U.S. v. CHALMERS

No. S5 05 CR. 59(DC).

474 F.Supp.2d 555 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America v. David. B. CHALMERS, Jr., Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr., John Irving, Ludmil Dionissiev, Catalina Del Socorro Miguel Fuentes, a/k/a "Cathy Miguel," Mohammed Saidji, Bayoil (USA), Inc., Bayoil Supply & Trading Limited, Nafta Petroleum Company Limited, Mednafta Trading Company Limited, and Sarenco, S.A., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

February 22, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Garcia, Esq., United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York by Edward O'Callaghan, Esq., Stephen Miller, Esq., Michael Farbiarz, Esq., Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for the United States.

Jenner & Block LLP by Andrew Weissmann, Esq., Stephen L. Ascher, Esq., Harry Sandick, Esq., Stillman & Friedman, P.C., by Paul Schectman, Esq., Glen Kopp, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendant David B. Chalmers, Jr.

Welsh & Recker, P.C. by Catherine M. Recker, Esq., Amy Carver, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants Bayou' Companies.

Dechert LLP by David M. Howard, Esq., Michael J. Gilbert, Esq., Tara L. Cooney, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant Ludmil Dionissiev.

Canales & Simonson by J.A. Canales, Esq., Corpus Christi, TX, The Parker Law Firm by Carl A. Parker, Esq., Port Arthur, TX, Ropes & Gray LLP by Samuel J. Buffone, Esq., Stacy D. Belf, Esq., Washington, DC, Gerald L. Shargel, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendant Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr.


OPINION

CHIN, District Judge.

In this case, the Government alleges that defendants paid secret and illegal surcharges to the Government of Iraq in exchange for the right to receive allocations of Iraqi oil under the United Nations Office of the Iraq Programme, Oil-for-Food (the "Program"). Defendants are charged with wire fraud, engaging in prohibited financial transactions with Iraq, conspiracy, and violations of the International Emergency Economic...

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