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United States Attorney's Office 
Southern District of Florida 
NEW$ BRIEFING 
To: 
From: 
Executive Division 
Acting United States Attorney 
Vacant, First Assistant 
Executive Assistant 
, Special Counsel 
Chief, Criminal Division 
Deputy Chief, Criminal Division 
Chief, Appellate Division 
Chief, Asset Forfeiture Division 
Chief, Civil Division 
Chief, PINS 
, Chief, Narcotics 
Chief, Economic and Environmental Crimes Section 
Chief, Major Crimes Section 
Chief, Special Prosecutions 
Deputy Chief, Ft. Lauderdale 
, Deputy Chief, West Palm Beach 
Deputy Chief, Ft. Pierce 
June 11, 2009 
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Southern District of Florida - Press Release 
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The United States Attorney's Office 
Southern District of Florida 
Press Release 
MIAMI RETURN PREPARER PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX PREPARATION FRAUD 
SCHEME 
June 10, 7009 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Daniel W. Auer, Special 
Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, announced that defendant 
Beaudelaire Telfort, 37, of Miami, pled guilty today to one count of aiding and assisting in the filing of a false 
tax return, in violation of Title 26, United States Code 7206(2). Telfort remains on bond pending sentencing. 
Sentencing is scheduled for August 19, 2009 at 9:30 AM, before U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga. At 
sentencing, Telfort faces up to three years' imprisonment and mandatory restitution. 
According to court documents, Telfort managed his own business, Nation Tax 1, in Miami, where he prepared tax 
returns for other individuals and filed them electronically with the IRS. Telfort received fees in connection with 
the preparation and filing of those returns. On Apnl 24, 2009, a twenty-six count indictment was unsealed 
against the defendant charging him with tax fraud charges. As set forth in the Indictment, Telfort was charged 
with assisting in the preparation of false U.S. Individual Income lax Returns (Forms 1040) for numerous 
individuals during calendar tax years 2002 and 2003. The tax returns contained false information regarding 
wages, income and withholding amounts. In total, the fraudulent tax filings sought more than 560,061 in 
fraudulent tax refunds. 
During the plea hearing, Telfort admitted to preparing and filing a tax return for a client in which he 
misrepresented the client's wages and income, and the amount of federal taxes withheld. Telfort also admitted to 
filing a fictitious W-2 form with said return, which suggested that the client had worked for a second employer 
and earned a salary working for that employer. The material misrepresentations resulted in a claimed tax refund 
that was significantly greater than what the client was legitimately entitled to receive. 
Mr. Sloman commended the investigative efforts of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division. 
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joseph B. Shumofsky. 
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern 
District of Florida at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on 
the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on 
http://pacer.fiscLuscourts.goy. 
Technical comments about this website can be e-mailed to the Webmaster. PLEASE NOTE: The United States 
Attorney's Office does not respond to non-technical inquiries made to this website. If you wish to make a request 
for information, you may contact our office at 305-961-9001, or you may send a written inquiry to the United 
States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Flonda, 99 NE 4th Street, Miami, F'. 33132. 
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Campos, Cyndee (USAFLS) 
Subject: 
FW Article - South Florida Business Journal 
.".€-7.7esday June '0 2009 3 31 Dm EDT I Motaed Wednesday. June 10 20O3 3 38pm 
Tax preparer pleads guilty to fraud 
South Florida Business Journal 
The owner of a Miami tax preparation business pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of tax fraud according to a news 
release from the U S attorney for the Southern District of Florida 
In April. Beaudelaire Telfort. 37. was lilt with a 26-count indictment in which he was charged with assisting in the 
preparation of fake tax returns for clients in 2002 and 2003 totaling $80.061 
Telfort. who owned Nation Tax 1 admitted to misrepresenting a client's wages and income and to filing a fictitious W-2 
form 
Telfort face up to three years in prison and restitution Sentencing is set for Aug 19 
Jennifer Wroblewski 
Special Agent / Alternate Public Information Officer 
Internal Revenue Service. Criminal Investigation 
Office: 954-423-7897 
Cell 305-986-9485 
Fax 954-423-7888 
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Campos, Cyndee (USAFLS) 
Subject: 
FW. NEWS RELEASE: TWO JAMAICAN NATIONALS, INCLUDING JAMAICAN FUGITIVE, 
CAPTURED AND CHARGED ON IMMIGRATION CHARGES 
June 10, 2009 
NEWS RELEASE: 
TWO JAMAICAN NATIONALS, INCLUDING JAMAICAN FUGITIVE, 
CAPTURED AND CHARGED ON IMMIGRATION CHARGES 
Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and 
Anthony I. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office 
of Investigations, announced the arrest of defendant Omar Oneal Lewis, 33, a Jamaican national 
wanted by the Jamaican government as one of their 10 "most wanted" fugitives in connection with a 
2008 homicide. 
