EFTA00027136.pdf
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This document is an indictment filed on March 12, 2014, in the Northern District of Texas against three correctional officers: Frederick Hernandez, Joey Rosas, and Christopher Moore. The defendants are charged with making false statements to the Department of Justice by falsifying logs to claim they conducted mandatory 30-minute rounds and formal inmate counts in the 'Flight Line Unit' (a housing unit, not an aviation facility) at the Big Spring Correctional Center during the night shift of August 22-23, 2012. The indictment lists seven counts of false statements and aiding and abetting.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Frederick Hernandez | Defendant / Correctional Officer / Senior Shift Officer-in-Charge |
Indicted for making false statements regarding inmate checks at Big Spring Correctional Center.
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| Joey Rosas | Defendant / Correctional Officer |
Indicted for making false statements regarding inmate checks.
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| Christopher Moore | Defendant / Correctional Officer |
Indicted for making false statements regarding inmate checks.
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| Luis Bent | BOP Inmate |
Confined to cell number 502, Range 500, in the Flight Line Unit SHU during the relevant period.
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| Sarah R. Saldaña | United States Attorney |
Prosecuting attorney listed on the indictment.
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| Paulina M. Jacobo | Assistant United States Attorney |
Prosecuting attorney listed on the indictment.
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Timeline (2 events)
2012-08-22 to 2012-08-23
Shift during which defendants failed to conduct mandatory 30-minute checks and formal counts of inmates in the Flight Line Unit SHU.
Big Spring Correctional Center, Flight Line Unit
2014-03-12
Filing of the Indictment in US District Court.
Abilene, Texas
US District Court Clerk
Relationships (3)
Correctional Officers assigned to the same shift at BSCC.
Correctional Officers assigned to the same shift at BSCC.
Hernandez was a Correctional Officer at a facility under contract with GEO Group.
Key Quotes (3)
"The Flight Line Unit at the BSCC provides contract housing services for approximately 1,500 federal inmates."Source
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"...did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made, false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice..."Source
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"...certified by placing his initials on the Form that it was true and correct... when in truth and in fact... [they] had not conducted the 30 MINUTE ROUNDS."Source
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Case 1:14-cr-00018-O-BL Document 1 Filed 03/12/14 Page 1 of 17 PagelD 1
CLERK US DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DIST. OF TX
FILED
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 2014 MAR 12 PM 1:45
ABILENE DIVISION
DEPUTY CLERK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. No. 1-14CR-018-C
FREDERICK HERNANDEZ (1)
JOEY ROSAS (2)
CHRISTOPHER MOORE (3)
INDICTMENT
The Grand Jury Charges:
INTRODUCTION
At all times pertinent to this Indictment:
1. The Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC) is a correctional facility under
contract with the GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States,
the United States Department of Justice, in which persons are held in custody by direction
of and pursuant to a contract with the head of a Federal agency, the United States
Department of Justice.
2. The BSCC consists of four correctional units, including the Flight Line
Unit, managed under contract by the GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency
of the United States, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
3. The Flight Line Unit at the BSCC provides contract housing services for
approximately 1,500 federal inmates. The Flight Line Unit is equipped with a Special
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CLERK US DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DIST. OF TX
FILED
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 2014 MAR 12 PM 1:45
ABILENE DIVISION
DEPUTY CLERK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. No. 1-14CR-018-C
FREDERICK HERNANDEZ (1)
JOEY ROSAS (2)
CHRISTOPHER MOORE (3)
INDICTMENT
The Grand Jury Charges:
INTRODUCTION
At all times pertinent to this Indictment:
1. The Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC) is a correctional facility under
contract with the GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States,
the United States Department of Justice, in which persons are held in custody by direction
of and pursuant to a contract with the head of a Federal agency, the United States
Department of Justice.
