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U NITED STA TES DISTRICT C O UR T
SO U TH ER N D ISTR ICT O F FL O R ID A
21-20513-CR-ALTONAGA/TORRES
Case N o.
16U.S.C.j3372(d)(1)
16U.S.C.j3373(d)(3)(A)(i)
18U.S.C.j371
18U.S.C.j554
18U.S.C.j2
U NITED STA TES O F A M ERICA

V.

D M SUK E M IYA U CH I

D efendant./

Ixwoltkv lox
The A cting U nited States A ttorney for the Southern D istrict of Florida and the A ssistant

A ttom ey G eneral for thç Environm ent and N atural R esources D ivision of the United States

DepartmentofJustice(hereinaftercollectivelyrefen'edtoastheGûGovernmenf')chargethat:
G ENER AL A LLE GA TIO N S

Ata1ltim esm aterialto thislnformation:

TheLaceyActm akesitunlawfulforany persontomakeorsubm itany falserecord,

accotmt,orlabelfor,or any false identification ofany wildlife,including reptilesand any pal'

t,

'product,egg,or.offspring thereotl which hasbeen,oris intended to be,imported,exported,

transportçd,sold,ptlrchased,orreceived from any foreign country;ortransported in interstate or

foreigncomnherce.16U.S.C.j3372(d)(1)and(2).
The'Lacey Act defines &lwildlife''as çtany wild nnim al,whether alive or dead,

includingwithoutlim itation any wildm nm m al,bird,reptile,nm phibian,hsh,m ollusk,crustacean,

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arthropod,coelenterate,orotherinvel-tebrate,whetherornotbred,hatched,orbol'
n in captivity,

andincludesarlypart,product,egg,oroffspringthereof''16U.S.C.j3371(a).
In order to protect certain species against over-exploitation,the United States

becnm e asignatory to an internationaltreaty known asthe Convention on Intem ationalTrade in

Endangered Species of W ild Fauna and Flora (hereinafter IGCITES').Appendix Iof CITES
includesspecieswhich are threatened with extinction and forwhich trade mustbe subjectto
particularly strictregulation and for which no trade is allow ed for com m ercialpurposes.CITES,

Art.11 at! 1.Appendix 11of CITES includes wildlife speciesthatalthough notnecessarily

threatenedwith extinctionnow,m aybecom esollnlesstradeinppecim ensofsuch speciesisstrictly

regulated.CITES,Art.11at!2.
4. The United States Fish and W ildlife Seryice CEUSFW S''),Departmentof the
Interior,isdesignated by Congrçsspursuantto theEndangered SpeciesAct(11ESA''),Title 16,
UnitedStatesCode,Section 1537(a),astheCITESenforcementauthoritywithintheUnitedStates.
TheDepartm entoftheInteriorpublishesregulationsto implem entCITES in 50 C.F.R.Part23.A

listofallspeciesprotectedby CITES andtheESA implem entationprogram ism aintainedpttrsuant

totheConventionbytheCITES Secretariat.50C.F.R.jj23.7and23.9.
5. The provisions of CITES are implem ented through the ESA,which states in

relevantpart,(Cltistmlawf'ulfoianyperson...toengageinanytradeinanyspecimens(ofwildlife)
contl'arytotheprovisionsof...(CITESqortopossessany specimensgofwildlifeltradedcontrary
totheprovisionsof...(CITESI.''tTrade''means,amongotherthings,Ctexport.''CITES,Art.lat
! (c).Cçspecimen''meansGsany animal...whetheraliveordead.''CITES,Art.Iat!(b).
6. Ballpythons+ythonregius),boaconstrictors(boaconstrictorimperator),Sumatra
short-tailedpythonsLpythonczlrfz/s'),commoniguanas(iguana iguana),rgentinetegus(salvator
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ru# scensj,and common tegus(salvatormerianae)areprotected underAppendix 11ofCITES.

