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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARSHALL D. BANKS, DEFENDANT Criminal Number: INFORMATION The United States of American charges that: COUNT ONE 1. From at least as early as in or about April 2007 and continuing until at least in or about February 2009, in the District of Columbia, Harry Thomas, Jr., an elected member of the District of Columbia Council and an agent of the District of Columbia -- a State, as defined by Title 18, United States Code, Section 666(d)(4), that received federal assistance in excess of $10,000 during each calendar year in 2007, 2008 and 2009 -- embezzled, stole, obtained by fraud, without authority knowingly converted to the use of a person not the rightful owner, and intentionally misapplied property worth at least $5,000 and owned by, under the care of, under the custody of, and under the control of the District of Columbia, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 666(a)(1)(A). 2. From in or about January 2008 through in or about January 2009, in the District of Columbia, the defendant, MARSHALL D. BANKS, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, to wit, theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, as described in paragraph 1 above, did conceal the same by receiving and redistributing grant funds to be misappropriated to entities controlled by Harry Thomas, Jr. that were not authorized to received such funds, and did not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States. (Misprision of Felony, in Violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 4) RONALD C. MACHEN JR. By: Jonathan W. Haray, D.C. Bar 480140 JACK SMITH By: Peter Mason, D.C. Bar 987804 |
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