2. The BSCC consists of four correctional units, including the Flight Line
Unit, managed under contract by the GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency
of the United States, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
3. The Flight Line Unit at the BSCC provides contract housing services for
approximately 1,500 federal inmates. The Flight Line Unit is equipped with a Special
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Housing Unit (SHU) for inmates requiring special supervision. The SHU consists of four
cell block ranges: the 500, 600, 700 and 800 ranges, totaling 130 double occupancy
individual inmate cells.
4. Correctional Officers assigned to the Flight Line Unit SHU are required to
conduct and document random (irregular) 30-minute checks of each inmate cell.
5. Correctional Officers assigned to the Flight Line Unit SHU are also required
to conduct and document formal counts of inmates, said counts conducted at specific times
of the day, evening and morning watches. There are six formal counts during each
24-hour period: 12:01 a.m., 3:00 a.m., 5:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
The 4:00 p.m. count is a mandatory stand-up count.
6. On or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about August 23, 2012,
defendants Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), Joe Rosas (Rosas), and Christopher
Moore (Moore) were Correctional Officers assigned to the Flight Line Unit SHU from
8:00 p.m., on August 22, 2012, until 8:00 a.m., on August 23, 2012. Hernandez was the
supervising officer overseeing the Flight Line Unit SHU for this Shift (hereinafter referred
to as the August 22 - August 23 Shift).
7. Hernandez, Rosas and Moore were responsible for conducting the
30-minute checks and formal counts of inmates in the Flight Line Unit SHU, 500, 600, 700
and 800 ranges, during the August 22 - August 23 Shift.
8. During the August 22 - August 23 Shift, BOP inmate Luis Bent was confined
to cell number 502, Range 500, in the Flight Line Unit SHU.
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Housing Unit (SHU) for inmates requiring special supervision. The SHU consists of four
cell block ranges: the 500, 600, 700 and 800 ranges, totaling 130 double occupancy
individual inmate cells.
4. Correctional Officers assigned to the Flight Line Unit SHU are required to
conduct and document random (irregular) 30-minute checks of each inmate cell.
5. Correctional Officers assigned to the Flight Line Unit SHU are also required
to conduct and document formal counts of inmates, said counts conducted at specific times
of the day, evening and morning watches. There are six formal counts during each
24-hour period: 12:01 a.m., 3:00 a.m., 5:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
The 4:00 p.m. count is a mandatory stand-up count.
6. On or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about August 23, 2012,
defendants Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), Joe Rosas (Rosas), and Christopher
Moore (Moore) were Correctional Officers assigned to the Flight Line Unit SHU from
8:00 p.m., on August 22, 2012, until 8:00 a.m., on August 23, 2012. Hernandez was the
supervising officer overseeing the Flight Line Unit SHU for this Shift (hereinafter referred
to as the August 22 - August 23 Shift).
7. Hernandez, Rosas and Moore were responsible for conducting the
30-minute checks and formal counts of inmates in the Flight Line Unit SHU, 500, 600, 700
and 800 ranges, during the August 22 - August 23 Shift.
8. During the August 22 - August 23 Shift, BOP inmate Luis Bent was confined
to cell number 502, Range 500, in the Flight Line Unit SHU.
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Count One
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendants Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), Joey Rosas (Rosas), and
Christopher Moore (Moore), each being a being public official, that is, a Correctional
Officer, assigned to the Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at the Big
Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the GEO
Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States
Department of Justice, did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made, false,
fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice as to
material facts, by signing and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by law,
the "GEO FLIGHTLINE 12 HOUR SHIFT, 30 MINUTE ROUNDS, 600/700 RANGE"
Form, for the time period 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., wherein Hernandez, Rosas, and Moore,
each certified by placing his initials on the Form that it was true and correct, and that the 30
MINUTE ROUNDS reflected therein had been performed, when in truth and in fact, as
Hernandez, Rosas, and Moore, then and there well knew, the Form was not correct and
was false in that Hernandez, Rosas, and Moore, had not conducted the 30 MINUTE
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EFTA00027138
Count One
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendants Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), Joey Rosas (Rosas), and
Christopher Moore (Moore), each being a being public official, that is, a Correctional
Officer, assigned to the Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at the Big
Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the GEO
Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States
Department of Justice, did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made, false,
fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice as to
material facts, by signing and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by law,
the "GEO FLIGHTLINE 12 HOUR SHIFT, 30 MINUTE ROUNDS, 600/700 RANGE"
Form, for the time period 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., wherein Hernandez, Rosas, and Moore,
each certified by placing his initials on the Form that it was true and correct, and that the 30
MINUTE ROUNDS reflected therein had been performed, when in truth and in fact, as
Hernandez, Rosas, and Moore, then and there well knew, the Form was not correct and
was false in that Hernandez, Rosas, and Moore, had not conducted the 30 MINUTE
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ROUNDS.