!
Beforeexporting aspecimen ofanyanim alprotectedunderAppendix 11ofCITES from theUnited

States,avalidCITESexpol'tpermitmustbeobtained.CITES,Art.IV at!2;50C.F.R.j23.20(c).
A separate originaloratrue copy ofa CITES documentmustbeissued beforethe expol'tocctlrs

artdthedocllmentmustaccompany each shipment.50C.F.R.j23.26(19.

In orderto stream linethe exportation ofcaptive bred reptiles,theU SFW S created

the CITES (KM asterFile''permitting program .M asterFilepermitsallow reptilebreedersto obtain

m ultiplepartially com pleted CITES exportdocum ents atone time,thus eliminating the need to

individually applyfordoctlmentationforeach singleexport.50C.F.R.jj 13.11and23.51.

8. A çiM asterFile''perm itissued by USFW S pursuantto CITES is valid dtzring the

period specified on the face ofthe permit,and by itsterms,reptile breedersare notallowed to

expol'
tCITES protectedreptiles(snakes,turtles,geckos,etc.)capturedinthewild.50C.F.R.jj
13.21 and 23.54;see also U SFW S Form 3-200-85.

Reptilebreedersmustsubmita CITES Form 3-201A (the CITES Permit)to the

U SFW S with each reptileshipmentthey intend to export.By submission ofthisform,thereptile

breedercertifiesthata11reptilescovered by thepermitwerebred and hatched from parentalstock

maintainedattheirfacility.50 C.F.R.j23.26.
10. A11 exports of wildlife must be accompanied by a USFW S Form 3-177, a

Declaration for lmportation orExportation of Fish orW ildlife,listing nm ong other things,the

speciesandapplicableCITESpermitnumbers.50C.F.R.j14.63.
In orderto facilitate the comm ercialexportprocess,m alay businessesemploy the

servicesofa custom sbroker.Custom s brokersazeregulated and em pow ered by U .S.Custom sand

Border Protection (6tCBP'') to assist importers and exporters in meeting U.S.govelmment

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requirements governing imports and exports.However,with respectto exporting wildlife,the

exporteremploying aM asterFilepermitisresponsibleforenstlringthata1linvoices,exportforms

and CITES declarationsare true arld correctsince the wildlife mustOriginate from hisparental

stock,located athisfacility.

DM SUKE M W AU CHI was a residentof Yokohama,Japan,who owned and

operated abusinesskrlown asM AN IA C REPTILES.

Through M AN IAC REPTILES,DAISUU M IYAUCH Ioffered forsalevarious

snake species,lizard/gecko species,alzd t'urtle species,including butnotlim ited to,ballpythons

(python regius),boa constrictors (boa constrictor imperator),Stlmatra short-tailed pythons

(python curtus),common iguanas (iguana jgzftwtzl,argentine tegus (salvator rufescens),and
commontegus(salvatormerianae),al1ofwhichareCITES11species.
' .
14. DM SUK E M IYAUCHIsecuredasignificantportion ofhisreptileinventory 9om

individualsand businessesin the U nited States.

Unindicted Co-conspirator 1 owned and operated a business located in M iam i,

Florida and engaged in thebreeding ofvariousreptilespecies.

16. Unindicted Co-conspirator 1 holds a M aster File perm itthatisvalid urftilJuly 12,

2023.Unindicted Co-conspirator 1 has been a M aster File permitholder since 2008.Prior to

issuanceoftheM asterFilepermit,Unindicted Co-conspirator1wasrequiredtosubmittoUSFW S

photographsofhisfacility,docum entation astowhereilisparentalstock cam efrom,theestimated

production capacity ofspecim ens,the anticipated volum eofexportofspecimens,andthenorm al

m ortality rates for specim ens atthe facility.Pttrsuantto hisM asterFilepermit,Unindicted Co-

conspirator1isallowedtobreedcertainreptilesfrom hiscertifiedparentalstock(bredincaptivity)
for com m ercialsale and export.
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17. On July 13,2020,Unindicted Co-conspirator1renewed hisM asterFilepermitfor

specific captive bred species reared athis facility in M inmi,Florida.The renewalletter f'
rom

