EFTA00204825.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida July 19, 2007 DEL AND Ms. Re: Grand Jury Investigation-Confidential Dear Ms. This letter is an invitation for you to testify before a federal Grand Jury, and is supplied in order to provide helpful background information about the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury consists of from sixteen to twenty-three persons from the Southern District of Florida. It is their responsibility to inquire into federal crimes which may have been committed in this District. As a Grand Jury witness you will be asked to testify and answer questions, and to produce records and documents. Only the members of the Grand Jury, attorneys for the United States and a stenographer are permitted in the Grand Jury room while you testify. The U.S. Department of Justice encourages prosecutors to notify an individual in appropriate cases that he or she is a target of a grand jury investigation. Accordingly, you are hereby notified that you are a target of a federal grand jury investigation in the Southern District of Florida concerning suspected violations of federal law, including but not limited to, possible violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2, 371, 1512, 1591, 1952, 1956, 1960, 2421, 2422, and 2423. You are advised that the destruction or alteration of any document required to be produced before the grand jury constitutes serious violation of federal law, including but not limited to Obstruction of Justice. A "target" is a person as to whom the prosecutors or the Grand Jury have substantial evidence linking him or her to the commission of a crime and who, in the judgment of the prosecutors, is a putative defendant. This letter constitutes an invitation to you to testify on your own behalf before the grand jury about matters under investigation. Of course, you are not required to appear before the grand jury. The decision whether to do so is a voluntary matter which is entirely up to you. The grand jury, if in fact it learns of this opportunity afforded to you, will be instructed not to draw any adverse inference from your failure to appear should you decide not to accept this invitation. You must further understand that should you decide to testify, your testimony could be used against you if any Ms. July 20, 2007 Page 2 criminal charges should be filed against you. Should you decide to appear before the grand jury, you will have the same rights and obligations as any non-immunized grand jury witness. Specifically, You may refuse to answer any question if a truthful answer to the question would tend to incriminate you. You have the right to stop answering questions at any time. Anything you say may be used against you at the grand jury or in a subsequent legal proceeding. The grand jury will permit you a reasonable opportunity to step outside the grand jury room to consult with counsel, if you so desire, at any point during the testimony you give. Please be further advised that the giving of false testimony before the grand jury will subject you to a prosecution for perjury in addition to the violations set forth above. As a target of a grand jury investigation who has been asked to appear before the grand jury, you may wish to retain the services of an attorney. If you cannot afford the services of independent counsel, the Court may be able to appoint counsel to represent you. If you would like the United States to ask the Court to appoint counsel on your behalf, please contact the undersigned at 561 209-1047. There are other targets of this grand jury investigation and you may be interested in cooperating with the United States EFTA00204825 against those other targets. If this is the case, you should insure that your attorney is not required to take direction from or disclose information to anyone other than yourself, and is completely independent. Please advise me whether you wish to testify before the grand jury by close of business Friday, August 10, 2007. If I do not receive notification from you or your counsel by this date, I will assume that you do not wish to testify before the grand jury. Sincerely, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: Assistant United States Attorney Ms- July 20, 2007 Page 3 bcc: EFTA00204826