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UN ITED STATES D ISTRICT C O URT

PISTRICT OF M ASSAC AUSETTS

UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA )

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V. ) CR IWIN AL NO . 15-1004& LTS
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MARTIN LUSTGARTEN ACHERMAN ) VIO LATIONS:
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) 18U.
S.C.j 1956(h)-Conspiracy
) to Lltunder M onetao lnstrum ents
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) 18U.S.C.j1512(k)-Conspiracyto
Defendants. ) O bslruetan O m cialProceeding

18U.S.C.j 1512(c)(2)- Obstructionofan

O ffi4ialProceeding

18U.S.C.jj982(a)(1$ 981(a)(1)(C)and
28U.S.C.j2461(c)
- Crrm inalForfeiture A llegation

FIRST SU PERSEDING IN AIC TM ENT

C O UNT O NE

(Title18.United StatesCode.Seçtion 19564h)-Honey LaunderingConspirat'y)

TheGrandJurychargesthat:

INTROPUG IQN
Atal1tim esrelevantto this FirstSuperseding lndictm ent:

1. Since atleast2007.and continuing untiltle prescnttim e.the governm entof

Venezuela hasmaintained strictcontrolovertheavailabiityofU.S.dollarsin Venezuela.which

has led to thecreation ofan unregulated black orparallelmarketfor U.S.dollarsin Venezuela.

The priceortxchangt rate forU ,S.dollars on the black crparallelm arketvaries,butisgenerally

substantiallyhigherthantheom cialexchange rate forU.9.dollars. n edemand forU.S.dollars

in Venezuelaisohen m e1by m oney brokerswho obtain lJ.S.dollarsgenerated from illegal

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sourcesincludingtheimportation and saleofillegaldrugtinto theUnited Statesfrom Colombia

and M exico.

2. DefendantM ARTIN LUSTGARTEN AClIERM AN (SCLUSTGARTEN'')wasa

residentofVenezuela.Panama.and Florida. LUSTGARTEN controlledand wasadirectorof

severalcompaniesincorporated invariouslocationsinclutingHong Kong.Singapore,Pannma,and

elsewhere.Thesebusinesseswereknownatvarioustime:asDentonBusinesslnc.(VçDenton''),
ClihonCapitalS.A.(t:CIihon''),Arbitrage& LendingInc (%%Arbitrage& Lendings').ANLServices
Ltd.,A L ServicesInc..A& L ServicesInc.,Andan Ltd.,l,
'SL Services,Inc.,ESL Portfolio

HoldingsPTE Ltd..AvintelIntem ationalLtd.,Hcnluxln#..Henlux Ltd.,and Henlux PTE Ltd.

3. AccordingtothewebsiteforoneofLUSTJARTEN'Scompanies(Henlux.com),
Henlux Inc.is headquartered in Panam a and offers servic rsin the procurem entofdurable and

consum ergoods,venture capitalinvestm ent.and ttpurchale orderfinancing.'' The website for

Henlux Inc.also purportsthatHenlux Inc.hasadivision i).Hong Kong underthe nam e Henlux Ltd.

and in SingaporeunderthenameHenlux PTE Ltd.

4. Begirming byatleastM arch2008,LUSTIIARTEN had controloverand routinely

usedthreedifferentbank accountsatBankofAmerica in Doral,Florida,underthenames

RosemontK d/b/aDentonBusinessInc.(tttheDentonRoiemontAccount''),RosemontQ
Corporationd/b/aClihon CapitalS.A.(sttheClihon RosenontAccounf').and RosemontQ
Corporation d/b/aArbitrage& Lending Inc.(bstbeArbitraIeRosemontAccount''). Thevarious
Floridacoporationsinthenameof''Rosemont''wereGdtingbusinessas''(t%d/b/a*')
LU STG ARTEN 'Sshell-com panies.
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5. ThethreebankaccouitsthatLUSTGART BN held underthenameofRosemont

Corporation atBank ofAm erica in Doral.Florida.w ere among 59 bnnk accounts held by