Lewis was arrested on June 8, 2009, by ICE special agents in Miami, working with the 
Lauderhill Police Department. Lewis was considered the 6th most wanted fugitive in Jamaica. ICE 
agents also arrested Michael Montague, 25, also a Jamaican national. Both men were residing in 
the South Florida area and both were charged with having illegally re-entered the U.S. after having 
been deported. If convicted, Lewis faces up to two years in prison and Montague faces up to 10 
years in prison. 
Acting U.S. Attorney Sloman stated, "Foreign fugitives cannot run and hide on our soil for long. 
Thanks to the outstanding work of ICE and the Lauderhill Police Department, one such fugitive will be 
brought to justice." 
"I'm proud of the hard work and diligence of our special agents for tracking down and 
apprehending these criminals," said Anthony Mangione, Special Agent in Charge of the ICE Office of 
Investigations in Miami. "Apprehending dangerous foreign fugitives hiding in the United States is a 
top priority of ICE and now, not only has this illegal alien been removed from the streets of South 
Florida, but he will eventually be removed from the United States to face justice in Jamaica." 
Mr. Sloman commended the investigative efforts of ICE's Office of Investigations in Miami and 
the Lauderhill Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States 
Attorney Lorraine Tashman. 
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office 
for the Southern District of Florida at htto://www.usdoi.gov/usaoffis. Related court documents and 
information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at 
http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://oacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.
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Jamaican fugitive faces immigration charges - 06/10/2009 - Miaminerald.com 
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Posted on Wed. Jun. 10, 2004) 
Jamaican fugitive faces immigration charges 
The Associated Press 
Authorities in South Florida say they've captured a Jamaican fugitive connected to a 2008 homicide. 
The U.S. Attorney's Office reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 33-year-old 
Omar Oneal Lewis Monday in Miami. Officials say Lewis is considered the sixth most wanted fugitive in 
Jamaica. At the same time, ICE agents also arrested 25-year-old Michael Montague. 
Both men have been charged with illegally re-entering the U.S. after being deported. Under U.S. law, Lewis 
faces up to two years in prison and Montague, a convicted felon, faces up to 10. 
Besides the charges they face in the U.S., ICE officials say they will eventually be deported and will likely face 
additional charges in Jamaica. 
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Suspected killer wanted in Jamaica arrested in Lauderhill -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com 
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com 
Suspected killer wanted in Jamaica arrested in Lauderhill 
By Joel Marino 
SunSentinel.com 
7:01 PM EDT, June 10, 2009 
LAUDERHILL 
One of Jamaica's most wanted criminals - an accused killer who 
goes by the street name "King of Evil" - was arrested in Lauderhill 
on Monday by police and U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement agents. 
Omar Oneal Lewis, 33, was charged with illegally re-entering the 
country after having been deported. Lewis was deported to Jamaica 
in 2006 and should not have been living in Florida, according to 
court records. 
Jamaican authorities have been looking for Lewis since 2008, when 
they say he killed a man named Richard Reid that June, according to 
the Jamaica Constabulary Force. He was placed on a top 10 most 
wanted list by Jamaica's law enforcement agencies. Details of that 
case were not immediately available. 
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MIAMI — Authorities in South Florida say they've captured a Jamaican fugitive connected to a 2008 homicide. 
The U.S. Attorney's Office reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 33-year-old Omar 
Oneal Lewis Monday in Miami. Officials say Lewis is considered the sixth most wanted fugitive in Jamaica. At the 
same time. ICE agents also arrested 25-year-old Michael Montague. 
Both men have been charged with illegally re-entering the U.S. after being deported. Under U.S. law, Lewis faces 
up to two years in prison and Montague, a convicted felon, faces up to 10. 
Besides the charges they face in the U.S., ICE officials say they will eventually be deported and will likely face 
additional charges in Jamaica. 
