant also waives al1 collateral challenges, including any clnlms under 28

2 0 U.S.C. 9 2255, to tbe Defendatd's convictio sentence and tlye procedure by which the Court

2 1 adjudicated guilt and imposed sentence, except norswaivablo claims of inefœtive asskstance nf

22 counsel.

23 1. Additlonal Yromises. Aereem entsvand Cohditions

2 4 26. In exchapge for tbe United States entering into t'kis Plea M emorandnrn, Defendant

25 agrees tbat (a) the facts set fortll in Section IV of this Plea Memorandum shall be adrnissibte

2 6 against the Defendant tmdœ Fed. R. Evid. 801(d)(2)(A) in tlle following circumKtacces: (i) for any

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!:1 purpose at sentOcing and (ii) in any subsequent proceeding, includùzg a IIiaI in the event ttle '!

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(2 Defendant doœ not plead guilty or witlldows the Defendant's guilty plea, to impeach ar rebut any ): êr

3 uwidence, a'rgument or representation offered by or on the Dofendant's behalfj m1( (b) the tr-- kj

4 Defendant exmessly waives any and all rights under Fed. k. Criminal P. l l(f) aad Fed- R. Evid. h

5 410 w1t11 regard te tlle facts set forth in Soction IV of the 'lea Mc orandum to the extent set forth jlj

6 above. 4L

7 27. The parties agree t:at no promises, agreementq, and conditions have been enteted rt

8 itlto other than tbose set fortb in tids plea memomndum, and will not be ontered ZtO tmleess in '

9 wriung and si> ed byall parties. it

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11 ' 28. n is Plta M em orandd'm is limited to the Crirninal Division of the Uuited States'

q12 Dem riment of Justice and cannot bind any other federal, sute or local prosecue p administraéve, C

tl 3 or Rgulatory ae ority. But, this Plea M emorandx does not pmhibit the United States through i

114 any agency thereof tlle Crimm' nl Di&ision of the United Statœ Depnemtnt of Justice, or any tllird ii

' jl 5 party from initiatmg' or prosecuting any civil procccding diredly or indiredly involving the j

I16 Defendant including but not linlited to proceH ings Alnrler the False Clm'm m Act relating to ;

17 potenNal civil monetary liability or 17y tllc hternal Revenue Serdce relaling to potelltial tax

18 liability,

19 K. Coooerptio.

20 29. Defene t agrees, if requœted by the United States, to provide complete and

2 l truthflzl informe on aud ïstimony concerning Defendant's knowledge of all other perso!ks wbo are

22 commiting or have committed o/enses against tlle United Stneaq or any sute, and agrees to

23 cooperate fullywith tlle United States in the investigaéon mld prosemltion of such persons.

24 30. In tlx event tbe govelmmc t decides in its sole discreuan tu t t:e assistanco

2 5 provided by Defendc t alzmullts to %ssubstantial assistance'' pltrxlxau.t to U.S.S.CL j 5Kl.1, the

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l bnited States will tim ely lile a moion for downward departure âom the applicable Sentencing l

. 2 Guideline calcalation- 'Ihe Court haq tlle sole discretion to grant such a motien. 3

3 31. Defeadant agrees that a motion for downward departure based on substantial '

4 Dsistance shall not be made under mly cirmlmqtances unless Defendant'g cooperation is deemed to

5 l)e substnntial assistance by tl!c government. rlhe United States has made no prom ise, implied or '

6 otberwise, that Defendant will be Fanted a depe lre for substantial assistance. Ftlrtllc, no

7 pm m ise ha: bc m ade that snzch a motion *ill be m ade > e11 if Defendant complies w1t.11 the terms

j'8 of tllis Plea Memorandum i!l all resmcts but llas been unable to provide substantial assistance asi:I9 determined in the sole discretioa of tlx govvnment

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. n e United States agrees to consider tbe totality of the Gircllmgtances, inclllding;.