LUSTGARTEN'Scompaniesand otherentitiesalso held in the nameofRosemontComoration

(%sthe RosemontAccounts'*). OnoraboutM arch 25.20f$

9.the U.S.Drug Enforcement
Administration(:tDEA'')inBoston,Massachusetts.seizeqltheseapproximately59bnnkaccounts
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9. Theobjectoftheconspiracywastoearnstbstantialsumsofmoneyontheblack
marketorparallelmarketinVenezuelabyobtaining U.S.bollarsfrom illegalsources.including

theproceedsofdrugtrafscking.atalowerpriceorexcha1gerate,and exchangingorselling these

U.S.dollarsfrom illegalsourcesforVenezuelan bolivars tta substantially highetprictor

exchangerateontheblackorparalltlmarketinVenezuel!. ltwasalsotheobjectofthe
conspiracy toconcealthewiring andmovementofU.S.dlllarsderived from illegalsources,

including drugtram cking.by falsely representing them tc beloan repaym entsandcapital

investm entsthrough m ultiple intem ationalcom paniesanc bank accounts in Florida,N ew York,

Panama,H ong Kong,and Singapore.

M AN NER AND M EAN S O F ( O NSPIM CY

Amongthemalmerand meansby which theconsriratorswould and did carryoutthe

conspiracy werethtfollowing:

10. Belween approximately 2008andcontinuilg uptoon oraboutMarch25,2009,

LUSTGARTEN usedbank accountsunderthenameofR'lsemontCom oraîiondoing businessas

Dtnton,Clifton.and Arbitragt& Lehdingin Florida,eacllofwhich I-USTGARTEN controlled,

toreceivemillionsofU.S.dollarsthatweretheproceeds lfdrugtram cking in theUnited Slales.

LUSTGARTEN purchased drug money in U.S.dollarsor1heblack orparallelmarketandsold

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theU.S.dollarsto legitimatecompaniesin Venezuelain e<change forVenezuelan bolivars,

IUUSTGARTEN received drug proceedsfrom M exico and Colombiaincluding millionsofU.S.

dollarsindrugproceedsthatothersknownandunknow'nt7thegrandjurycausedtobe
transferred to LUSTGA RTEN 'SRosem ontaccounts in FI4'rida from bank accountsassociated

withtwocompaniesinColombiaknöwnasSBT S.A.(t'S11T'')and ClDEL ISTMO S.A.

($$ISTM O'').
Following theseizureoftheRosemontAc(ountsin FloridaonoraboutMarch25.

2009,including LUSTG ARTEN 'S accounts atDenton,CIfton,and A rbitrage & Lending.from in

oraboutJune 2009and continuinguntilatleastin orabottNovember2010,LUSTGARTEN

providtd m aterially false inform ation to the United States Attorney'sO ffice and the D EA in

Boston,M assachusetts,aboutthe natureofhis tinancialtrtnsactions.including butnotlim ited to

histransactions with SBT and ISTM O .

12. Follow ing the seizure.

ofthe Rosem ontAc(ountsand I-U STGA RTEN 'S accounls

atDenton,Clihon,andArbitrage & Iwtnding in FloridaorroraboutM arch 25.2009.

LUSTGARTE'N opened accounts in I'

Iong Kong and Singzpore and used those accountsto

receivemillionsofU.S.dollarsthatweretheproceedsof$lrugtram cking in theUnited States.

LUSTGARTEN concealed thenaturr,source.and ownersaipofthisdrug money by falsely

claimingthatthemoneywasarepaymentofa loan from 1.ispurchaseorderfinancing business.

13. Beginning in approxim ately 2010.LU STG NRTEN falsely told othvrs thatthe

D EA in Boston.M assachusettshad authorized hisfinanci;kltransactions, LU STGA RTEN also

falsely claim ed thathe had conducted '*due diligence''on 'rach ofhisclients and had verified the

sourceofthe U .S.dollars he w asreceiving into hisbank a:counlsin both Florida and Hong
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Kong.

14. Between inotaboutJanuary2012 and FeLruary2014.LUSTGARTEN concealed

tht natureofhisrelationship w ith m d histansactionsw ith SBT and ISTM O and

From adateunknown.butatleastby in orabout2007,and conlinuing up to and

including thedateofthefilingofthisFirstSuperseding Irdictment.atBoston andelsewhereinthe

DistrictofM assachusetts,in the Southem D istrictofNew York.the Easttrn D istrictofN tw York.

theSouthem Districtof-Floridaand elsewherein theUnitrd States,and in Colom bia.Venezuela.