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Judge delays ruling on request 
to unseal plea deal in sex case 
By SUSAN SPENCER WENDEL 
'Wm Bawl Thst Ste Was 
WEST PALM BEACH — A 
circuit Judge on Wednes-
day did not unseal the 
deal that money manager 
Jeffnsy Epstein of Palm 
Beach struck with fed-
eral prosecutors to avoid 
charges, opting instead 
to give Epsteirib lawyers 
a thaom to 
demonstrate 
why it should 
remain 
hid-
den 
from 
public view. 
Circuit 
Judge 
• Jeff Epsts 
Col 
knowle
bath
dged at a hearing 
that EpeWnb deal was not 
sealed in state court In ac-
cordance with the rules. 
'I don't see where any 
of the procedures were 
ever followed," he said. 
Colbath 
has 
given 
Epstein defense attorney. 
Jack Goldberger, an op-
portunity to argue that the 
document was properly 
sealed and asked lawyers 
to submit briefs to him by 
Riday. Colbath also set a 
full bearing for June 25. 
Attorneys for young 
women now suing Epstein 
are asking Colbath to un-
seal the deal that Epstein 
brokered 
with 
federal 
prosecutors. A lawyer for 
The Pahn Beach Peet also 
has joined in the request. 
"It's a secret agree-
ment A secret, sweetheart 
g
ant," said former 
ot:II:Judge Bill Berger, 
who now represents some 
of the women. 
"Everybody 
was 
in 
on this deal except the 
victims and the public; 
Berger said. The public 
should be outraged it has 
gone as far as it has." 
A 
second 
attorney 
representing the women, 
Brad Edwards, has seen 
the sealed document A 
federal judge allowed him 
and his clients to view it, 
but not to discuss its con-
tents. 
Edwards 
said 
the 
women were "outraged" at 
what had been negotiated 
without their knowledge. 
A reporter asked Edwards 
if he thought Epstein re-
ceived 
treatment 
by 
prosecutors. 
'Are you kidding? It's 
transparent. Certainly no 
one else gets treated like 
that," Edwards said. 
Epstein, 56, a reported 
money manager of billion-
aires, Is currently serving 
an 18-month sentence in 
the Palm Beach County 
Stockade after pleading 
guilty nearly a year ago 
in state court to felony 
solicitation of prostitution 
and procuring teenagers 
for prostitution. 
The saga beg yeani 
ago when the Palm Beach 
Police Department began 
investigating 
whether 
young women were be-
ing brought to Fjsrvials 
mansion on in Brillo Way 
to massage him and have 
sex with him in exchange 
for money 
Epstein's 
attorneys, 
in federal filings, have 
referred to sealed docu-
ments as a deferred pros-
ecution agreement with 
federal prosecutors and 
have called it "unprec-
edented" 
and 
'highly 
unusual." 
Goldberger said his cli-
ent has not received any 
special treatment. 
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years 
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By BRITTANY LEVINE 
The Miami Herald 
Thursday. June II, 2009 
Two more of the six defendants in one of the largest lobster-poaching cases in the Florida Keys 
were sentenced Wednesday. 
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Robert Hammer, a well-known Miami charter boat captain and 
principal figure in the case, was sentenced to two months in prison, six months of house 
arrest and placed on two years of probation. During his probation. the 45-year-old is 
banned from fishing commercially or for pleasure near South Florida waters. 
Sean Reyngoudt of Summerland Key, an aspiring professional kite surfer with a 
prosthetic leg who played a minor role in the poaching, got four years of probation. He, 
too, was banned from fishing. 
The two were charged in a federal grand jury indictment last year with the illegal harvest 
of about 6,000 lobsters from man-made habitats called casitas placed in the Florida Keys 
National Marine Sanctuary. The lobsters were stored in a freezer at the million-dollar 
home of the scheme's kingfish, David Dreifort, 41. 
Dreifort, a commercial fisherman — who Hammer called the "largest lobster poacher in the Keys" in court 
documents — and his wife, Denise. are scheduled for sentencing July 17. Both could face a maximum of five years 
in jail and a $250,000 fine. 
Using casitas to harvest lobsters dirties the ocean and could have a negative effect on lobster migration and 
reproduction, wildlife experts said. 
Hammer said he plans never to fish again. He has sold his boat and will work for his wife's company, Humane 
Animal Removal, after serving his time. He will most likely serve the prison time at a South Florida facility close to 
his wife and children. 
