Date |
Thing of value given |
Involvement of
Particular Defendants |
Official Acts of
Lorusso |
May 2001 |
Accommodations in Las Vegas (Bellagio
Hotel) |
Trip offered by Esherick and Douglas
Jemal; paid for on Normal Jemal's credit card; payment funded by
Douglas Jemal |
Signing Letter of Intent for 4800
Addison Road and taking related steps to lease space for DC
Government at that location |
July 2001 |
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Approved $38,000 move damage invoice |
August 2001 |
$10,000 Cash
$3,200 Rolex |
Esherick; jury entitle to infer source
of cash was Douglas Jemal, since case did not come from Esherick's
account;
Esherick gave the watch; Norman Jemal's credit card used to
purchase the watch; Norman Jemal's credit card statement paid for
by Douglas Jemal;
Esherick cased watch repair to be charged to Sabra Gould's
credit card; expense approved by Esherick, paid by check signed by
Douglas Jemal to American Express; expene account report would
have been provided to Douglas Jemal with check. |
Signing Addison Road lease;
Signing $1.8million lease at 77 P Street for Department of
Mental Health (DMH);
Causing $99,000 to be paid pursuant to a false
"Construction management" invoice;
Commencement of negotiations on the "New Economy Act"
space. |
Late September-early October 2001 |
Cash |
Esherick |
Continued negotiations on the New
Economy Act space |
October 2001 |
Auto repairs |
Esherick directed George Cois; charged
to Sabra's credit card; credit card bill paid by Douglas Jemal. |
Lorusso approved three invoices that
benefitted Douglas Jemal:
1) $100,000 invoice (unitemized) for Addison Road construction;
2) $66,000 invoice for "Telco Room Buildout";
3) $863,000 for "Reimbursement for Tenant
Construction." |
November 2001 |
MCI Center Ticket (Michael Jordan's
first game) |
Esherick, charges placed on Sabra's
credit card, credit card bill paid by Douglas Jemal. |
Lorusso commended steps to purchase
4800 Addison Road;
Lorusso added 15,000 square feet to DMH, lease at 77 P Street;
Lorusso back-dated letter, appears to be for zoning hearing, at
Esherick's request. |
December 2001 |
MCI Center events |
Esherick; Douglas Jemal signed checks
to MCI Center with supporting documentation indicating that
Lorusso was guest |
Lorusso took stpes to inflate Addison
Road appraisal;
Lorusso used DC Government "commission pool" funds to
pay two $97,000 invoices for 77 P Street |
February 2002 |
Offer of trip to Forida and purchase of
tickets;
Offer and purchase of reservation for trip to Las Vegas |
Esherick offered; paid for by Normal
Jemal; Norman Jemal's credit card use reimbused directly by
Douglas Jemal
Put on Normal Jemal's credit card; |
Lorusso used DC Government
"commission pool" funds to pay DCC debts, including
Branlik. |
May 2002 |
meals, lodging and entertainment in Las
Vegas;
Cowboy boots in excess of $1000 |
All three in attendance, paid for with
Normal Jemal's credit card.
Douglas Jemal |
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June 2002 |
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Lorusso paid additional DDC debt from
"commission pool" funds. |
July 2002 |
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Lorusso signed two more leases for 77 P
Street. |
August 2002 |
offer of custom made suit |
Esherick |
Lorusso signed another lease for 77 P
Street;
Lorusso spoke to Morgan Stanley bankers to assure them DC
government would fill up 77 P Street. |
THROUGHOUT |
2001-2002 |
meals
limousine |
Douglas Jemal (on credit card) and paid
for as company expense; all defendants aware and present;
Black Esherick (directing limousine to be made available). |
Expediting payments from DC Government
to DDC;
Failing to monitor status of $863,000 transferred to Lorusso in
October 2001;
Failing to monitor status of payment obligation of
approximately $377,000 by DDC to the commission pool account;
Failing to monitor status of $100,000 paid by DC Government to
DDC for tenant improvements at Addison Road. |