Brazil,Argentina,Panam a,lhe United K ingdom ,Hong K lng.Singapore and elsewhere,

M ARTIN,LUSTGARTEN A'ZH ERM AN.

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defendants herein,know ing thalthe property involved represtnted tht proceeds ofsom e form of

unlaw fulactivity,did know ingly and intentionally com biAe.conspire,confederate and agree w ith
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eachotherandotherindividualsknownandunknowntotzegrandjury:
(a) to conductfinancialtransactionsaffecting interstate and foreign com merce,which
in factinvolved the proceeds of a spvcified unlaw fulac1vity,thatis.the felonious manufacture,

importation. receiving, concealment, buying. selling. tnd otherwise dealing in a controlled

substance.and.with respectto linancialtransactionsoccilning in wholeand in partin thv United

States,an offense against a foreign nation involving 1be manufacture,importation,sale,and

distributionofacontrolled substance,knowing thatthetrtnsactionsweredesigned inwholeand in

parttoconcealand disguisethenature,thelocation,thesolrce,theownershipandthecontrolofthe

proceeds ofspeciied unlawfulactivity.in violation ot Title 18.United States Code,Section

1956(a)(l)(B)(i);
(b) totransport,transm it,'and transfer,amonearyinstrum entand fundsfrom aplacein
the United Statesto and through a place outside the Un ted States.and to a place in the United

Statesfrom and through aplace outside the United State;.knowing thatthe monetary instlument

and funds involved in the transportation.transmission.tnd transferrepresented the proceedsof

somv form ofunlawfuladivity and'knowin: thatsuch t-ansportation.transmission,and transfer

weredesigned in wholeand in partto concealand disguitethenature,the locationsthesource,the

ownership,and the controloftheproceedsofspecifed ualawfulactivity.in violation ofTitle 18,

UnitedStatesCode.Section 1956(a)(2)(B)(i);and
(c) knowingly to engage.and attemptto enga:je in monetary transactionsby,through,
and to a fnancialinstitution affecting inlerstate and f(:reign commerce,in crim inally derived

propertythatwasofavaluegreaterthan$10.000and wasberived from speciûedunlawfulactivity,

that is, the felonious manufacture, importation, receiN'ing,concealment. buyinp selling,and
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otherwise dealing in a controlled substance,and,w ith reslectto financialtransactionsoccurring in

whole and in part in the United States, an offense tgainst a foreign nation involving the

manufacture, importation, sale,and distribution of a lontrolled substance, knowing that the

prom rty wasderived from some form ofunlawfulactiviy.in violation ofTitle 18,United States

Code,Section 1957.

AllinviolationofTitle 18.UnitedStatesCode,Stction 1956(h).

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CO UNT T $fO

(Title18,UnitedStatesCode,6ection 15l2(k)-
Conspiraey toO bstructan Om tialProeeeding)
The Grand Jury furthercharges that:

The allegations setforth in paragraphsone through tifteen ofCountOne are

re-alleged and incop orated in thisCountby reference.

2. From adateunknown butatleastby inor tbout2009.and continuingupto inor

aboutM ay 2014.atBoston and elsewhere in the District(rM assachusetts,the Southem Districtot-

Florida and elsewhere in the United States,and in Colom lia.Panam a and elsvwhere,

M A RTIN LUSTG A RTE?'-AC HE RM AN,

defendantherein.did knowingly and intentionally combine,conspire,confederate and agree with

otherindividualsknown and unknown to the grand ju-y to corruptly obstruct,influence,and

impede.andattempttoobstruct,influence,andimpedean nfficialproceeding,namely federalgrand

jury investigationsintheDistrictofMassachusettsinve!LigatingtheRosemontAccountsandthe
laundering of drug proceeds and the related fbrtkitur:proceedings involving the Rosemont

Accountasdescribed herein,by providing m aterially fals,inform ation and decum entsto the D EA

and the U .S. A ttorney's Om ce in the D istritt M assacbusetts at Boston regarding

LUSTGARTEN'S tsnancialtransactionsrelating to the 17osemontAccounts,in violation ofTitle

l8,United StatesCode,Section 15l2(c)(2).

AllinviolationofTitle 18,UnitedStatesCode,S$tction 1512(k).