U SFW SauthorizedUnindictedCo-conspirator1onlytoexportbred-in-captivityspecim ensofball

python +ython regius),boaconstrictor(boaconstrictorimperator),Sumatrashorbtailedpython

(python curtusjqcommon iguana (iguana iguanaj, argentine tegu (salvator rufescens),an.
d
commontegu(salvatormerianae).Therenewalletterdeclaredthat:(1)UnindictedCo-conspirator
1 was the only one authoyized to exporttmder thatM aster File permit;(2) Unindicted Co-
conspirator 1wasauthorized only to exportbred-in-captivity specim ensproduced atUnindicted

Co-conspirator1'sbusiness;and (3)UrlindictedCo-conspirator1wasprohibitedfrom allowing

thepermitsissuedundertheM asterFilepermittobeused by,given to,orsharedwith anyoneelse.

18. Unindicted Co-conspirator2 operated abusinessin Davie,Florida,jhrough which

hebought,sold,and bred reptiles.

19. Between October 17,2014,and August27,2021, U nindicted Co-conspirator 1

.

exported 39 shipm ents and 1 attem pted shipm ent to D M SUK E M IYA U CH I tm der his M aster

File perm it.

C O UN T O N E
Conspiracy
(18U.S.C.j371)
20. The GeneralA llegatiqnssection ofthislrlformation isre-alleged and incop orated

by reference herein,asthough setforth in itsentirety.

Beginning on or about October 17,2014,the exact date being llnknown,and

continuing upto and includingAugust27,2021,in the Southern DistrictofFloridaand elsewhere,

the Defendant,

D M SU K E M IYA U CH I,
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did willfully,thatis with the intentto furtherthe objects ofthe conspiracy,and knowingly
combine,conspire,confederate,and agree with Unindicted Co-conspirators 1 and 2,and other

persons both known and llnknown to the Governm ent,to com mit certain offenses againstthe

U nited States,thatis:

a. to m ake and subm it mly false record,account,and labelfor,and any false

identitk ation ofany w ildlife,including reptiles and any part,product,egg,
and offspringthereollwhich hasbeen,andisintendedtobe,exported,,in
violatiopof16U.S.C.jj3372(d)(1)and3373(d)(3)(A)(i);and
b. to fraudulently and know ingly exportand send from the U nited States any
merchandise,article,and objectcontrary to any law and regulation ofthe
United States,in violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 554.

Purpose ofthe Conspiracv

22. Thepurposeoftheconspipcywasforthedefendantandhisco-conspirators,known

and llnknown to the United States,to sm uggle CITES Appendix 11protected species and other

w ildlife for financialgain.

M anner and M eans ofthe C onspiracv

23. Themannerand meansby whichtheDefendantsoughtto accomplish theobject

and pup ose ofthe conspiracy included,nm ong others,the follow ing:

a. ln f'urtherance oftheconspiracy and to effectthe illegalobjectsthereof,

U nindicted Co-conspirator 1 agreed to allow D AISU K E M IYA U CH T to use his M aster File

pennitto exportreptilesin exchangeforthepaym entofapproxim ately $2,000perexport.

b. ln furtheranceofthe conspiracy and to effectthe illegalobjectsthereof,

DM SUK E M IY A U CH I traveled frequently to the United States to attend reptile show s and to

m akeptzrchasesofreptilesforhisbusiness,M ANIAC REPTILES.