11 but not limitedto, the following fadon, in determining wheier, in the sole discretion of tlle à.:.

12 government, œ fendant has providM substanéal assistance which wotlld m erit R motion by tlle 5

l 3 United State.s for a downward departtlre from the applicable Guidelùle: jr7

14 a. n e United Sltes' evaluaion of tâe signts' cance aad usefulness of Defendant's(

15 assivixnce; )1

l 6 b. n e tIAZG fISIIeSS, completellqss, and reliability of any klformation or testimony 1:

17 ptw ided by Defendaut'

:g:18 c. The nature and extemt of m fendalltNs assise ce;

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19 d. n e tnlthfulness and completenOs in discloging and bringing tll the attention of y;

20 tlle Governmcnt all crimes wbich Defendnnf has committed and all ndmm' istrative, civil, or i'')

2 1 criminal proceedinp, hvestigations, and pmsecutians in which he Ims beom or is a subjed, target,'

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2 2 parry, or wimess; (l .y2 3 *. The tnztbfsxlness and oompletenœs in disclosing and providing to the Government, rI

2 4 upon request aly dorn'mentv rœordy or other evidence relaeg to matters about which the ():

25 . Oovernment or any designated law G omement agency inquircs, iacluding but not limited 1, 1

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1 f Any injury suFeredq or any danger or risk of injury to Defmdalrl or Defendant's

2 family msulting from defendant's mssistance; and,

3 g. 'Ihe timeliness of Defendant's assistance.

4 33. Defendant agreœ ttat in the event the Unileed States lilexs a downward departure

5 motion based upon Defendanf's substantial assisto ce, the United States reserves the right to make

6 a specifc recomma dation to the Court regardzg the extent of such a departure. Defendant

7 understands and ag'= that the Hnnl dedsion as to how much of a dm arture if any, is wanamed

8 rests solely witll tllo Court.'

(9 L Breach '

10 34. Defendant agrees th- ifDefendant, at any time after the signature of tbis Plea '

11 M emomndum and exocution of all r ' cctilications by Defendant, Defendant's cnunsel, and. i

12 for tlle governmenty htowingly dolates or fails to perform any of Defo dant's obligauons under

l 3 this Memorandum Cça breach''l the government may declare this Memorandum breached. A11 of>l 4 Defendant's obligations are materinls a single breach of this Plea M emorandum is vnœ cient for tlze 5.

. $15 government to declare a bmac,bv and Defendnnt shall not be dezlme to have cumd a breach without :

i16 tbe express ag1ee111e111 of tbe goverrlment in wridng. lfthe government declares this M emox dum ii

17 breachei and the Court &1(1s such a bmach to have occurmd, then: (a) ifllefendsmt has previously E

18 enterod a guilty plea puzsuant to this M emer4ndum, Defendant will not be able to withdraw tbe

19 guilty pleay mld (b) the government wili be relieved of al1 itg obligabons under this agrecment.

2 0 H. PENALW

21 35. n e maximum penalty for a violation of Title 18, Unitd Skte.s Code, S4ction 4, '

22 is imprisonment for not more thnn three (3) years, a $250,000 fme, or both. Defendsnt is also :. J

23 s'ubjed to s'upervised release for a term of not greater thatl one (1) yev.

24 36. Supetvised release is a period of time following imprisonment dllring whicit rL'

25 Ddenthnt will bo suijeçt to various restriotions aad rmukomtnts. Defendantundtrstauds tbat if (j;

I 2 6 Defendant violates one or more of tbe conditions of any superdsed release imposed, Defendr t 22I t:i ' t.27

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1 may be rem rned to prison fer all or part of the term of supervised rdeases which could msult in .

2 Defendant serving a total term of imprisonment greater tltan the statutory m aximum stated above.

3 37. Defendant is required to pay for the costs of imprisonment, probatiow and

4 superviEed relm se, unless tl)e Defendant esmblishes that the Defendant does not have tàe ability to

5 pay such costs, in wllich cmst the court may impose an altmnative sanction such as corrmunity

6 x rvice.