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COUNT THI?X
(Title18,UqitedStatesCode,Segtion 1512(c)(2)-
O bstruetion ofan O m ciall'roceeding)
TheGrand Jury furtherchargesthat:

Theallegationssetforth in paragraphsonethrough fiheen ofCountOneare

re-alleged and incom orated in this Countby reference.

On oraboutFebruary'7,2014,atBostonalld elsewhere in the Districtof

M assachusettsand elsewhere,

M ARTIN LUSTGARTE,-ACHERM AN,

defendantherein.did knowingly.intentionally,and corrultly obstruct.intluence,and impede,and

attcmplto obstruct,intluence.and'impede an omcialprocccding,namely federalgrand jury

investigations in the District of M assachusetts investitating the Rosemont Accounts and the

laundering of drug proceeds and the related forfeitur,:proceedings involving the Rosemont

Accountsasdescribed herein,byproviding false informaion about.and concealingfrom.theU.S.

Drug EnforcementAdministration and the DcpartmentotHomcland Security,Homeland Security

lnvestigation the complete nature and scope ofLUSTG/I.RTEN'S involvementwith SALOM ON

BENDA YAN .

Allin violation ofTitle 18,Unitcd StatesCode,Sï'

ction l512(c)(2).

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FO RFEITURE ALLEG ,kT IO NS

(Title18.United StatesCode.Seetionsp82(a)(1).981(a)(1)(C)
andTitle28,UnitedStatesCode,Seetion2461(v))
The Grand Jury fuMherchargesthat:

1. Uponconviction oftheoffensealleged in Co lntOne ofthisFirstSuperseding

Indictment,

M ARTIN LU STG ART EN A I7H ERM A N,

defendantshereinsjointlyandseverally.shallforfeittoth/tUnitedStates,pursuanttoTitle18.
UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(1),anyproperty,reallrpersonal,involvedintheoftknse,and
anyPropertytraceabletosuchproperty. Thepropertyto l.
eforfeited includes.butisnotlimitedto:

a sum ofm oney equalto the totalanountofm oney involved in the offense,
whichmaybeenteredintheform cfajointandseveralforfeituremoney
judgment;
(B) alIfundson depositin HSBC (Hon;jKong)accountnumber614009967838,
held inthenameofA and L ServiclsLtd.;

(C) allfundsondepositinHSBC (Hon:;Kong)accountnumber491661492838,

held inthenameofAndan I-td.;

(D) aI1fundson depositin HSBC (Hon,jKong)accountnumber411781446838.

held in the narhe ol-ESL Services Itd.;

allfundson depositin HSBC (Hon ;Kong)accountnumber817342074838,

held in the nam e ofHenlux Ltd.;

(F) alIfundson depositin HSBC (Hon ;Kong)accountnumber491680559888,

held inthenameofM artin A.Lust;jarten;

(G) allfundson depositin Standard Chartered Bank (Honj Kong) Limited

accountnum ber36811380986,helçlin the nam e A L Servlces Ltd.;

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(H) aIIfunds on depositin Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)Limittd

accountnumber36811375230.hell in the nnmeofESL ServicesLtd.;

(l) allfunds on depositin DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited accountnumber

4736093780,held inthenameofA vintellntemationalLtd.;

(J) allfundsondepositin DBS Bank (Hong Kong)Limited accountnumber

7884585410,hcld in the nam e ofH znlux Ltd.;

(K) allfundsondeposilinBankofChila(HongKong)Limitedaccountnumbcr
01287592427662,hcld inthe nameofANL ServicesLim ited;

aIlfundsondepositinHSBC (Hon1;Konj)accountnumber491783619838,
held in the namc ofRAM TechnoltgiesLlm ited;

(M) allfundsondepositonHSBC (Hon;Kong)accountnumber491723635838,

held inthenameofTorsten M anag lmentComoration Lim ited;

@ ) allfunds on depositin DBS Bant(Singapore)Limilcd accountnumber

0003010612016,held in thtname4'fESL Portfolio HoldingsPtcLtd.;

(O) allfundson dcpositin DBS Banç(Singapore)Limited accountnumber

003008269014.held in the name crHenlux Pte Ltd.previously held in the
nam c ofA L G lobalPortfolio Ptd L d.;

(P) allfundson dcposilin OvcrseaClincsc Banking Comoration(Singapore)

Limited accoqntnumber 503083638301,held in the name ofAL Global
Polfolio PTE Ltd.;

(Q) allfundsondepositinAustraliaanlNew ZealandBankingGroupLimited

(Singapore)accountnumbcr7931û5074l033USD00001.held in thename
ofESL Portfolio Holdings Pte Ltd.