Reyngoudt, 25, said getting involved with Dreifort was "the worst choice I've ever made in my life" and plans to 
continue kite surfing. 
The first of five to plead guilty, John Niles, 50, of LaBelle, was spared jail time in return for his cooperation. In 
April, Michael Dclph, 39, of Key West — son of legendary charter boat captain Ralph Delph and the only one to 
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plead not guilty — was sentenced to 10 months in prison. 
The six were arrested in August on opening day of lobster season after federal agents caught all, minus Reyngoudt, 
returning to Dreifort's Cudjoe Key home with 922 lobsters. Agents called the case Operation Freezer Burn. 
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Miami skipper in lobster poaching case can't fish for two years - 06/11/2009 - MiamiHerald.com 
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Posted on Thu, Jun. 11, 2009 
Miami skipper in lobster poaching case can't fish for two years 
BY BRITTANY I.EVINE 
blevinerq)_MiamiHeraldsom 
Two more of the six defendants in one of the largest lobster-poaching cases in the Florida Keys were sentenced 
Wednesday. 
Robert Hammer, a well-known Miami charter boat captain and principal figure in the case, was sentenced to 
two months in prison, six months of house arrest and two years of probation. During his probation, the 45-year-
old is banned from fishing commercially or for pleasure near South Florida waters. 
Sean Reyngoudt of Summerland Key, an aspiring professional kite surfer with a prosthetic leg who played a 
minor role in the poaching, got four years of probation. He, too, was banned from fishing. 
The two were charged in a federal grand jury indictment last year with the illegal harvest of about 6,000 lobsters 
from man-made habitats called casitas placed in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The lobsters were 
stored in a freezer at the million-dollar home of the scheme's kingfish, David Dreifort, 41. 
Drcifon, a commercial fisherman -- who Hammer called the "largest lobster poacher in the Keys" in court 
documents -- and his wife, Denise, are scheduled for sentencing July 17. Both could face a maximum of five 
years in jail and a $250,000 fine. 
Using casitas to harvest lobsters dirties the ocean and could have a negative effect on lobster migration and 
reproduction, wildlife experts said. 
Hammer said he plans never to fish again. He has sold his boat and will work for his wife's company, Humane 
Animal Removal. after serving his time. He will most likely serve the prison time at a South Florida facility 
close to his wife and children. 
Rcyngoudt, 25. said getting involved with Dreifon was "the worst choice I've ever made in my life" and plans to 
continue kite surfing. 
The first of five to plead guilty, John Niles, 50, of LaBelle, was spared jail time in return for his cooperation. In 
April. Michael Delph. 39. of Key West -- son of legendary charter boat captain Ralph Delph and the only one to 
plead not guilty -- was sentenced to 10 months in prison. 
The six were arrested in August on opening day of lobster season after federal agents caught all, minus 
Reyngoudt, returning to Dreifort's Cudjoe Key home with 922 lobsters. Agents called the case Operation 
Freezer Burn. 
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Feds get tough on mortgage fraud - 06/11/2009 - Miami/ lerald.com 
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Posted on Thu, Jun. 11, 2009 
Feds get tough on mortgage fraud 
By MONICA HATCHER 
McClatchy Newspapers 
To neighboring residents, the string of rapid-fire sales at a Coral Gables home was emblematic of the cause and 
consequences of South Florida's housing bust. The four-bedroom house, now vacant and deteriorating, was sold, 
bought and foreclosed on three times in less than three years. 
Neighbors always suspected "something wasn't right with the milk" at 330 Alesio Avenue as the value of the 
home more than doubled to $1.2 million in the short time span. It turns out they were on to something. 
Last week a federal judge sentenced Jose G. Martin. who had once posed as a renter in the home, to 65 months 
in prison for orchestrating a $6.6 million mortgage fraud scheme involving the Alesio property and six other 
homes in Miami-Dade County. 
In all, prosecutors say he pocketed $1 million - $450,000 alone from his machinations at 330 Alesio. He used 
the money to pay off co-conspirators and enrich himself. 
Martin's sentence, which came on Wednesday, is a sign the federal government is taking a tougher stance 
against people who commit mortgage fraud - a crime once so pervasive that it played a role in bringing about 
the current economic crisis. 
Average sentences for mortgage fraud convictions have increased from 24 months since 2004 to between 50 and 
55 months currently, according to Rachel Dollar, a California-based attorney who specializes in fraud recovery 
litigation. 