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8 38. 'I'ile essential elem> ts for tlze offense of mispzision of a felony, in violation of 18LE

9 U.S.C. û 4, are as follows:

10 (1) First, 'bdwcen in or arolmd October 2008 and in or arolmd July 2009 a federal

11 felony was cornmitled, to wit: coaspit-acy to commit bank fraud;

12 (2) Seoond, tlle Defendant had H owledge of tlle commission of tbat felonyi

l 3 (3) n kd, the Defendant failed to notlfy' an authority as soon as possible; t

14 (4) FouA tlle Defendant did an nfsrmative act, as chargc to oonceal tile crime.i

15 lV. FACTSi

l 6 39. Defehdant is pleading gailly because Defendr t is gml' ty of the chargi offenses. i

17 40. Defendant specitkally ndrnits aud dçclares lmdœ penalty of perjury tilat all of the

l 8 factq get fo% below are true and correct:

l 9 41. On or about Septernbc 10, 20M , Defendsnt became a (me-third owner, along

2 0 with D.A. and L.B., in the Cmuthouse Café T,Ir CECHC'').' 2 1 42. On or abolrt September 21, 20M , tbe CHC was awarded a oontract from the Clark i

l22 Covnty Cornmission to operate tlle cafetelia in the Re/onal Jusdce Center in t,ms Vogas, Nevada, !

- iJ.2 3 This x lvice contract pmkibited tlle CHC from assigning its rigbtg or dude,s or subcontracting any !

2 4 of its selvicos witlzout Clark County approval.

2 5 43. ()n or about Apnl' 13, 2005, CHC borrowed $990,000 to efrect the required :7:

2 6 improvements to operm tlle café. However, due to seveml unschtvhlled delays tlx CHCi

2 7 experience Ennncial dim cukies.

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1 44. ()n or about October 1, 2008, in art attcmpt to alleviate tàe fmazriai problems, Ei

2 D.A. sigtled ajoint venH e agreement between tlle CHC and S.K., whiçà allowed S.K. to operate '

3 the café for a period of three years. S.K. areed to pay $35,* 0 down and $8,000 per Inont.h in rent 'i.

4 ta tbe CHC. Under this agreement S.K. retained the profit.s fronl operating the café. The CHC did t.

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5 not inform Clark County om cials of this anxngementm contrary to the requirements of tlle lease E:I

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. While S.K- opemted tâe café, in or around October 2% , the owners altempted to Ir

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8 refinnnce ieir orignal' loan at Bank A. However, they wem not zble to do K . !

9 46 On or about February 17, 2009, tlle CHC attempted to obtain a Small Business t!

10 Association loan from Bank B, another Iaas Vegas federally inmlred bnnk ii

11 47. On or about March 24, 2009, Defendaut and D.A sigm d alld submitted a loan iii

12 applicatiow rmuesting approximately $1,0*,000, onbebalfof the CHC. Tho loaa appiication did li

13 not disclose the sublet conkact or financial nrrnngrment 1at CHC had *111. S.K. jI14 48

. On er about Aplil 23, 2009. Dcfendmlt açknowltdge *at S.K. opemted the )I

l 5 café but agreed to hide it from tbe bank and to provide altered fmancial statements to Bartk B to 1iil 6 mpport the loan rm uest

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17 49. The CHC owners arld otbers, including L.K., Defendant's wife, agrerd to conceal i

18 from tlc bank tllat S.K. opmated the cafû on a day-toe ybmsis, tlkat he paid a monlly fee of i

l 9 $8,000 to the Fincipals of tbe CHC, and tbat tmder thejoint venture v ement he ree ed any

20 profits from the olxration of the café. The CHC owaers also agree to enhance S.K-'S Gnancial

2 1 statements ms CHC'S Gnnncial statem cnts, bxause they would report a grcater m onthly income .:

22 Gnn tlke monthly rental paynm t the owners received from S.K- The ownms ooncealed these facts

2 3 for tlx puzpose of making h appear 1at tlze CHC wmq eligible for a larger loan th= it would be !

