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18U.S.C.j1349
18U.S.C.j1344
18U.S.C.j1014
26U.S.C.j7212(a)
18U.S.C.j2
18U.S.C.j982(a)(2)(A)
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UN ITED STATES O F A M ER ICA
STFVEN M .LARIZIORE
CLERK L1S.()IS I.CT
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D AV ID W .SCH W AR Z,
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IND IC TM EN T
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3.
Cay Clubs w as com prised of num erous entities and conducted business at 94500
Overseas Hw y., Key Largo, Florida, am ong other places. Dave Clark and DA V ID W .
4.
Cay Clubs had num erous bank accounts thatcorresponded to its various entities.
5.
accountsanddepositswereinsuredbytheFederalDepositInsuranceCorporation(tFDIC'').
The tenn ''closing''referred to the legaleventatwhich the transferofan interestin
real estate from seller to buyer fonnally took place,as w ell as the point at w hich funds w ere
supposed to be transferred betw een the variousparties,such asfrom the lending institution to the
buyerorto the selleron the buyer'sbehalf.
Thetenn tm ortgage''w asused in therealestateindustry to referto a loan to finance
the purchase ofrealestate,usually w ith specitied paym entperiodsand interestrates,in w hich the
borrower/m ortgagorgave the lender/m ortgagee a lien on the property ascollateralforthe loan.
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required to be executed for the closing of all real estate transactions. The HU D -I Statem ent
item ized allaspeds ofthe closing for the lender,including any paym ents m ade by the borrow er,
m oney due to the seller,and any feespaid to third parties in connection w ith the closing.
9.
tf ash to close''referred to the m onetary obligationsto bem etby the buyerin order
11.
ThelnternalRevenueService(ttlRS'')wasanagencyoftheU.S.Departmentofthe
Treasury responsible forenforcing and adm inistering the tax law s ofthe U nited States.
12.
14.
1RS Form 1099-M ISC w as used to reportpaym ents m ade in the course of a trade
Begirm ing in N ovem ber 2004 and continuing through atleastJune 2007,DA V ID
W .SCH W A R Z caused a series offundstransfers to and from Cay Clubs accounts in K ey Largo,
Florida,and elsew here,forthe benefitofhim selfand D ave Clark.
CO UN T 1
Conspiracy to Com m it Bank Fraud
(18U.S.C.j1349)
Paragraphs 1 through 15 ofthe G eneralAllegations section of this lndictm entare
D A VID W .SCH W AR Z ,
didwillfully,thatis,withtheintenttofurthertheobjcctoftheconspiracy,andknowinglycombine,
conspire,confederate,and agree w ith D ave C lark and others know n and unknown to the Grand
Jury to com m itan offense againstthe United States, thatis,to know ingly,and w ith the intentto
defraud,execute and cause the execution of a schem e and artifice to obtain any ofthe m oneys,
funds,credits,assets,securities,and otherproperty ow ned by, and under the custody and control
of,one or m ore financial institutions,including JP M organ Chase and Fifth Third, by m eans of
representationsthatthecashtodosesuchloanswasbeingprovidedbytheborrower;(c)usingthe
proceedsofthesefraudulentlyobtainedloansto operatetheCay Clubsbusinessandm akeitappear
that the business was engaged in legitim ate condom inium sales'
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d)divertingfraud proceedsfor
theirpersonaluse and benefit,and to further the fraud schem e'
,a
nd (e)concealing thereceiptof
fraud proceedsby the conspiratorsby notreporting these proceedson relevanttax docum entsand
notfiling tax returns.
M AN N ER AN D M EA N S O F TH E C O N SPIR A CY
The m anner and m eansby w hich the defendantand hisconspirators soughtto accom plish
theobjectandpurposeoftheconspiracyincluded,amongothers,thefollowing:
4.
entities using the nam e ffcay Clubs,'' and w ould create bank accounts for each entity.
SCH W A R Z and certain subordinates ofClark w ould be listed as signatories or accountholders
on bank accounts,and w ould keep Clark's nam e offofbank accounts.
5.
ln order to profit from the operation of Cay Clubs,m ake Cay Clubs appear to be
D ave Clark w ould identify insiders and fam ily m em bers,such as lndividual//1,
Individual#2,lndividual//3 and lndividual#4,to actas straw bolw wers forloans thatw ere used
to purchase or refinance condom inium units. Clark and D AV ID W .SC H W AR Z,and persons
acting attheirdirection,prepared and caused to be prepared false and fraudulentloan applications
and related docum ents,w hich included false inform ation related to cash to close thatw ould be
provided by the borrow ers in order to secure the m ortgage loan. The loan applications and
associated papenvork w ould also include false claim sofem ploym ent,w ages,assetsand liabilities
for the nam ed borrow ers. These false and fraudulent loan applications and docum ents w ere
subm itted to financialinstitutions such as JP M organ Chase and Fifth Third,and to other lenders,
including Countrywide H om e Loans,lnc.
