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Feb 21, 2017
U N ITED STA T ES D ISTR IC T C O U R T
SO U TH ER N D ISTIU C T O F FL O R ID A
17-60056-CR-DIMITROULEAS/SNOW
CA SE N O .
18U.S.C.j 1341
18U.S.C.j 1343
18U.S.C.j2
18U.S.C.j981(a)(1)(C)
U N ITE D STA T ES O F A M ER ICA
V S.
C L A U D E SH A W ,
a/k/a ççM ac,''
a/k/a éçc laude M acq''
D efendant.
/
IN D IC TM EN T
The G rand Jury chargesthat:
C O U N TS 1-2
M ailFraud
(18U.S.C.j1341)
From in or around Septem ber 2013,through in or around August 20l5,in Broward
County,in the Southern D istrictofFlorida,and elsew here,the defendant,
CLA UD E SH A W ,
a/lt/a 6iM aP 0
a/k/a ifclaude M acy''
did know ingly,and w ith intentto defraud,devise and intend to devise a schem e and artifice
to defraud,and to obtain m oney and property by m eans ofm aterially false and fraudulent
pretenses,representations,and prom ises,knowing thatthey w ere false and fraudulent when
m ade,and forthepurpose ofexeeuting such schem e and artifieeto defraud,did knowingly eause
to be delivered certain m ailm atterby United Statesm ailand by private and com mercialmail
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carrier,accordingto the directionsthereon.
TH E SC H EM E A N D A R TIFIC E
ltw as the purpose ofthe schem e and artifice for the defendant and his accom plices to
unlawfully emichthemselvesby:(a)falselyinformingvictim sthatthevietim shadwonand
wereentitled to claim a largeamountofmoney in a lottery;(b)fraudulently inducing the
victimsto pay m oney in advance ofreceiving theirpurported lottery winnings;and (c)
thereafter keeping the victim s'm oney fortheir own personalbenefitand use w ithoutpaying
any lottery w innings.
M A N N E R A N D M EA N S
Them annerand m eansby w hich the defendantand hisaccom plicessoughtto accom plish
the purpose ofthe schem e and artitice included the follow ing:
Victim s tluoughoutthe U nited States would receive telephone calls in w hich they
were inform ed thatthey had w on over a m illion dollars in a lottery and needed to pay m oney in
advance to claim theirw innings. The victim sw ere instructed on how ,and to w hom ,to send their
m oney. Thevictim sw ere instructed to send theirm oney through wire transfers,the U nited States
Postal Service, and private and com m ercial interstate carriers to C LA U DE SH A W and
individuals who w orked w ith SH A W athisplace ofem ploym ent.
CLA UD E SH A W w ould discuss plans to receive victim s' m oney via cellular
telephone textm essages.
Afterreceiving m oney from the victim s,CLAUDE SH AW would send atleasta
portion ofthe victim s'm oney to accom plicesin Jam aica.
4.
The victim sneverreceived any lottery w innings.
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U SE O F TH E M A ILS
On or aboutthe dates specified as to each countbelow ,C LA UD E SH AW ,for
the purpose ofexecuting and in furtherance ofthe aforesaid schem e and artifice to defraud and
to obtain m oney and property by m eans of m aterially false and fraudulent pretenses,
representations,and prom ises,did knowingly causeto be delivered certain m ailm atterby U nited
Statesm ail,according to the directionsthereon,as m ore particularly described below :
C O UN T
1
A PPRO XIM A TE D AT E
April6,2015
D ESCR IPTIO N O F M A ILIN G
Cashier'scheck inthe am ountof$11,400 sent
via U .S.M ailfrom A .H .in Deer Creek,OK ,
to C LA U D E SH A W in M iram ar,FL
2
August18,2015
Cashier'scheck inthe am ountof$12,500 sent
via U .S.M ailfrom H .V .in R oseville,M N ,to
C L A U D E SH A W in M iram ar,FL
ln violation ofTitle 18,U nited States C ode,Sections 1341 and 2.
C O U NT S 3-12
W ire Fraud
(18U.S.C.j1343)
From inoraround September2013,through in oraroundAugust2015,in Broward County,
in the Southem D istrictofFlorida,and elsew here,the defendant,
C LA UD E SH A W ,
a/k/a GM ac,''
a/k/a d:claude M ac,''
did know ingly,and with intentto defraud,devise and intend to devise a schem e and artifice to
defraud,and to obtain m oney and property by m eansofm aterially false and fraudulentpretenses,
representations,and prom ises,know ing thatthey w ere false and fraudulentw hen m ade,and did
knowingly transm itand cause to be transm itted in interstate and foreign com m erce by m eans of
wire com m unications, any w ritings, signs, signals, pictures, and sounds for the purpose of
executing the schem e and artifice.
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TH E SC H EM E A N D A R TIFIC E
Itwas the purpose ofthe sehem e and artitk e forthe defendantand his aceom plicesto
unlawfully enrichthemselvesby:(a)falsely infonning victimsthatthevictim shad won and
were entitled to claim a large amountofmoney in a lottery;(b)fraudulently inducing the
victims to pay money in advance of receiving their purported lotlery winnings;and (c)
thereafterkeepingthevictim s'm oney fortheirown personalbenefitand usewithoutpayingany
lottery w innings.
M A N N ER A N D M E A N S
The M anner and M eans sed ion of Counts 1 and 2 of this Indictm ent are re-alleged and
incorporated by reference asthough fully setforth herein as a description ofthe m nnnerand m eans
ofthe schem e and artifice.