A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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ROUNDS.
A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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Count Two
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendants Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez) and Joey Rosas (Rosas), each
being a being public official, that is, a Correctional Officer, assigned to the Flight Line Unit
in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at the Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a
correctional facility under contract with the GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an
agency of the United States, the United States Department of Justice, did knowingly and
willfully make, and cause to be made, false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and
representations to the Department of Justice as to material facts, by signing and submitting
to the Department of Justice, as required by law, the "GEO FLIGHTLINE 12 HOUR
SHIFT, 30 MINUTE ROUNDS, 600/700 RANGE" Form, for the time period 8:01 p.m. to
12:20 a.m., wherein Hernandez and Rosas each certified by placing his initials on the
Form that it was true and correct, and that the 30 MINUTE ROUNDS reflected therein had
been performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez and Rosas then and there well
knew, the Form was not correct and was false in that Hernandez and Rosas had not
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EFTA00027140
Count Two
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendants Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez) and Joey Rosas (Rosas), each
being a being public official, that is, a Correctional Officer, assigned to the Flight Line Unit
in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at the Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a
correctional facility under contract with the GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an
agency of the United States, the United States Department of Justice, did knowingly and
willfully make, and cause to be made, false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and
representations to the Department of Justice as to material facts, by signing and submitting
to the Department of Justice, as required by law, the "GEO FLIGHTLINE 12 HOUR
SHIFT, 30 MINUTE ROUNDS, 600/700 RANGE" Form, for the time period 8:01 p.m. to
12:20 a.m., wherein Hernandez and Rosas each certified by placing his initials on the
Form that it was true and correct, and that the 30 MINUTE ROUNDS reflected therein had
been performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez and Rosas then and there well
knew, the Form was not correct and was false in that Hernandez and Rosas had not
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conducted the 30 MINUTE ROUNDS.
A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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conducted the 30 MINUTE ROUNDS.
A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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Count Three
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendants Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez) and Christopher Moore
(Moore), each being a being public official, that is, a Correctional Officer, assigned to the
Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at the Big Spring Correctional Center
(BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the GEO Group, Inc., under the
jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of Justice, did
knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made, false, fictitious, and fraudulent
statements and representations to the Department of Justice as to material facts, by signing
and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by law, the "GEO FLIGHTLINE
12 HOUR SHIFT, 30 MINUTE ROUNDS, 600/700 RANGE" Form, for the time period
12:37 a.m. to 4:55 a.m., wherein Hernandez and Moore each certified by placing his
initials on the Form that it was true and correct, and that the 30 MINUTE ROUNDS
reflected therein had been performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez and Moore
then and there well knew, the Form was not correct and was false in that Hernandez and
Moore had not conducted the 30 MINUTE ROUNDS.