D ave Clark and other conspirators prepared and caused to be prepared false and
fraudulent loan applications and H U D -I Statem ents which, am ong other things, falsely and
fraudulently represented to the m ortgage lenders that the straw borrow ers had m et their down
paym entand cash to close obligations,when,in fact,these paym ents w ere m ade by D AV ID W .
SCH W A R Z and Clark using funds from Cay Clubs accounts. For m any of the fraudulently
obtained loans,SC H W A R Z w ould w ire the cash to close funds from the CCM accountdirectly
to the closing agent.
To supportcertain ofthe false and fraudulentloan applicationsprovided to lenders,
personsacting atthe direction ofDave Clark w ould execute false and fraudulentdocum entsatthe
CayClubsofticesinKeyLargo,including(a)signingloandocumentsinthenamesofborrowers
using false signatures;(b)affixing false notarizations to loan documents thatcontained false
signatures,falselyattestingthatthenamedborrowerssignedandreviewedtheloandocuments'
,(c)
subm itting and executing false supporting docum entation including false lease agreem ents;and
(d)submittingfalsetaxreturnsandpaystubsthatcontainedfalseincomeinfonnation.
9.
Based on the false and fraudulent loan applications and H U D -I Statem ents,the
proceeds of the fraudulently obtained m ortgage loans w ere deposited into Cay Clubs accounts
controlled by DA VID W . SC H W A R Z and D ave Clark,including the CCM account. These
funds w ere thereafteravailable forthe personaluse and benefitofSCH W A R Z and Clark,and to
furtherthe fraud.
paym ents for these loans to be paid from accounts that w ere funded via the CCM account.
Subsequently, the conspirators stopped m aking the paym ents and the m ortgages w ent into
foreclosure,resulting in substantiallossesto the lenders.
D uring the schem e,D A V ID W .SC H W A R Z and D ave Clark agreed to distribute
the proceeds from the operation ofCay Clubs am ong them selves,w ith tw o-thirds ofallproceeds
paid to Clark and one-third of a11 proceeds to SCH W A RZ . Pursuant to their agreem ent,
//1,
.(b)failingtoissueanyW -2orl099-M lSC toClark reflectinghissalarypayments;(c)failing
to issue a Schedule K -1 to SCH W AR Z and Clark forany ofthe proceeds and distributions forany
of the Cay Clubs entities during the operation of Cay Clubs, including for the cash to close
paymentsforcondominium unitpurchases'
,(d)failing to fileForm 1065partnership tax retul'
ns
fortheCay Clubsentitiesforthetax yearsCayClubsoperated;(e)failingto fileany individual
tax return for Clark forthe tax years Cay Clubs operated, and failing to file an individualreturn
C O U NT S 2-4
Bank Fraud
(18U.S.C.j1344)
Paragraphs 1 tluough 15 ofthe G eneralAllegations section ofthis lndictm ent are
re-alleged and incorporated herein by reference.
or other property ow ned by, and under the custody and control of, one or m ore tinancial
institutions, including JP M organ Chase and Fifth Third, by m eans of false and fraudulent
pretenses,representations,and prom isesl-elating to am aterialfact,in violation ofTitle 18,United
StatesCode,Sections1344(2)and2.
PU R PO SE O F TH E SC H EM E AN D AR TIFIC E
ltwasa purpose ofthe schem e to defraud forthe defendantand his accom plicesto
condominium sales;(d)divertingfraudproceedsfortheirpersonaluseandbenefit,andtofurther
the fraud scheme;and (e)concealing the receiptof fraud proceeds by the defendantand his
accomplicesby notreporting theseproceedsonrelevanttax docum entsand notfilingtax returns.
TH E SCH EM E A ND A R TIFIC E
4.
The M anner and M eans section of Count 1 of this Indictm ent is re-alleged and
incop orated by reference as though fully set forth herein as a description of the schem e and
artitice.
EX E CU TIO N O F TH E SC H EM E AN D A RTIFIC E
10/26/2006 W ire transfer of $162,070.20 for cash to close for loan from JP
M organ Chase of $646,757 in the nam e of lndividual #1, for 19
Som brero Blvd.,U nit426,M arathon,FL
10/27/2006 W ire transfer of $235,258.45 for cash to close for loan from JP
M organ Chase in am ountof$565,912 in the nam esoflndividual//2
and Individual#3 for 19 Som brero Blvd.,Unit432,M arathon,FL
InviolationofTitle 18,UnitedStatesCode,Sedions1344(2)and2.
C O U NT S 5-7
False Statem entln C onnection W ith Federally Insured Loan
(18U.S.C.j1014)
Paragraphs 1 through 15 ofthe GeneralA llegations section ofthis lndictm entare
did know ingly and w illfully m ake false statem ents in connection w ith a loan application and loan,
to a financialinstitution,thatis,JP M organ Chase, the accountsand depositsofwhich wereinsured
by theFD IC,which statem entsthe defendantknew to befalse, and w hich statem entsthe defendant
m ade w ith the intentto influence the action of JP M organ Chase upon an application for a loan
(26U.S.C.j7212(a))
Paragraphs l through 15 of the G eneralA llegations and the M anner and M eans
section ofCount 1ofthis Indictm entare re-alleged and incom orated herein by reference.