U SE O F TH E W IR E S
On oraboutthe datesspecified asto eaeh countbelow ,C LAU D E SH A W ,forthe purpose
of executing the aforesaid schem e and artifice to defraud and to obtain m oney and property by
meansofmaterially false and fraudulentpretenses,representations,and promises,did knowingly
transmitand cause to be transm itted by m eansofwire com munications in interstate and foreign
comm erce,anywritings,signs,signals,pictures,and sounds,asm oreparticularlydescribedbelow:
C O U NT
APPR O X IM ATE D A TE
D ESCR IPTIO N O F W IR E TM N SM ISSIO N
3
November29,2013
W iretransferof$1,500from K.T.inBrooklyn,NY,
4
Decem ber2,2013
to CLAUDE SHAW in M iram ar,FL
W ire transferof$500 from K .T.in Brooklyn,NY,
to C LAU D E SH A W in M iram ar,FL
5
Decem ber3,2013
W iretransferof$500 from K.T.in Brooklyn,NY,
to C LAU D E SH A W in M iram ar,FL
6
Decem ber3,2013
W ire transferof$220 from CLAUDE SHAW in
M iram ar, FL, to Individual A in St. Catherine,
Jam aica
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C O UN T
A PPRO X IM A TE D AT E
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December3,2013
DE SC R IPTIO N O F W IR E TR AN SM ISSIO N
W ire transfer of $900 from CLAUDE SHAW in
M iram ar, FL, to lndividual A in St. Catherine,
Jam aica
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December10,2013
W ire transfer of$300 from CLA UDE SHAW in
M iram ar, FL, to lndividual A in St. Catherine,
Jam aica
9
December31,2013
W iretransferof$1,600 from K .T.in Brooklyn,NY,
to CLA U DE SH A W in M iram ar,FL
10
January 3,2014
W iretransferof$2,000 from CLAUDE SH AW in
M iram ar, FL, to lndividual A in St. Catherine,
Jam aica
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January 6,2014
W ire transferof$150 from A .S.in Brooklyn,NY,
to CLA U DE SH A W in M iram ar,FL
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January 6,2014
W iretransferof$2,000 from CLAUDE SHAW in
M iram ar, FL, to lndividual A in St. Catherine,
Jam aica
In violation ofTitle 18,U nited States Code,Sections 1343 and 2.
FO R FEITU RE
(18U.S.C.j981(a)(1)(C))
The allegations of this Indictm ent are re-alleged and by this reference fully
incorporated herein forthe purpose ofalleging forfeitureto the United StatesofA m erica ofcertain
property in w hich the defendant,CLA U DE SH A W ,hasan interest.
Upon conviction ofany violation ofTitle 18,U nited States Code,Sections 1341 or
1343,as alleged in this lndictm ent,the defendant shallforfeitto the U nited States,any property,
realorpersonal,which constitutesorisderived from proceedstraceable to such violation,pursuant
to Title18,UnitedStatesCode,Section981(a)(1)(C).
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AllpursuanttoTitle l8,United StatesCode,Section 981(a)(1)(C),asmadeapplicableby
Title28,UnitedStatesCode,Section2461(c),andtheproceduressetforthinTitle21UnitedStates
Code,Section 853.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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UNITED STATES OFAM ERICA
CASE NO.
V5.
CERTIFICATE O F TRIAL ATTO RN EY*
CLAUDE SHAW ,
Defendant.
Superseding Case Inform ation:
/
New Defendantls)
CourtDivision:(sel
ectone)
X
M iam i
FTL
Yes
NumberofNew Defendants
Totalnum berofcounts
Key W est
W PB
No
FTP
Ido hereby certify that:
Ihave carefully considered the allegationsofthe indictm ent,the num berofdefendants,the num berof
probablewitnessesandthe Iegalcomplexitiesofthe Indictment/lnformation attached hereto.
Iam aware thatthe information supplied on thisstatem entw illbe relied upon by the JudgesofthisCourtin
setting theircalendars and scheduling crim inaltrials underthe m andate ofthe Speedy TrialAct,Title 28
U.S.C.Section 3161.
lnterpreter: (YesorNo)
Listlanguageand/ordialect
This case willtake
5.
3-5
No
daysforthe partiesto try.
Please check appropriate category and type ofoffense Iisted below :
(Checkonlyone)
0 to 5 days
6 to 10 days
11to 20 days
21to 60 days
61 daysand over
6.
Ifyes:
Judge:
X
Petty
M inor
M isdem .
Felony
HasthiscasebeenpreviouslyfiledinthisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo)
X
No
Case No.
(Attachcopyofdispositiveorder)
Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter?
(YesorNo)
Ifyes:
M agistrate Case No.
Related M iscellaneousnum bers:
Defendantls)infederalcustodyasof
Defendantls)instatecustodyasof
Rule 20 from the
No
Dlstrlcto
Isthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo)
No
Doesthi
s case originate from a m atterpending in the Northern Region ofthe U.S.Attorney's Offi
ce priorto
October14,2003?
Yes
X
No
8.
Doesthiscase originate from a m atterpending in the CentralRegion ofthe U.S.Attorney'sOffice priorto
Septem ber1,2007?
Yes
X
No
TU O DECASTRO
DOJ RIALAU ORNEY
CourtNo.A5501231
*penal
tySheetts)attached
REk4/8/08
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U N ITE D STA TES DISTR ICT C O U R T
SO U TH ER N DISTR IC T O F FLO R IDA
PEN ALTY SH EET
D efendant'sN am e:
C LA UD E SH A W
C ase N O:
Counts#:
M ailFraud
18U.S.C.# 1341
WM ax Penaltv:
Twentv (20)vears'im prisonm entasto each count.
Counts#: 3 - 12
W ire Fraud
18U.S.C.i 1343
*M axPenaltv:
Twentv (20)vears'im prisonmentasto each count.
Count#:
Count#:
*M ax Penalty:
*R efersonly to possible term ofincarceration,does notinclude possible fines,restitution,
specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures thatm ay be applicable.