And, they're expected to soon get harsher. Last month. Congress paccrd new legislation strengthening 
prosecutors' ability to light fraud and promised new funding for more agents, analysts and investigators. 
TASK FORCE 
It also created a nationwide mortgage fraud task force modeled after a task force in Miami-Dade County, where 
mortgage scammers such as Marlin ran amok during the housing boom. 
Despite his stiff sentence, the Alesio neighbors said it wasn't long enough - considering the harm mortgage 
fraud has done to South Florida's housing market and the national economy. 
"I'm happy someone got punished for it, but maybe they didn't go up high enough. It's criminal what the banks 
and mortgage companies were allowed to get away with," said Fred Hermes, who lives across the street. 
Yolanda Fcanny, a few doors down, also blamed the banks for allowing Martin to so easily rip them off. 
But now lenders are subjecting loans to rigorous underwriting in an effort to fight fraud and avoid future losses. 
The message currently telegraphed is that people who committed mortgage fraud during the boom should be 
expecting a knock on their doors, said Michael Sichenzia, president of Deerfield Beach-based Dynamic 
Consulting. a loss mitigation and real estate analytics firm. 
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'CLEAR MANDATE' 
"Law enforcement has been given a clear mandate to go after mortgage fraud and prosecute people to the fullest 
extent of the law," Sichenzia said. "This is going to be like the war on drugs 20 years ago because the 
government has to send a message that this will not be tolerated." 
Eric Bustillo, who heads the economic crimes section for the U.S. attorney's office in Miami, said the office 
began attacking the problem early. In 2007, it joined forces with state law enforcement to step up investigations 
and prosecutions. Then, last year, it formed a separate strike force of teams from other federal agencies to 
enhance efforts. 
In two years, the office has charged 176 people with mortgage fraud, convicting 120 of them. But with new, 
labor-intensive cases pouring in almost daily, Bustillo said the office is asking for more resources to tackle 
pending investigations, which have exploded by 600 percent. 
As for the house at 330 Alesio Avenue, neighbors said they suspected wrongdoing for a long time. "It just kept 
changing hands," said Linda Marquis, who lives across the street with her husband, Fred Hermes. 
Martin, prosecutors said, was running a classic straw borrower scheme, in which he recruited and paid 
thousands of dollars to three stand-in buyers to purchase 330 Alesio and other homes in Miami using fraudulent 
papers. Few, if any, payments were ever made on the loans that totaled $6.6 million, and $2.6 million for the 
Alesio home. 
As soon as the properties entered foreclosure, Martin would arrange the next bogus sale. At each closing, he 
collected on phony invoices for construction work that was never done by his company, Old Martin 
Construction. 
Raphael Piedra and Jose D. Martinez, two of the alleged straw borrowers, also have been charged, but remain 
fugitives. A third straw borrower, Samuel Morejon pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 27 months in jail. 
"Fraud was everywhere you turned," said Sichenzia, who himself served three years in federal prison for 
mortgage securities fraud between 2003 and 2005, but now helps law firms and lenders ferret out malfeasance. 
"If I look at 100 transactions month, 90 percent of them have one aspect or more of a misrepresentation in the 
documents," he said. 
The house at 330 Alesio doesn't appear to be worth anywhere near its last sale price of 51.2 million. The lawn is 
overrun with weeds. Thieves long ago stripped the place of its appliances and fixtures. 
"My handyman was here and he said he wouldn't give them more than $200,000 for it, it's going to need so 
much work," Marquis said. 
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2 in St. Lucie County arrested in counterfeiting scheme : TCPalm.com 
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2 in St. Lucie County arrested in counterfeiting 
scheme 
By Tne Pain, Beach Post 
Wednesday June 10 200? 
FORT PIERCE - It wasn't burnt breakfast St Lucie County Sheriffs Office detectives 
smelled Tuesday morning when they knocked on the apartment door in the 6500 block 
of Yedra Avenue 
Instead, it was burnt counterfeit money, and Brenda Hopkins. 46, and Ronald Jensen. 
51. are facing charges of counterfeiting money and possessing the tools for 
counterfeiting money. a news release from the Sheriffs Office states, Jensen faces an 
additional charge for destroying evidence 
About 7 44 a m. Tuesday. Sheriffs Office detectives and U.S. Marshals were serving a 
felony petit theft arrest warrant for Hopkins, when she ran out of the back sliding door 
and was caught by law enforcement officers. the arrest affidavit states. 
