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IND IC TM EN T

The Grand Jury chargesthat:

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C onspiracy to C om m itM oney Laundering
(18U.S.C.j1956(h))
Beginning in oraround January 2013,and continuing through in oraround M arch 2017,in

M iam i-Dade County,in the Southern D istrictofFlorida,and elsew here,the defendants,

SA M E R H .BA RR A G E
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did know ingly and w illfully com bine,conspire,confederate,and agree w ith each other and other

persons known and unknow n to the Grand Jury, to transport,transm it and transfer m onetary

instnlm ents and funds from a place in the U nited States to or tltrough a place outside the United

Statesand to a place in the United States from orthrough a place outside the United States,with
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the intentto prom otethe carrying on ofspecified unlawfulactivity,in violation ofTitle 18,United

StatesCode,Section 1956(a)(2)(A).
Itis furtheralleged thatthe specified unlaw fulactivity is:

The entry of goods by m eans of false statem ents,in violation ofTitle 18,U nited

States Code,Section 542,

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(b) A.
noffenseagainstaforeignnation,thatis,thecrimeofillegalmining againstthe
Republic ofPeru,w ith respectto w hich the United Statesw ould be obligated to by a m ultilateral

treaty,eitherto extradite the alleged offenderorto subm itthe case forprosecution,ifthe offender

w ere found w ithin the territory ofthe United States;

A n offense against a foreign nation involving the m anufacture,im portation,sale,

ordistributionofacontrolledsubstance(assuchterm isdefinedforthepurposeoftheControlled
SubstancesAct);and
(d) An offenseagainsta foreign nation involvingbribery ofapublicofficial,orthe
m isappropriation,theft,orem bezzlem entofpublic fundsby orforthebenefitofa public official.

Al1inviolation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 1956(h).

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FO R FEITU R E A LL EG A TIO N S

The allegations of this Indictm ent are re-alleged and by this reference fully

incorporated herein forthe purpose ofalleging crim inalforfeiture to the U nited StatesofA m erica

of certain property in w hich the defendant, SA M ER H . BA R IU G E, R EN A TO J.

R O D R IG U EZ,and JU A N P.G R A ND A ,a/k/a iFlecha,''have an interest.

Upon conviction of a violation ofTitle l8,United States Code,Section 1956,or

conspiracy to com m itsuch violation,the defendantshall forfeitto the United States of Am elica

any W OPCI-Y 1Xa1 Or Personal,involved in such offense,and any property traceable to such

property.AllpursuanttoTitle 18,United StatesCode,Sections982(a)(1),Title21,UnitedStates

Code,Section 853,and Title 28,United StatesCode,Section 2461(c).The property subjectto
forfeiture includes,butisnotlim ited to,the follow ing:

Realproperty located atM alibu atPacific M arlin in San Juan delSur,N icaragua'
,

b) The contents ofSuntrustBank A ccountN um berending in 1504;

The contents ofSuntrustBank A ccountN um berending in 1512;
The contents ofSuntnlstBalzk A ccountN um berending in 1520,
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The contents ofSuntnlstBank A ccountN um berending in 7779;and
9 entryofaforfeituremoneyjudgmentinan amountwhich representsasum of
m oney equalin value to any property,realorpersonal,involved in the
com m ission ofthe violationsalleged in thislndictm ent;
Ifthepropertydescribedaboveasbeingsubjecttoforfeiture,asaresultofanyact
orom ission ofthe defendants,SA M E R H .BA R R AG E ,RE NA TO J.R O D R IG U EZ,and JU AN

P.G R AN DA ,a/k/a iFlecha''

