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Amended Petition for Arrest Warrant for Offender Under Supervision
Name of Offender Rafic Labboun Name of Sentencing Judge: Date of Original Sentence: Original Offense Docket Number CR 09-00058-1 RMW The Honorable Ronald M. Whyte Senior United States District Judge July 19,2010 Counts One through Scven: Bank Fraud, 18 U.S.C. 1344( I), a Class B Felonies Original Sentence: 27 months custody, and three years supervised release. Special Conditions: Special assessment $700; restitution $102,213.99; access to financial information; no new lines of credit or debt; search; no false identification and provide true identity; not own or possess any firearms. ammunition, destructive devices, or other dangerous weapons; DNA collection. Prior Form(s) 12: On June 21, 2012, the Court modified the offender's conditions of supervised release to include up to 90 days halfway house placement. Mr. Labboun was releasing from the Bureau of Prisons and did not have an approved residence. On July 25, 2012, the court issued a warrant for the offender's arrest based on a Petition for Arrest Warrant for Offender Under Supervision filed by the U.S. Probation Office. The offcnder was arrested on that warrant on September 9, 2012. On September 10,2012, the offender had an Initial Appearance in the Southern District of Texas and following his waiver of the Identity Hearing was ordered removed to the Northern District of California. On September 27,2012, the offender appeared in the Northern District of California and the matter was set for a Preliminary Hearing before Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd on October 2, 2012, and a Supervised Release Hearing beforc Your Honor on October 15, 2012. The Supervised Release Hearing was subsequently continued to October 22, 2012, at 09:00 A.M. Type of Supervision Supervised Release Assistant U.S. Attorney Hartley M.K. West Date Supervision Commenced June 29, 2012 Defense Counsel Mark Joseph Reichel (Retained) NDC-SUPV-FORM 12C(2) 02126110 Case5:09-cr-00058-RMW Document204 Filed10/22/12 Page2 of 5 RE: Labboun, Rafic CR 09-00058-1 RMW 2 Petitioning the Court To take notice of the Amended Petition for Arrest Warrant for Offender Under Supervision; specifically the inclusion of Charge Number Two to the petition for warrant filed on July 25, 2012. I, Mariana R. Peter, a Probation Officer employed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, solemnly affirm and declare, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of my information and belief. the facts set forth in this affidavit are true and correct. The factual affirmations made below are based on my personal knowledge, on official records or documents generated and maintained by my agency in the course of performing its functions, on official records or documents generated and maintained by other government agents or agencies in the course of performing their functions, or on information provided to me orally or electronically by employees or agents of other public agencies (information developed or acquired in the course of performing official agency functions). Charge Number One Violation There is probable cause to believe that the offender violated standard condition number six that he notify the probation officer at least ten days prior to any change in residence. The offender released from the Bureau of Prisons on June 29. 2012. He arrived at the halfway house as scheduled and met with me for the first time on July 6,2012. Mr. Labboun stated that a friend was willing to pay for him to reside at a residential hotel in San Francisco and he wished to move out of the halfway house. Initially, Mr. Labboun provided a receipt for payment to the Hotel Mirabcll for rent from July 6, 2012 to July 13, 2012. Mr. Labboun was permitted to leave the halfway house, as he was only there until he obtained an approved residence. On July 13,2012, the offender submitted a payment receipt for the Cable Car Court Hotel for rent from July 13,2012 to July 19, 2012. I met with Mr. Labboun again on July 16,2012, and he reported that he recently obtained employment in Berkeley and would like to move there. He was directed to obtain an apartment, submit a copy of the lease to me, and then he would be pennitted to move. When I did not hear from Mr. Labboun again, I began calling him and leaving messages. His cell phone continues to go directly to voice mail. On July 24, 2012, I went to his reported residence. I spoke to the office manager, who said the offender moved out the morning of July 23, 2012. I attempted to contact the offender at the phone number he provided for his place of employment, the call went to an unidentified NDC-SUPV -FORM 12C(2) 0212611 0 Case5:09-cr-00058-RMW Document204 Filed10/22/12 Page3 of 5 RE: Labboun, Ratic CR 09-00058-1 RMW 3 voice mai l box. Mr. Labboun maintains dual citi zenship with Lebanon and the United States. At our first meeti ng, he asked about the return of hi s passport and i I' he could travel to Lebanon. J-Ie was advised that onl y the Court could approve his travel out side of the United States and at present, the probation office would not support such travel. At present, the offender's whereabouts are unknown. Evidence in slIpport of this charge is the testimony of this officer. Two There is probable cause to believe that the offender violated a standard condition of supervised release that he not commit another federal, state Ot' local crime. The offendcr is in violation of 18 U.S.c. 1543 - Forgery or False Usc of a !'assport, a Class C felony. Mr. Labboun was arrested in Merida, Mexico, on September 9, 2012, and was in possession of the Belize birth cettificate of one Wilhelm Dyck. Mr. Labboun also had a Bclize dt'iver's license in the name of Wilhelm Dyck and a Belize passport in the name of Wilhelm Dyc,," Mr. Labboun's photograph was on the driver's license and passport. Mr. Wilhelm Dyck of Belize is deceased. Mt .. Labboun was also in possession of a flight itinerary for travel in the name of Wilhelm Dyck for that same day, :\tId was arrested attempting to Icave Mexico for Beirut, Lebanon. Evidence in support of this charge is Department of Homeland Security report number 1376538 and United States of Mexico report number 543/2012. Based on the foregoing information, we request that the Court take judicial noti ce of the inclusion of Charge Two and incorporate such into the petition for warrant filed on Jul y 25, 2012. Respectfully submi tted, \ \ , c Mariana R. Peter Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer Date Signed: October 17, 2012 Approved as to form: Susan 1 !llo Supervisory U.S. Probation Ollicer NDC-SUI'V-FORM 12C(2) 02/26110 Case5:09-cr-00058-RMW Document204 Filed10/22/12 Page4 of 5 RE: Labboun, Rafic CR 09-00058-1 RMW 4 Having considered the information set forth above, the court finds there is probable cause to believe there has been a violation of the conditions of probation and orders: JH The Court takes notice of the Amended Petition for Arrest Warrant for Offender Under Supervision; specifically the inclusion of Charge Number Two. o Other: Date Ronald M. Whyte Senior United States District Judge NDC-SUPV-FORM 12C(2) 02126110 Case5:09-cr-00058-RMW Document204 Filed10/22/12 Page5 of 5 RE: Labboun, Rafic CR 09-00058-1 RMW APPENDIX Orade of Violations: B rUSSO 7B1.1 (a)(2), p.s.] Criminal History at time of sentencing: I Custody: Supervised Release: Probation: Statutory Provisions Counts 1-7: 3 years custody 18 U.S.C. 3583(e)(3) Counts 1 -7: 5 years less any time in custody 18 U.S.C. 3583(h) Not applicable Guideline Provisions Counts 1-7: 4-10 months USSG 7B 1.4(a), p.s. Counts 1-7: 5 years less any time in custody USSG 7B 1.3(g)(2), p.s. Not applicable 5 NDC-SUPV-FORM 12C(2) 02126/10