2 4 oz ere e, and knowing tbat thc bmzk would not issue a lean if tlx bank knew tke true state of

25 nfrnin. Ddkndant knew these rcpresentations to t:e bank were fraudulent.

2 6 50. On or about June 15, 2009, Defendant agreed to ask D.A. t6 supply the altee

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1 ' finnncial statements to the bxnk. D.A, sent tlx fmandal statements to the bmzk representative, but :)

2 did not alter them; th% gtill refcrenced S.K. and not tbe CHC. n e bank representative told the @:2!

3 defœdant tâat he could not use tlte fmancial denurnents rdkrling to S,K. Ff

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, 1774 51. ()n or abom Jlme 23, 2009, Defendaut called L.K. and aSk:OII her to alter S.K. s j

i'5 fmancial statements so t10 appeared to be CHC'S financial sotements. The liaancial stattrmcnts 'j

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j6 werc altered and Defendant then emailed the altered fmancial statements to the bank p

j'7 52. Defendant failed to tlisclose these false reprœentations to the bank or other !

1 .'on to do so. The loan' wms never obe ed by CHC'S t8 authorities, when ho knew he lzad an obligatl '

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11 53. Defendant aclmowledgœ by the Defendant's signature below that Defendant hast'

12 I'eH tlds Plea M omoranAxrn, that Defendant understands lhe termq and conditiolls aud tbe factual

13 basis sot forth hereino that Defendant has discussed these matters w1:11 Defendant's attom ey, and

14 Zat the mattel's sd forth in this mernnmndurn, including the facts set fortil in Part IV above, are

15 tnle and correct.

1 6 54. Defendant acknowledges tllat Defendant has been aIIViSeG and understanlls, that :!.

l 7 by entzuing a plea of guilty tl)e Defendant is waiving, that is, giving up, cerlnin rigllts guaratttœ d to ii.

8 tlle Defendant by 1aw and bythe Constitulion of the United States. SpeciEcatly, Defendnnt is éli

19 giving up:8.

2 0 a. n e right to prooeed to 1a1 byjuzy on the original chalges, or to a trial by ajudge ;

2 1 if Defm dant and tlle United State.s botlz agree;

2 2 b. 'I'he riglzt to confrnnt tbe wimesses against lhe Defendant at sttcb a trial, and to

2 3 cross-examine them;

24 c. The right to = az silent at suoh irinl, w1:11 such silO ce not to be used . 1st

25 Defendant in anykay;

2 6 d. The rigbt, should œ fendant so choosea to tœtify ill Defendant's own behalfa.t

2 7 such a trial;

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f. n e rigllt to have the assistance of an atfnrney at al1 stages of sucll proceedings.

55. Defendant acknowlodges that Defmzdant 1, in all respects, satisfied by the

N esentation provided by Defendant's attom ey and that Defendant's attorney has discussed with

the defendmzt tlze bllrdenR and benelits of this agreem ent and the rightq l1e waives herein.

56. Defendant, Defendant's attorney, and the attorney for the United Stato

acu owledge tbat tbis Plea M emoraadum contains tbe entire negotiated and agrez to by and

between tlle parties, and tbat no other promiga 11% b= made or impliedby eitàer tâe Defendanq

Defendnnt's attom ey, or tlzc attonxy for tlw United States.

Tâe Iigbt to comm l wibwsse,s to ap- ar at such a kial, and te testify in

DENIS J. M CINERNEYChiefUnited States Dem rtment of Justice,Crimirml Divisiona Fraud Sedion

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Deputy Chief

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M AR ANN M X ARTRYTrial Attom eyUnited Sotes Depnrtmeat of JusticeCrimirwql Division, Fmud Section

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