(Rev. 10-01-1999)¶
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION¶
Precedence: ROUTINE¶
Date: 04/07/2002¶
To: Miami¶
Attn: SA¶
Fort Pierce RA¶
From: Baltimore¶
Squad 17/Wilmington RA¶
Contact: SA¶
Approved By:¶
Drafted By:¶
Case ID #: 196A-MM-93577 (Pending)¶
✓ 196-BA-0-WILM¶
| Title: | JOHN RAYMOND MACARI, d/b/a JAMAR ENTERPRISES, INC, SUMMIT ENTERPRISES, INC, CENTURY CAPITAL SA, FOX MOOR HOLDING LIMITED; FBW; FBM; MONEY LAUNDERING |
Synopsis: Criminal referral from U.S. District Judge Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., District of Delaware, being forwarded to Miami/FPRA for appropriate investigative action.¶
Administrative: Reference telcalls of SA Baltimore Division/Wilmington RA and SA Miami Division/Fort Pierce RA, on 04/04/2002 and 04/05/2002.¶
Enclosure(s): Copy of letter, with attached correspondence, from U.S. District Judge Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., District of Delaware, addressed to U.S. Attorney Colm F. Connolly, District of Delaware, dated 12/28/2001, in reference to Winstar Communications, Inc, et al., Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case.¶
Details: As discussed between SA/Baltimore Division/Wilmington RA and SA Miami Division/Fort Pierce RA during referenced telcalls, it appears that the enclosed criminal referral from U.S. District Judge Joseph J. Farnan, District of Delaware, relates to captioned case involving subject John Raymond Macari, d/b/a Century Capital, S.A.¶
The Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case involving debtor Winstar Communications Inc. (Winstar) is currently before Judge Farnan’s court. In December 2001, there was a proposed acquisition of¶
196-BA-0-WiLM-223 4/3/52¶
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Winstar by another company, Wintel Telecom Holdings Inc.¶
(Wintel), 600 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY, telephone¶
In order to finance Wintel’s proposed acquisition, Wintel’s principal, Laurence S. Zimmerman, attempted to obtain a $15 million dollar bridge loan from a private funding source, Jeffrey E. Epstein, 457 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY, telephone (212)750-9895, until permanent financing could be arranged with The Bank of New York.¶
Zimmerman offered Epstein $15 million worth of U.S. Treasury Bonds as collateral for the $15 million dollar bridge loan. As proof of Wintel’s rights in the U.S. Treasury Bonds, Zimmerman provided Epstein with a copy of a Bloomberg screen printout relating to $15,514,000 of U.S. Treasury Bonds, bearing CUSIP Number Zimmerman also provided Epstein with an Institutional Custodial Safekeeping Receipt, an Institutional Receipt and a Special Addendum to the Institutional Custodial Safekeeping Receipt, relating to $20 million of U.S. Treasury Bonds (hereinafter “collateral instruments”). These collateral instruments were purportedly issued by fiduciary Williams Management and Capital Group, Ltd, 5721 178th Place, Suite 105, Lynnwood, Washington, telephone and were purportedly signed by Mark S. Williams and Charles C. King, as the company’s President and Counsel, respectively. Further, the collateral instruments indicated that Century Capital, S.A. was the beneficiary of the $20 million of U.S. Treasury Bonds, with Wintel designated as the assignee.¶
The aforementioned collateral instruments also contain the purported signature and official bank stamp of Bank Officer Kevin “Keon” of Wells Fargo Bank, Lynnwood, Washington. When Epstein contacted Wells Fargo Bank in his effort to verify the authenticity of the collateral instruments, he learned that the signature of Kevin “Keon” was a forgery, as there was no Kevin “Keon” employed at the Lynnwood Branch of Wells Fargo Bank. There was a Kevin “Keo” employed at the Monroe Branch of the bank, but he had no knowledge of the collateral instruments in question.¶
Epstein did not fund the $15 million dollar bridge loan to Wintel after his discovery of the fraudulent collateral instruments. It does not appear that Epstein suffered any financial loss in connection with the proposed loan transaction.¶
As discussed during referenced telcalls between SA and SA U.S. Treasury Bond CUSIP Number (above) is one of the many CUSIP Numbers that John Macari has, in the past, claimed ownership of in furtherance of the various fraud schemes identified in captioned case. Miami Division made contact with the U.S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Public Debt¶
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and established the Macari’s ownership of these bonds is fictitious.¶
As further evidence of John Macari’s involvement in the attempted $15 million bridge loan fraud, Macari’s name appears as a copy recipient on a letter which was sent by Mark S. Williams of Williams Management and Capital Group, Ltd, addressed to Laurence Zimmerman, dated 12/18/2001, wherein Williams withdrew his company’s participation in the proposed transaction between Zimmerman’s group and Century Capital, S.A.¶
Copies of all documents referred to in this communication are included as attachments to the enclosed letter from U.S. District Judge Farnan to U.S. Attorney Colm F. Connolly, District of Delaware, dated 12/28/2001.¶
This information is being provided to Miami for investigative action deemed appropriate inasmuch as it relates to captioned case.¶
There does not appear to be any investigative leads within the Baltimore Division, and therefore, Baltimore will take no further action unless advised to do so by Miami Division.¶
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To: Miami From: Baltimore Re: 196A-MM-93577, 04/07/2002¶
LEAD(s):¶
Set Lead 1:¶
MIAMI¶
AT FORT PIERCE, FL¶
Review enclosed letter with attached correspondence containing criminal referral from U.S. District Judge Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., District of Delaware, and take appropriate investigative action.¶
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