After entering the apartment. a detective smelled an odor and heard Jensen making 
noises in the bathroom The detective found burnt $20 bills inside the toilet bowl and a 
stack of folded $20 bills on the back of the toilet. the news release states. Detectives 
found at total of $1,680 in counterfeit $20 bills. $43 in bleached $1 bills, and one 
bleached $5 bill, the release states 
Jensen and Hopkins have requested an attorney. the release states As of Wednesday 
afternoon, Hopkins was in St. Lucie County Jail in lieu of $41,000 bail, jail records 
show. Jensen was released on $15,000 bail on Tuesday evening. jail records show 
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Hispanic and black candidates populate both lists, and women make up half 
of the 20 applicants vying for the seat vacated when U.S. District Judge 
Daniel T. K. Hurley in West Palm Beach took senior status in February. 
Gregory Samms, a black attorney who runs a Coral Gables law firm, said Obama's victory in 
November encouraged qualified minonty candidates to believe they would be evaluated fairly. 
'Before. we couldn t even get on the field Now. we feel at least we can get on the field," Samms said. 
1 think the fact Obama was successful is encouraging more minorities to apply for these positions.' 
The diversity of applicants comes after criticism of the makeup of the Federal Judicial Nominating 
Commission for a lack of women and minorities. 
Attorney Marva Wiley. president of the Gwen S Cherry Black Women's Bar Association, said she is 
happy to see the attention paid to the commission's makeup didn't discourage women or minorities 
from applying 
it's a good sign people feel the process is going to ment their participation: Wiley said 'Sometimes 
people take themselves out of the game early because of what they perceive issues to be It is encouraging to see that they put their 
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The JNC will cut the list of applicants for individual public interviews set for mid-July. Three names for each position will be forwarded 
to Democratic U.S Sen. Bill Nelson, who will recommend a nominee to Obama after another round of interviews 
'We are talking about a district which has never had an African-American U S attorney, a district — with an exception of a temporary 
appointment — that has never had a woman as a U S attorney.* said Guy Lewis. a former U S attorney who is now a partner with 
Lewis Tem in Miami 'You look at the minority candidates, and they are strong candidates — former and current partners and judges - 
Among the minority applicants to succeed U S Attorney Alex Acosta are three black judges. Broward Circuit Judge Ilona Holmes. head 
of the criminal division, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Daryl Trawick. and Palm Beach County Court Judge Reginald Corlew Hispanics 
Wilfredo Ferrer, an assistant Miami-Dade County attorney, and Lilly Ann Sanchez, a criminal litigator with Fowler White Burnett in Miami 
also have put their names in the hopper. 
'It's great there is such diversity in the applications we are seeing this year: said Charles Lichtman. an attorney with Berger Singerman 
and legal counsel for the Florida Democratic Party. 'There are certainly terrific minority candidates and female candidates and to be sure 
male candidates. I see it extremely difficult to pare the list down.' 
Roland Sanchez-Medina. president of the Cuban American Bar Association, agreed the Obama factor appears to be encouraging 
minorities to apply. 'Listen, there's an African-American man in the White House now,' he said. 
Obama has made diversity a priority in his appointments. He most recently selected federal judge Sonia Sotomayor for the U S 
Supreme Court If confirmed by the Senate, she will become the first Hispanic on the high court. 
Earlier this month, Acosta accepted the dean position at Florida International University's law school in Miami The Republican 
appointee knew his time was limited when Obama was elected. New presidents normally pick their own U.S. attorneys, especially when 
the party in office changes 
Federal prosecutor Jeffrey Sloman. Acosta's top assistant, has stepped in as interim U.S. attorney to run the 284-attorney district 
stretching from Key West to Fort Pierce Sloman applied to become Acosta's permanent replacement along with 15 others 
-There is no more important rfistnet in the United States in terms of the types of cases, the number of cases,' Lewis said of the Southern 
District 'L A and New York may try to steal the thunder nationally, but the truth is Miami is absolutely the World Series.' 
Attorney Lisa Lehner, a board member of the Miami-Dade chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, said she was 
impressed three women applied for the U.S. attorney position. 