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Count Three
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendants Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez) and Christopher Moore
(Moore), each being a being public official, that is, a Correctional Officer, assigned to the
Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at the Big Spring Correctional Center
(BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the GEO Group, Inc., under the
jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of Justice, did
knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made, false, fictitious, and fraudulent
statements and representations to the Department of Justice as to material facts, by signing
and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by law, the "GEO FLIGHTLINE
12 HOUR SHIFT, 30 MINUTE ROUNDS, 600/700 RANGE" Form, for the time period
12:37 a.m. to 4:55 a.m., wherein Hernandez and Moore each certified by placing his
initials on the Form that it was true and correct, and that the 30 MINUTE ROUNDS
reflected therein had been performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez and Moore
then and there well knew, the Form was not correct and was false in that Hernandez and
Moore had not conducted the 30 MINUTE ROUNDS.
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A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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EFTA00027143
A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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Count Four
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendant Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), being a being public official, that
is, a Correctional Officer, and during the time period, being the Senior Shift
Officer-in-Charge, assigned to the Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at
the Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the
GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United
States Department of Justice, did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made,
false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice
as to material facts, by signing and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by
law, the "GEO GROUP, INC., OFFICIAL COUNT SLIP" Form, for the formal count of
inmates at 12:01 a.m., wherein Hernandez certified by placing his initials on the Form that
it was true and correct, and that the formal count of inmates reflected therein had been
performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez then and there well knew, the Form
was not correct and was false in that Hernandez had not conducted the formal count of
inmates.
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EFTA00027144
Count Four
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendant Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), being a being public official, that
is, a Correctional Officer, and during the time period, being the Senior Shift
Officer-in-Charge, assigned to the Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at
the Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the
GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United
States Department of Justice, did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made,
false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice
as to material facts, by signing and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by
law, the "GEO GROUP, INC., OFFICIAL COUNT SLIP" Form, for the formal count of
inmates at 12:01 a.m., wherein Hernandez certified by placing his initials on the Form that
it was true and correct, and that the formal count of inmates reflected therein had been
performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez then and there well knew, the Form
was not correct and was false in that Hernandez had not conducted the formal count of
inmates.
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A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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EFTA00027145
A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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Count Five
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendant Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), being a being public official, that
is, a Correctional Officer, and during the time period, being the Senior Shift
Officer-in-Charge, assigned to the Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at
the Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the
GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United
States Department of Justice, did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made,
false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice
as to material facts, by signing and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by
law, the "GEO GROUP, INC., OFFICIAL COUNT SLIP" Form, for the formal count of
inmates at 3:00 a.m., wherein Hernandez certified by placing his initials on the Form that
it was true and correct, and that the formal count of inmates reflected therein had been
performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez then and there well knew, the Form
was not correct and was false in that Hernandez had not conducted the formal count of
inmates.
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EFTA00027146
Count Five
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendant Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), being a being public official, that
is, a Correctional Officer, and during the time period, being the Senior Shift
Officer-in-Charge, assigned to the Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at
the Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the
GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United
States Department of Justice, did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made,
false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice
as to material facts, by signing and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by
law, the "GEO GROUP, INC., OFFICIAL COUNT SLIP" Form, for the formal count of
inmates at 3:00 a.m., wherein Hernandez certified by placing his initials on the Form that
it was true and correct, and that the formal count of inmates reflected therein had been
performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez then and there well knew, the Form
was not correct and was false in that Hernandez had not conducted the formal count of
inmates.
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A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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EFTA00027147
A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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Count Six
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendant Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), being a being public official, that
is, a Correctional Officer, and during the time period, being the Senior Shift
Officer-in-Charge, assigned to the Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at
the Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the
GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United
States Department of Justice, did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made,
false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice
as to material facts, by signing and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by
law, the "GEO GROUP, INC., OFFICIAL COUNT SLIP" Form, for the formal count of
inmates at 5:00 a.m., wherein Hernandez certified by placing his initials on the Form that
it was true and correct, and that the formal count of inmates reflected therein had been
performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez then and there well knew, the Form
was not correct and was false in that Hernandez had not conducted the formal count of
inmates.
