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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`EASTERN DISTRlCT OF NEW YORK
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`gggfifififilggfl AGREEMENT
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`~ against W
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`98 CR 1101 (ILG)
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`FELIX SATER,
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`Defendant.
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`Pursuant
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`0 Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal
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`Procedure,
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`the Unite
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`d States Attorney's Office for the Eastern
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`District of New York
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`(the "Office") and FELIX SATHR (the
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`"defendant") agree t
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`O the following:
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`1.
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`The d
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`efflmdant will waive indictment and plead
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`guilty to an informa
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`Lion to be filed in this district charging
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`violation of 18 U.S.
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`C.
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`§ 1962(c).
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`The Count carries the
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`following statutory
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`penalties:
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`E1 .
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`Maximum term of imprisonment: 20 years
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`Minimum term of imprisonment:
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`0 years
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`Maximum supervised release term:
`follow any term of imprisonment;
`Condition of release is violated,
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`3 years,
`if a
`the
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`to
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`defendant may be sentenced to up to 2 years
`without credit for pre~release imprisonment
`or time previously served on post—release
`supervision
`(18 U.S.C. §§ 3583 (b),
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`(8)).
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`2
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`d.
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`2 times the gross gain or
`Maximum fine:
`gross 1033, or $250,000, whichever is
`greater
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`§ 357l(b) and (d)).
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`e.
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`Restitution: $60 million approx.
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`(18 U.S.C.
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`§ 3663).
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`$100 special assessment
`18 U.S.C.
`§ 3013).
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`er penalties: N/A.
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`States Sen encin
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`The Office will advise the Court
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`ant’s sentence is governed by the United
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`and the Probatio
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`epartment of information relevant
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`to
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`sentencing,
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`incl
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`ing all criminal activity engaged in by the
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`deiendant, and s
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`information will be used to calculate the
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`Sentencing Guide
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`nes range. Based on iniormation known to it
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`now,
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`the Office
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`ll not oppose a downward adjustment of three
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`levels for aece
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`nee of responsibility under U.S.S.G.
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`§ 3El.l.
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`3.
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`defendant will provide truthful, complete and
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`accurate inform on and will cooperate fully with the Office.
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`This cooperatior
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`ill include, but is not
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`limited to,
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`the
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`following:
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`The defendant agrees to be fully debriefed
`and to attend all meetings at which his
`presence is requested, concerning his
`participation in and knowledge of all
`criminal activities.
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`The defiendant agrees to furnish to the Ofiice
`all documents and other material
`that may be
`relevant to the investigation and that are in
`the defendant's possession or control and to
`participate in undercover activities pursuant
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`to the specific instructions of law
`enforcement agents or this Office-
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`to reveal his
`The defendant agrees not
`cooperation, or any information derived
`rrom,
`to any third party without prior
`nt of the Office.
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`defendant agrees to testify at any
`ceeding in the Eastern District of New
`k or elsewhere as requested by the Office.
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`he defendant consents to adjournments of his
`*entence as requested by the Office.
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`f.
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`The defendant agrees to provide the Office
`with a financial statement making truthful
`and complete disclosure under oath concerning
`his financial worth,
`including all of his
`assets and income in his own name and in the
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`name of other persons and entities. The
`defendant further agrees that, upon request
`of the Office, he will provide truthful and
`complete information and assistance with
`respec:
`to the identification and recovery of
`assets,
`inclding but not limited to real
`property located at 27 Real Nautic Court,
`Hampton Bays, New York, held in the name of
`Avanpark Corp. N.V. All of the defendant's
`assets may be applied to pay any fine and
`restitution to victims of :he defendant's
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`criminal activities, as ordered by the Court.
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`4.
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`The Office agrees that:
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`a.
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`Except as provided in paragraphs 1, 8, and 9,
`no criminal charges will be brought against
`the defendant for his heretofore disclosed
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`participation in criminal activity involving
`fraudulent securities transactions, and the
`unlawful
`laundering and structuring of
`proceeds therefrom,
`from approximately
`February l993 through October 5, 1998; false
`tax reporting and filings for the years 1993
`through l997 as a result of the
`threats of
`aforementioned criminal activity;
`violence in connection with securities
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`transactions from approximately October 1993
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`through September 1996; and unlawful
`possession of firearms from approximately
`March 1996 through January 1998.
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`b.
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`No statements made by the defendant during
`the course of this cooperation will be used
`against him except as provided in paragraphs
`2, 8, and 9.
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`'5.
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`The defendant agrees that the Office may meet with
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`and debrief him without
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`the presence of counsel, unless the
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`defendant specifically requests counsel‘s presence at such
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`debrietings and meetings.
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`Upon request of the defendant,
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`the
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`Office will endeavor to provide advance notice to counsel of the
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`place and time of meetings and debricfings,
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`it being understood
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`that the Office's ability to provide such notice will vary
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`according to time constraints and other circumstances.
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`The
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`Office may accommodate requests to alter the time and place of
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`such debriefings.