In furtheranceofthe conspiracy and to effectthe illegalobjectsthereof,

M IY A UC H I contacted U nindicted Co-conspirator 1 and prokided details regardipg hispurchase
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plans in advance of aniving in the Ulzited States,to allow Unindicted Co-conspirator 1 the

necessary tim e to com plete the fraudulentexportpaperwork.

d. lnft
zrtheranceoftheconspiracyandtoeffecttheillégalobjectsthereof,after
plzrchasing the reptilesin the United States,D M SUK E M IY A U CH I sentm essagesto U nindicted

Co-conspirator1listinghispurchasesduringthatparticulartrip.Unindicteddo-conspirator1used
thatinform ation to prepare fraudulentexportform s declaring thatal1ofthe CITES 11reptilescnm e

from hiscaptive-bred stock.

e. Inf'urtheranceoftheconspiracyandtoeffecttheillegalobjectsthereof,afler
purchasing reptiles in the U nited States,DM SU K E M IY A U CH I w ould either arrange for the

reptiles to be shipped to the residence ofUnindicted Co-conspirator 2 who would care forthe

reptilesuntilM IY A U CH I anived,or M IY A U CH Iw ould personally transportthe reptilesto the

M iam iarea.

f. In furtheranceofthe conspiracy and to effectthe illegalobjectsthereof,

upon arrivingin theM iamiarea,DM SUKE M IYAUCHItransported thereptilesto thebusiness

location of Unindicted Co-conspirator 1, personally repackaged the reptiles, obtained the

fraudulentexportdocuments from Unindicted Co-conspirator 1,and then delivered the reptiles

and exportdocum ents to a custom s broker who,in ttum,submitted the fraudulentpaperwork,

including U SFW S Form 3-177, and CITES Form 3-201A ,to the U SFW S.

O vertA cts

Infurtheranceoftheconspiracy,andtoçffecttheobjectsandpurposethereof,there
w ere com m itted and caused to be com m itted by atleastone ofthe co-conspirators'herein,w ithin

the Southel'
n DistrictofFlodda and elsewhere,atleastone ofthe following ovez'
tacts,nmong

others:
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a. On or about O ctober 17,2014,D A ISU K E M IY AU CH I and U nindicted

Co-conspirator 1 caused a declaration for exportation ofwildlife (USFW S Form 3-177)and

accompanying CITES permits (3-201A)listing Unindicted Co-conspirator 1's businessasthe
expoder and M AN IA C REPTILES,Y okohnm a,Japan,as the foreign im porter to be filed w ith

USFW SandCBP,falselycertifyingthatthereptilescoveredbythepermit(towit,atleastninety-
sevenballpythons+ythonregius)with amarketvaluegreaterthan $350)werebredandhatched
f'
rop parentalstock m aintained atU nindicted Co-conspirator 1'sbusiness.

b. O n oraboutM arch 25,2016,D AISUK E M W A U CH I and U nindicted Co-

conspirator 1 caused à declaration for exportation of wildlife (USFW S Form 3-177) and
accompanying CITES pennits(3-201A) listing Unindicted Co-conspirator 1'sbusiness asthe
exporterand M AN IA C REPTILES,Yokoham a,Japan,as the foreign importerto be filed with

USFW S and CBP,falsely certifyingthatthereptilescoveredby thepermit(to wit,atleastone

htmdredeightyballpythons(pythonregius)werebredandhatchedfrom parentalstockmaintained
atU nindicted Co-conspirator 1'sbusiness.

c. On oraboutM arch 23,2018,DM SUKE M IYAUCHIand Unindicted Co-

conspirator caused a declaration for exportation of wildlife (USFW S Fonn 3-177) and
accompr ying CITES pennits (3-201A)listing Unindicted Co-conspirator 1'sbusiness asthe
exporter arld M AN IA C REPTILES,Y okoham a,Japan, as the foreign im porter to be filed w ith

USFW Sand CBP,falselycertifyingthatthereptilescoveredbythepermit(towit,atleastforty-

lzine ballpythons (python regiusl)were bred and hatched from parentalstock maintained at
Unindicted Co-conspirator 1's business.

d. On or about November 20, 2020, M W AUCH I and Unindicted Co-

conspirator 1 caused a declaration for exportation ofwildlife (USFW S Form 3-177) and

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accompanyingCITESperm its(3-201A)listingUnindictedCo-conspirator1'sbusinessasthe
expoderandM ANIAC REPTILES,Yokohnma,Japdn,astheforeignimportertobefiledwitlk
USFW S and CBP,falsely certifying thatthereptiles covered by thepermit(to wit,atleast
twenty Sumatra short-tailed python (python curtust)were bred arld hatched from parental
stock m aintained atUnindicted Co-conspirator 1'sbusiness.