'This is probably the first I've seen this number of women apply for the U.S. attorney's office: she said 'Women feel they actually have 
a shot at that one There never has been a women in that position, and from whM I understand, from what I hear, what I feel, that spot 
has opened for women' 
The 20-candidate list to replace Hurley is made up mostly of minorities and women 
Federal Public Defender Kathleen Williams. U.S. Magistrate Robin Rosenbaum and Miami-Dade Circuit Judges Mary Barzee Flores are 
among the female contenders 
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Some of the minority applicants vying for the bench include U.S. Magistrate Patrick A White and Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judges 
Darrin Gayles and Jerald Bagley, who are black: Miami-Dade Circuit Judges Maria D Gritz and Peter R Lopez: and Assistant U.S. 
Attorney Ana Maria Martinez 
President Bush appointed the last federal judge to the South Florida bench in 2004 Marcia Cooke. a former federal magistrate in Detroit 
with strong hes to Jeb Bush. became the first black woman appointed a federal judge in the state 
Even though it's important to get minority and women candidates in the mix. Lehner said qualifications matter most 
'These are two very important positions. The selection should be on merit Nobody is saying the senator or the president should make 
the ultimate selection based on what group somebody fits in. That is not what this is all about This is about the best person for the job,' 
she said 
Ahley said she remains 'cautiously optimistic' as the selection process begins 
'Folks don't want to get too confident before giving the process a chance to work itself and prove its validity.' she said. 
John Pacenti can be reached at (305) 347-6638. 
Former U.S. Attorney's for The Southern District of Florida: 
Mom Allison McArea - May 1828 - April 1829 
John G. Slower - April 1829 - April 1830 
John K Campbell - April 1830 - May 1830 
Edward Chandler - May 1830 - Oct. 1834 
Adam Gordon - Oct 1834 - Dec_ 1834 
Wylie P. Clark - Dec 1834 - June 1835 
William Marvin - June 1835 - March 1839 
Charles Walker - March 1839 - July 1840 
L Windsor Smith - July 1840 - Aug. 1842 
W. Macrae - Aug. 1842 - March 1847 
L Windsor Smith - March 1847 - Aug. 1850 
William R Hadley - Aug. 1850- March 1858 
John L Tatum - March 1, 1858 -April 1861 
Thomas Jefferson Boynton - April 5. 1861 - Oct 1863 
Homer G Plantz - Oct. 1863 - Dec. 1869 
Claibom R Mobley - Dec. 1869- Aug 1876 
John Tyler - Aug 1876 - Nov. 1877 
B Patterson - Nov. 1877 - March 1886 
Livingstone W. Bethel - March 1886 - April 1890 
G. Browne Patterson - April 1890 - July 1894 
Owen J.H. Summers - July 1894 - Aug. 1894 
Frank Clark - Nov. 1894 - July 1897 
Joseph N. Stripling - July 1897 - Dec. 1905 
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John M Cheney - Dec 1905 - Oct 1912 
Richard P. Marks - Oct 1912 - June 1913 
Herbert S Phillips - June 1913 - Oct 1921. June 1936 - Aug 1953 
Wlham M Gober - Nov 1921 - April 1929 
Wlburn P Hughes - April 1929 - July 1933 
John W Holland - July 1933 - June 1936 
James i Guilmarhn - Aug 1953 - Dec 1959 
E Coleman Madsen - Dec 1959 - April 1961 
Edward G Boardman - April 1961 - Oct 1962 
Edith House - Nov 1962 - June 1963 
Wiliam A Meadows Jr - June 1963 - Dec 1969 
Michael J Osman - Dec 1969 
Robert W Rust - Dec 1969 - June 1977 
Vincent K Antle - June 1977 - Sept 1977 
Jacob 
Eskenazi - Sept 1977 - March 1980 
Allee W. VVampler IIl - March 1980 - March 1982 
Stanley I. Marcus - April 1982 - Aug 1985 
Leon 8. Kellner - Aug 1985 - June 1988 
Dexter W Lehtinen - June 1988 - Jan. 1992 
James G. McAdams - Jan 1992 - May 1992 
Roberto Martinez - May 1992 - Sept 1993 
Kendall Et Coffey - Oct 1993 - May 1996 
Wiliam A. Keefer - June 1996 - Aug 1997 
Thomas E. Scott - Aug. 1997 - May 2000 
Guy A. Lewis - June 20O0 - Aug. 2002 
Marcos D. Jimenez — Aug. 2002 - June 20O5 
R. Alexander Acosta - June 2005 - June 2009 
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