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U.S. District Court
District of South Carolina (Charleston)
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:08-cr-01269-DCN-1


Case title: USA v. Spartan Motors Chassis Inc
Date Filed: 12/17/2008
Date Terminated: 01/06/2009
Assigned to: Chief Judge David C Norton

Defendant (1)
Spartan Motors Chassis Inc
TERMINATED: 01/06/2009 		represented byFrancis J Cornely
PO Box 75
Charleston, SC 29402
843-937-4090
Fax: 843-937-4092
Email: frank@cornelylaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Designation: Retained

Scott L Fredericksen
Foley and Lardner
Washington Harbour
3000 K Street NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20007
202-295-4799
Email: sfredericksen@foley.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Pending Counts
Disposition
STATEMENTS OR ENTRIES GENERALLY - Knowingly and willfully make a false statement in violation of 18:1001
(1)		 The defendant is hereby sentenced to probation for a term of THREE (3) YEARS. The term of probation shall be unsupervised. The defendant shall pay a special assessment fee of $400.00, due immediately and a fine in the amount of $4,300,000.00 of which $1,500,000.00 shall be due today with the remaining due as follows: The defendant shall pay $1,400,000.00 to the Clerk, U. S. District Court, on December 22, 2009, and the final payment of $1,400,000.00 payable by December 22, 2010. Upon payment of the fine the court may terminate the term of probation. The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that the interest requirement is waived for the fine.

Highest Offense Level (Opening)
Felony

Terminated Counts
Disposition
None

Highest Offense Level (Terminated)
None

Complaints
Disposition
None

Plaintiff
USA represented byRobert Nicholas Bianchi
US Attorneys Office (Chas)
PO Box 978
Charleston, SC 29402
843-266-1662
Email: nick.bianchi@usdoj.gov
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Winston D Holliday
US Attorneys Office
1441 Main Street
Suite 500
Columbia, SC 29201
803-929-3000
Fax: 803-254-2943
Email: winston.holliday@usdoj.gov
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Date Filed #Docket Text
12/17/20081FELONY INFORMATION as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc (1) count(s) 1. (dpat, ) (Entered: 12/17/2008)
12/17/20084PLEA AGREEMENT as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc (dpat, ) (Entered: 12/17/2008)
12/18/20085 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Attorney: Francis J, Cornely. ( Filing fee $ 250 receipt number 04200000000001859979) by Spartan Motors Chassis Inc. Proposed Order sent to Judge Chambers email address? n. (Attachments: # 2 Certificate of Good Standing) (gjoh, ). Modified to rotate the document to read as an 8 1/2 by 11 document on 12/19/2008 (gjoh, ). (Entered: 12/18/2008)
12/19/20086 NOTICE OF HEARING as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc Plea and Sentence set for 12/22/2008 02:00 PM in Charleston Courtroom #2, U.S. Court House, 81 Meeting St, Charleston before Chief Judge David C Norton. (gjoh, ) (Entered: 12/19/2008)
12/19/20087ORDER granting 5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Scott L. Fredericksen on behalf of Spartan Motors Chassis Inc (1) Signed by Chief Judge David C Norton on 12/18/08.(gjoh, ) (Entered: 12/19/2008)
12/22/20089 Case Assigned as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc to Judge Chief Judge David C Norton. (ydav, ) (Entered: 12/22/2008)
12/22/200810 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge David C Norton: Arraignment as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc (1) Count 1 held on 12/22/2008. Court Reporter E Ravenel, FTR. (gjoh, ) (Entered: 12/22/2008)
12/22/200811WAIVER OF INDICTMENT by Spartan Motors Chassis Inc (gjoh, ) (Entered: 12/22/2008)
12/22/200812Corporate Resolutions of the Board of Directors by Spartan Motors Chassis Inc (gjoh, ) (Entered: 12/22/2008)
12/22/200813Consent Action of the Board of Directors by Spartan Motors Chassis Inc. (gjoh, ) (Entered: 12/22/2008)
12/22/200814 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge David C Norton: Plea and Sentence Hearing held on 12/22/2008 Spartan Motors Chassis Inc (1) Plea of guilty and sentencing on Count 1. Court Reporter E Ravenel, FTR. (gjoh, ) (Entered: 12/22/2008)
12/22/200815GUILTY PLEA ENTERED as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc. (gjoh, ) (Entered: 12/22/2008)
12/23/200817NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc., Plea and Sentence held on 12-22-08, before Judge David C. Norton. Court Reporter/Transcriber Debra Potocki, Telephone number 843-723-2208. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained Deadline set for 1/23/2009. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 3/23/2009. (dpotocki, ) (Entered: 12/23/2008)
01/06/200919JUDGMENT as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc (1), Count(s) 1, The defendant is hereby sentenced to probation for a term of THREE (3) YEARS. The defendant shall pay a special assessment fee of $400.00, due immediately and a fine in the amount of $4,300,000.00 of which $1,500,000.00 shall be due today with the remaining due as follows: The defendant shall pay $1,400,000.00 to the Clerk, U. S. District Court, on December 22, 2009, and the final payment of $1,400,000.00 payable by December 22, 2010. The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that the interest requirement is waived for the fine. Signed by Chief Judge David C Norton on 1/5/09.(gjoh, ) (Entered: 01/06/2009)
01/27/200923AMENDED JUDGMENT as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc (1), Count(s) 1, The defendant is hereby sentenced to probation for a term of THREE (3) YEARS. The term of probation shall be unsupervised. The defendant shall pay a special assessment fee of $400.00, due immediately and a fine in the amount of $4,300,000.00 of which $1,500,000.00 shall be due today with the remaining due as follows: The defendant shall pay $1,400,000.00 to the Clerk, U. S. District Court, on December 22, 2009, and the final payment of $1,400,000.00 payable by December 22, 2010. Upon payment of the fine the court may terminate the term of probation. The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that the interest requirement is waived for the fine.. Signed by Chief Judge David C Norton on 1/23/09.(gjoh, ) (Entered: 01/27/2009)
05/06/200925 MOTION for Early Termination of Probation by USA as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc. (gjoh, ) (Entered: 05/06/2009)
05/06/200926ORDER granting 25 Motion for Early Termination of Probation as to Spartan Motors Chassis Inc (1) and that the proceedings in the case be terminated. Signed by Chief Judge David C Norton on 5/5/09.(gjoh, ) (Entered: 05/06/2009)