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`It is understood, however,
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`that any
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`cancellations or reschedulings of debriefings or meetings
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`requested by the defendant that hinder the Office's ability to
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`prepare adequately for trials, hearings or other proceedings may
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`adversely affect the defendant's ability to provide substantial
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`assistance. Matters Occurring at any meeting or debriefing may
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`be Considered by the Office in determining whether the defendant
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`has provided substantial assistance or otherwise complied with
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`this agreement and may be considered by the Court
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`in imposing
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`sentence regardless of whether counsel was present at the meeting
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`or debriefing.
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`6.
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`If the Office determines that
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`the defendant has
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`cooperated fully, provided substantial assistance to law
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`enforcement authorities and otherwise complied with the terms of
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`this agreement,
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`the Office will file a motion pursuant to
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`U.S.S.G.
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`§ 5K1.l with the sentencing Court setting forth the
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`nature and extent of his cooperation.
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`Such a motion will permit
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`the Court,
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`in its discretion,
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`to impose a sentence below the
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`applicable Sentencing Guidelines range.
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`In this connection,
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`it
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`is understood that a good faith determination by the Office as to
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`whether the defendant has cooperated fully and provided
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`substantiai assistance and has otherwise complied with the terms
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`of this agreement, and the Office's good faith assessment of the
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`value,
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`truthfulness, completeness and accuracy of
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`the
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`cooperation, shall be binding upon him.
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`The defendant agrees
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`that,
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`in making this determination,
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`the Office may consider facts
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`known to it at this time.
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`The Office will not
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`recommend to the
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`Court a specific sentence to be imposed. Further,
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`the Office
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`cannot and does not make a promise or representation as to what
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`sentence will be imposed by the Court.
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`7.
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`The defendant agrees that with respect to all
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`charges reterred to in paragraphs 1 and 4(a) he is not a
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`"prevailing party" within the meaning of the "Hyde Amendment,"
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`Section 617, P.L. 105-119 (Nov. 26, 1997), and will not file any
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`claim under that law.
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`The defendant waives any right
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`to
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`additional disclosure from the government
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`in connection with the
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`guiltyflplea.
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`B.
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`The defendant must at all times give complete,
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`truthful, and accurate information and testimony, and must not
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`commit, or attempt
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`to commit, any further crimes.
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`Should it be
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`judged by the Office that the defendant has failed to cooperate
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`fully, has intentionally given false, misleading or incomplete
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`information or testimony, has committed or attempted to commit
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`any further crimes, or has otherwise violated any provision of
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`this agreement,
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`the defendant will not be released from his plea
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`of guilty but this Office will be released from its obligations
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`under this agreement,
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`including (a) not
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`to oppose a downward
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`adjustment of three levels for acceptance of responsibility
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`described in paragraph 2 above, and (b)
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`to file the motion
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`described in paragraph 6 above.
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`The defendant will also be
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`subject
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`to prosecution for any federal criminal violation of
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`which the Office has knowledge,
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`including, but not
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`limited to,
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`the criminal activity described in paragraph 4 above, P%rjury and
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`obstruction of justice.
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`9.
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`Any prosecution resulting from the defendantfs
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`failure to comply with the terms of this agreement may be
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`premised upon:
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`(a) any statements made by the defendant
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`to the
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`Office or to other law enforcement agents on or after October 8,
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`1998;
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`(b) any testimony given by him before any grand jury or
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`other tribunal, whether before or after the date this agreement
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`is signed by the defendant; and (C) any leads derived from such
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`statements or testimony.
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`Prosecutions that are not
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`time-barred
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`by the applicable statutes of limitation on the date this
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`agreement is signed may be commenced against
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`the defendant in
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`accordance with this paragraph, notwithstanding the expiration of
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`the statutes of limitation between the signing of this agreement
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`and the commencement of any such prosecutions.
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`Furthermore,
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`the
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`defendant waives all claims under the United States Constitution,
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`Rule ll(e)(6) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule
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`410 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, or any other federal
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`statute or rule,
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`that statements made by him on or after October
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`8, 1998, or any leads derived therefrom, should be suppressed.
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`10,
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`If the defendant requests, and in the Office's
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`judgment
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`the request is reasonable,
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`the Office will make
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`application and recommend that
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`the defendant and,
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`if appropriate,
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`other individuals be placed in the Witness Security-Program, it
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`being understood that the Office has authority only to recommend
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`and that the final decision to place an applicant
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`in the Witness
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`Security Program rests with the Department of Justice, which will
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`make its decision in accordance with applicable Departmental
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`regulations.
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`11. This agreement does not bind any federal, state,
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`or local prosecuting authority other than the Office, and does
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`not prohibit the Oifice from initiating or prosecuting any civil
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`or administrative proceedings directly or indirectly involving
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`the defendant.
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`12.
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`No promises, agreements or Conditions_haVe been
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`entered into other than those set forth in this agreement, and
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`none will be entered into unless memorialized in writing and
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`signed by all parties. This agreement supersedes any prior
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`promieee, agreements or conditions between the parties.
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`To
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`become effective,
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`this agreement must be signed by all
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`signatories listed below.
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`Dated: Brooklyn, New York
`Decemberifl, 1998
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`ZACHARY W. CARTER
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`United States Attorney
`Eastern District of New York
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`Agreed and consented to;
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`By:
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