(a)camzotbelocatedupontheexerciseofduediligence'
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(b)hasbeentransferredorsoldto,ordepositedwithathirdparty;
(c)hasbeenplacedbeyondthejurisdiction oftheCourt;
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(d)hasbeensubstantiallydiminishedinvalue;or
(e) has been commingled with other property which cannotbe subdivided without
difficulty;

itistheintentoftheUnitedStates,pursuanttoTitle21,UnitedStatesCode,Section8531),
to seek forfeiture of any otherproperty ofthe defendants,including butnotlim ited to the

follow ing'
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a) Realpropertylocatedat8460SW 84Tenuce,M iami,FL 33143;

b) Realpropertylocatedat16373SW 76th Street,Miami,FL 331934
c) FidelityInvestments401kAccountinthenameofSamerBarrage,endingin
3927;and
d) One2015PorscheMacanUtility4D,Vm #W P1AB2A58FLB71525,Florida
plate PZ3IY .
AllpursuanttoTitlel8,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(1),Title18,andtheprocedures
setforth in Title 21,U nited States Code,Section 853,m ade applicable by Title 18,United States

Code,Section982417)andTitle28,UnitedStatesCode,Section2461(c).

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UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA CASE NO.

V.
C ERTIFICA TE O F TRIA L ATTO R NEY*
SAM ER BARRAGE,etaI.
Defendants.
/ Superseding Case Inform ation:

CourtDivision:(selectOne) New Defendantts) Yes No

NumberofNew Defendants
Totalnum berofcounts
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Ido hereby certi
fy that:
Ihavecarefullyconsideredtheallegations9ftheindictmqnt,thenumberofdefendants,thenumberof
Probable witnessesand the Iegalcomplexlti
es ofthe Indlctm ent/lnformati
on attached hereto.
Iam aware thatth information suppli ed oq this jtqtemeqtwillbe relied upon by the Judges ofthis
Courtin setting thelrcal:ndars and schedullng crlm lnaltrlals underthe mandate ofthe SpeedyTrial
Act,Title 28 U.S.C.Sectlon 3161.
Iqterpreter: (YesqrNo) No
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4. Thiscase willtake 30 days forthe partiesto try.
5. Please check appropriate category and type ofoffense listed below:
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11to 20 days Mlsdem .
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ouslyfiled inthisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo) No
Ifyes:
Judge: Case No.
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Ifyej:
Maglstrate Case No. 16-MJ-02376-GARBER'
,17-MJ-02428-SIMO NTON
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efendantls)lnstatecustodyasof
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Isthisapotentialdeath penaltycase?(YesorNo) M
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D?es this case originate from a matterpending in the Northern Regi

on ofthe U.S.Attorney's Offi
ce
prlorto October14-,2003? Yes X No

8. Dges this case originate from a matterpending in the CentralRegi

on ofthe U.S.Attorney's Offi
ce
prlorto Septem ber1,2007:2 Yes X No

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ASSISTANT UNITED STA S ATTORNEY
Florida BarNo.0041481
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tySheetts)attached REV 4/8/08
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PENA LTY SH EE T

Defendant'sNam e: SA M ER H.BARRAG E

C ase N o:

Count#:1

Conspiracy to Com m itM oney Laundering

Title18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1956(h)
*M ax.Penalty:20 Years'lm plisonm ent

eR efers only to possible term ofincarceration,doesnotinclude possible fines,restitution,

specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures thatm ay be applicable.
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SO U TH ER N D ISTRIC T O F FLO RIDA

PEN AL TY SH E ET

Defendant'sNam e: RENATO J.RO DRIG UEZ

C aseN o:

Count#:1

Conspiracy to Com m itM oney Laundering

Title18,United StatesCode,Section 1956(h)

*M ax.Penalty:20 Years'Im plisonm ent
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SO U TH ER N D ISTRIC T O F FLO W DA

PEN A LTY SH E ET

Defendant'sName: JUA N P.G RANDA,a.k.a.,dlFlecha''

Case N o:

Count#:l

Conspiracy to Com m itM oney Laundering

Title 18,UnitedStatesCode,Setigp 19j6(h)

*M ax.Penalty:20 Y ears'Im prisonm ent

eR efers only to possible term ofincarceration,doesnotinclude possible fines,restitution,

specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeituresthatm ay be applicable.