U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York The Silvio J. Moil° Building? One Saint Andrew's Plaza Neu• York, New York 10007 July 23, 2019 Denise Johannes Director, Corporations and Trademarks Office of the Lt. Governor 52E-1 Estate Thomas St. Thomas, U.S.V.I 00802 To whom it may concern: Please be advised that the accompanying grand jury subpoena has been issued in connection with an official criminal investigation of a suspected felony being conducted by a federal grand jury. The Government hereby requests that you voluntarily refrain from disclosing the existence of the subpoena to any third party. While you are under no obligation to comply with our request, we are requesting you not to make any disclosure in order to preserve the confidentiality of the investigation and because disclosure of the existence of this investigation might interfere with and impede the investigation. If you intend to disclose the existence of this Grand Jury Subpoena request to a third party, please let me know before making any such disclosure. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. By: Sincerely, GEOFFREY S. BERMAN United States Attorney "is - -9A-- • "%meta Assistant United States Attorney Telephone: EFTA00079998 Grand Jury Subpoena littiteb,,,Statez pistrirt Gaurt SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK TO: Denise Johannes Director, Corporations and Trademarks Office of the Lt. Governor 52E-1 Estate Thomas St. Thomas, U.S.V.I 00802 GREETINGS: WE COMMAND YOU that all and singular business and excuses being laid aside, you appear and attend before the GRAND JURY of the people of the United States for the Southern District of New York, at the United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, Room 220, in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New York, in the Southern District of New York, at the following date, time and place: Appearance Date: August 16, 2019 Appearance Time: 10:00 a.m. to testify and give evidence in regard to an alleged violation of : 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1591, 1594(c), 2422(b) and not to depart the Grand Jury without leave thereof, or of the United States Attorney, and that you bring with you and produce at the above time and place the following: See Attached Rider Personal appearance is not required if the r uested records are (1) produced by on or before the return date to Federal Bureau of Investi ation, Attn: , CFI, 26 Federal Plaza, Squad C-40, New York, NY 10278, Phone: , Email: ; and (2) accompanied by an executed copy of the attached Declaration of Custodian of Records. PLEASE PROVIDE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT IF POSSIBLE. Failure to attend and produce any items hereby demanded will constitute contempt of court and will subject you to civil sanctions and criminal penalties, in addition to other penalties of the Law. DATED: New York, New York July 23, 2019 GEOFF E . BERMAN United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Assistant United States Attorney One St. Andrew's Plaza New York, New York 10007 Telephone: EFTA00079999 RIDER (Grand Jury Subpoena, dated July 23, 2019) Please provide any and all records relating to the following corporate entities: • Maple, Inc., 9100 Havensight, Port of Sales, Suite 15/16, St. Thomas 00802, Virgin Islands, U.S. • Laurel, Inc., 9100 Havensight, Port of Sales, Suite 15/16, St. Thomas 00802, Virgin Islands, U.S. Records should include, but not be limited to: • Copies of Certificates or Articles of Incorporation; • Statements of business addresses; • Address(es) for service of process; • Any identifying information as to directors, officers and owners; • Any regularly filed statements, e.g., annual, biennial, or other periodically sfiled statements and/or certificates. Personal appearance is not required if the requested records are ( I ) produced by on or before the return date to Federal Bureau of Investigation, Attn: , CFI, 26 Federal Plaza, Squad C-40, New York, NY 10278, Phone: Email: and (2) accompanied by an executed copy of the attached Declaration of Custodian of Records. PLEASE PROVIDE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT IF POSSIBLE. EFTA00080000 Declaration of Custodian of Records Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I, the undersigned, hereby declare: My name is (name of declarant) I am a United States citizen and I am over eighteen years of age. I am the custodian of records of the business named below, or I am otherwise qualified as a result of my position with the business named below to make this declaration. I am in receipt of a Grand Jury Subpoena, dated July 23, 2019, and signed by Assistant United States Attorney requesting specified records of the business named below. Pursuant to Rules 902(11) and 803(6) of the Federal Rules of Evidence, I hereby certify that the records provided herewith and in response to the Subpoena: (1) were made at or near the time of the occurrence of the matters set forth in the records, by, or from information transmitted by, a person with knowledge of those matters; (2) were kept in the course of regularly conducted business activity; and (3) were made by the regularly conducted business activity as a regular practice. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date) (signature of declarant) (name and title of declarant) (name of business) (business address) Definitions of terms used above: As defined in Fed. R. Evid. 803(6), "record" includes a memorandum, report, record, or data compilation, in any form, of acts, events, conditions, opinions, or diagnoses. The term, "business" as used in Fed. R. Evid. 803(6) and the above declaration includes business, institution, association, profession, occupation, and calling of every kind, whether or not conducted for profit. EFTA00080001