2.
DA V ID W .SCH W A R Z,
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did corruptly endeavorto obstnzctand im pede the due adm inistration oftheintem alrevenue law s
by,am ong otherthings'
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C O R RU PT EN D EA VO R S
$389,350.79 from the CCM account at BofA ending in x2969, for the cash to close for
condom inium purchase forhim selfand fam ily m em bers.
d.
$25,000 from theCCM accountatBofA ending in x2969,to betransm itted to afamily member.
O n oraboutO ctober26,2006,D A VID W .SC H W A R Z caused a w ire transferof
$149,941.23 from the CCM alxountatBofA ending in x2969,to be transferred to Orion Bank
accountending in x2402 in M onroe County,forthe benefitofD ave C lark.
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of$30,214.58 from the CCM accountatBofA ending in x2969, forthe benefitofD ave Clark.
On or aboutM arch 26,2007,D A V ID W .SC H W A R Z transm itted via e-m ailto
D ave Clark,a docum ent entitled ttequity/draw /loan account analysis as of 12/31/0655show ing
distributions and transfers of Cay Clubs proceeds to SC H W A R Z and Dave Clark betw een
N ovem ber 1, 2004 through Decem ber 31, 2006, which distributions and transfers were not
reported on IRS Form 1065,Schedule K -1,Fonn W -2 orFonn 1099-M ISC , forany ofthe relevant
tax years.
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subm itted to the IRS a Fonn W -2 purporting to show w ages paid to Individual//1 fortax year
2006,thatprevented the lRS from being aw are thatDave Clark received wagesduring thattax
year.
subm itted to the lRS a Form W -2 purporting to show w ages paid to lndividual //1 for tax year
2007,thatprevented the lRS from being aw are thatDave Clark received wagesduring thattax
year.
m.
Tax Return on Fol'm 1040 for tax year 2005, thatfalsely reported adjusted gross income of
Tax Return on Form 1040 fortax year2006,thatfalsely reported adjusted gross income of
$547,897,substantiallyunderreported hisincom e,and failed to reportanypass-through incom eor
distributionsfrom the Cay Clubsentities.
(18U.S.C.j982(a)(2)(A))
The G eneralA llegations section,and the allegationsofCounts 1through 7 ofthis
Indictm ent are re-alleged and incorporated herein by reference for the purpose of alleging
forfeiture to the U nited States of Am erica, of property in which defendant D A VID W .
SC H W AR Z has an interest.
U pon convid ion of any of the offenses alleged in Counts 1 through 7 of this
lndictm entD A VID W .SC H W A R Z shallforfeitto the United States any property constituting or
derived from proceedsthe defendantobtained directly orindirectly astheresultofsuch offense or
a conspiracy to com m itsuch offense.
traceabletotheoffensets).
4.
Title 28,U nited States Code,Section 2461 and through Title l8, United States Code, Section
depositedwithathirdparty;hasbeenplacedbeyondthejurisdictionoftheCourt;has been substantially dim inished in value; or,has been com m ingled w ith other property w hich cam zot be
subdivided w ithoutdifficulty;it is the intentof the United States to seek the forfeiture of other
property ofthe defendantup to the value ofthe above-described forfeitable property.
Al1pursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(2)(A),andtheproceduresset
forth in Title 21,U nited States Code,Section 853.
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lhave carefully considered the allegations ofthe indictm ent, the numberofdefendants,the numberof
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HasthiscasebeenpreviouslyfiledinthisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo)
Ifyes:
Judge:
Petty
M inor
M isdem .
Felony
(Attachcopyofdispositive order)
Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter?
Ifyes:
M agistrate Case No.
Related M iscellaneousnum bers:
Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof
Defendantls)instatecustodyasof
Rule 20 from the
Isthisapotentialdeath penaltycase?(YesorNo)
No
CaseNo.
(YesorNo)
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Dlstrlcto
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Doesthi
scase originatefrom a m atterpending inthe Northern Region ofthe U.S.Attorney'sOffice priorto
October14,2003?
Yes
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No
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Doesthiscase originate from a m atterpending in the CentralRegion ofthe U.S.Attorney's Office priorto
Septem ber1,2007?
Yes
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No
JER B U FF
ASSI T T UNITED STATES AU ORNEY
Cour o.A5501106
*penaltySheetls)attached
REV4/8/08
Count#:1
Conspiracv to Colnm itBank Fraud
Title 18.United StatesC ode.Section 1349
*M ax.Penalty:Thirty (30)years'imprisonment
Counts#:2-4
Bank Fraud
Title l8.U nited States Codes Section l344
*M ax.Penalty:Thirty(30)years'imprisonmentastoeach count
Counts#:5-7
*M ax.Penalty:Thirty(30)years'imprisomnentastoeachcount
Count#:8
Title26.UnitedStatesCode,Section 7212(a)
*M ax.Penalty:Thre(3)ypjtrs'ipprisonment