(R) a1lfundson dcpositinHSBC Bank (Panama)accountnum ber108978728.

hcld inthenameofA L ServiccsItc.;
(S) allfundsondcpositinHSBC Bank(Panama)accountnum ber100384453.
held in lhe nam e ofM artin Lustgaren A cherm an;

alIfundson depositinTotalbank C aracaoNV (Panama)accountnumber

93663,held in thename ofA & L f'ervicesInc.(Panama);

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(U) allfundsondepositinBanescoS.>.tpanamalaccountnumber
120000069931,held in the nam eoïM artin Lustgarten;

(V) allfundsondepositin CBH Complgnie Bancaire HelvetiqueS.A.

(Switzerland)accountnumber0021000B000C,held in the nameofA L
Services lnc.;

(W) aIIfundsondépositinCBH Comp:gnieBancaireHelvetiqueS.A.

(Switzerland)accountnumber0021066B000C,held inthenameofAndan
Ltd.;

(X) allfundsondepositinBerenbergBankSchweizAG (Switzerland)account

num ber000104100200,held in the nam e ofA ndan Ltd;

allfundsondepositin CBH Complgnie Bancaire HelvetiqueS.A.

(Switzerland)accountnumber002(9998000C,held in the nameofESL
Serviceslnc.;

(Z) aIlfundsondepositinCBH ComplgnieBancaireHelvetiqueS.A.

(Switzerland)accountnumber0021088B000C,held in thenameofHenlux
Inc.;

(AA) allfundsondepositin AndbancLutembourg S.A.accountnumber

6002420001090,held inthe nametfAndan Ltd.;

(BB) alIfundsondeposit
held in thenameof( '
(CC) allfundson depositin ) )'
held in the nameot* -

'

(DD) alIfunds on denoqit in Rtnndard :rhnlered Rsnk (Hono Konoh qccount

num Y rt

(EE) al1 ftmds on deoosit in DBS Batlk Ltd.(Hon: Kone)accountnumber

(FF) n11 fl3ndg on denfult in DR& Rn lk I.1d fl-lonp Kone) nceollnl nllmher

(GG) allfunds on '

depositin DBS Ba)lk Ltd.(Hong Kon )accountnumber

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(HH) alIfundsondex sitinUnibnnkSA iPanama)

t

(SS)

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Uponconviction oftheöffensealleged in Co!:ntTwo ofthisFirstSuperseding

lndictment,

M ARTIN LUSTG ARTEN A I'H ERM A N,

defendantherein.shallforfeittotheUnited States.pursuan:toTitle l8.UnitedStatesCode.Section

98l(a)(1)(C)andTitle28,UnitedStatesCode.Section2451(c).anyproperty.realorpersonal,
w hich constitutesorisderived from proceeds traceable lo the violation.

lfanyofthepropertydescribed inparagrapAs 1and2above.asaresultofanyactor

om ission of1hedefendants,

a. cannotbe located upon the exercise ofdue diligence;

b. has been transferred or sold to.ord mosited with.a third party;

hasbeenplacedbeyondthejurisdic:ionoftheCoud;
d. hasbeensubstantiallydim inished ilIvalue;or

C. has been com m ingled with other property which cannot be subdivided
withoutdifficully;

itistheintvntionofthtUnittdStates,pursuanttoTitle2 UnitedStatesCode,Section853(p),as
incomoratedbyTitlel8UnitedStatesCode,Section982,
'b)(1)andTitle28,UnitedStatesCode,
Section 246l(c),to seek forfeiture ofany otherproperty afthe defendantsup to the value ofthe
propertydescribed in paragraphs1afld 2.

AIlpursuanttoTitle l8,UnitedStatesCode,Secti/,ns982(a)(1),98l(a)(l)(C)andTitle28,
United StatesCode.Section 2461(c).

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