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EFTA00027148
Count Six
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendant Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), being a being public official, that
is, a Correctional Officer, and during the time period, being the Senior Shift
Officer-in-Charge, assigned to the Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at
the Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the
GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United
States Department of Justice, did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made,
false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice
as to material facts, by signing and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by
law, the "GEO GROUP, INC., OFFICIAL COUNT SLIP" Form, for the formal count of
inmates at 5:00 a.m., wherein Hernandez certified by placing his initials on the Form that
it was true and correct, and that the formal count of inmates reflected therein had been
performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez then and there well knew, the Form
was not correct and was false in that Hernandez had not conducted the formal count of
inmates.
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A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
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Count Seven
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendant Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), being a being public official, that
is, a Correctional Officer, and during the time period, being the Senior Shift
Officer-in-Charge, assigned to the Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at
the Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the
GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United
States Department of Justice, did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made,
false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice
as to material facts, by signing and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by
law, the "SHU Control Log" Form, for the time period 12:01 a.m. to 5:10 a.m., wherein
Hernandez certified by placing his initials on the Log that it was true and correct, and that
the SHU Control Log reflected therein that the formal counts of inmates had been
performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez then and there well knew, the Log was
not correct and was false in that Hernandez had not conducted the formal counts of
inmates.
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EFTA00027150
Count Seven
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2)
1. The Grand Jury realleges all of the allegations contained in the Introduction
of this indictment.
2. Beginning on or about August 22, 2012, and continuing to on or about
August 23, 2012, in the Abilene Division of the Northern District of Texas, in a matter
within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United States Department of
Justice, defendant Frederick Hernandez (Hernandez), being a being public official, that
is, a Correctional Officer, and during the time period, being the Senior Shift
Officer-in-Charge, assigned to the Flight Line Unit in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at
the Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), a correctional facility under contract with the
GEO Group, Inc., under the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States, the United
States Department of Justice, did knowingly and willfully make, and cause to be made,
false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements and representations to the Department of Justice
as to material facts, by signing and submitting to the Department of Justice, as required by
law, the "SHU Control Log" Form, for the time period 12:01 a.m. to 5:10 a.m., wherein
Hernandez certified by placing his initials on the Log that it was true and correct, and that
the SHU Control Log reflected therein that the formal counts of inmates had been
performed, when in truth and in fact, as Hernandez then and there well knew, the Log was
not correct and was false in that Hernandez had not conducted the formal counts of
inmates.
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A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
A TRUE BILL
FOREPERSON
SARAH R. SALDANA
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
PAULINA M. JACOBO
Assistant United States Attorney
Texas State Bar No. 10516700
1205 Texas Avenue, Suite 700
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Telephone: 806-472-7351
Facsimile: 806-472-7394
Email: paulina.jacobo@usdoj.gov
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A violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
A TRUE BILL
FOREPERSON
SARAH R. SALDANA
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
PAULINA M. JACOBO
Assistant United States Attorney
Texas State Bar No. 10516700
1205 Texas Avenue, Suite 700
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Telephone: 806-472-7351
Facsimile: 806-472-7394
Email: paulina.jacobo@usdoj.gov
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
ABILENE DIVISION
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
FREDERICK HERNANDEZ (1)
JOEY ROSAS (2)
CHRISTOPHER MOORE (3)
INDICTMENT
18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(7 COUNTS)
A true bill rendered:
Lubbock
Filed in open court this 12th day of March, A.D. 2014.
Foreperson
Clerk
WARRANT TO ISSUE AS TO EACH DEFENDANT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
EFTA00027152
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
ABILENE DIVISION
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
FREDERICK HERNANDEZ (1)
JOEY ROSAS (2)
CHRISTOPHER MOORE (3)
INDICTMENT
18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and 2
False Statements and Aiding and Abetting
(7 COUNTS)
A true bill rendered:
Lubbock
Filed in open court this 12th day of March, A.D. 2014.
Foreperson
Clerk
WARRANT TO ISSUE AS TO EACH DEFENDANT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
EFTA00027152
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