On oraboutApril22,2021,DM SUK E M W AUCH Idepartedfrom Japan

by com mercialaircarrierand arrived in Detroit,M ichigan.

f. OnoraboutAprril24-25,2021,DAISUK E M IYAUCHIattendedtheN orth

.

American Reptile Breeders Conference -Arlington TexasReptile Show,and m etwith various

vendors,including avendorwith theinitials:1S.B.''

g. On Or aboutApril28,2021,DAISUK E M IYAUCH I caused FedEx to

deliverfourparcels,addressedto M IYAUCHI,to the residence/businesslocation ofUnindicted

Co-conspirator2.Theparcels contained eleven ballpythons (sllipped by GGS.B.''),and various

speciesand quantitiesofgeckos.

h. On or about April 29, 2021, DAISUK E M IYAUCHI loaded and

trdnsported reptilesfrom theresidence/businesslocation ofUnindicted Co-conspirator2 by rental

caz,to Unindicted Co-conspirator 1's business's warehouse in Mjnmi,Florida,where he

repacked thereptilesinto fiveboxes.

W hileatUnindicted Co-conspirator 1's business,M IYAUCH Im etwith

Co-conspirator 1,who provided M IY A UC H I with âaudulentexportpaperw ork.

Thereafter,on or aboutA pril29,2021,DM SU K E M IY A UC H I traveled

directly from U nindicted C o-conspirator 1's business to a custom s broker in M inm i,Florida,

w herehe dropped offthe five boxes ofreptiles.

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k. On oraboutApril30,2021,DM SUKE M IYAUCH Iand Unindicted Co-

conspirator 1 caused a declaration for exportation of wildlife (USFW S Form 3-177) and

accompanying CITES permits(3-201A)listing Unindicted Co-conspirator 1'sbusinessasthe

exporterand M ANIA C REPTILES,Yokoham a,Japan,asthe foreign importer,to be filed with

IJSFWSandPBP,falselycertifyingthatthereptilescoveredbythepermit(towit,onehundred
seventeenballpythons(pythonregiusj,andtenStunatrashort-tailedpythons(pythoncurtus)with
atotalretailmarketvalueof$501,837)werebred andhatchedfrom parentalstock maintained
atU nindicted C o-conspirator 1's business.

1. O n or aboutA pril 30,2021,D A ISU K E M IY A U CH I and U nindicted

Co-conspirator 1 concealed tlu'

eeA ustralian knob-tailed geckoswithin the boxescontaining

thereptilesdescribed irtparagraph (k)above and did notdeclarethe geckosasrequired by

1aw irlany ofthe exportpaperwork.

m. On oraboutA ugust27,2021,D A ISIJK E M W A U CH I andu nindicted Co-

conspirator1causedto besubmittedadeclaration forexportation ofwildlife(USFW S Form 3-

177)andaccompanying CITES permits(3-201A)listingUnindicted Co-conspirator1'sbusiness
as the exporter and M AN IA C REPTILES,Yokoham a,Japan,as the foreign im porter to be filed

with USFW S and CBP,falsely certifyingthatthereptilescoveredby thepermit(towit,atleast

twohundredballpythons(pythonregiusl)werebredandhatchedfrom parentalstockmaintained
atU nindicted Co-conspirator 1'sbusiness.

A11in violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 371.

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COUNT TW O
Lacey A ct -False R ecord
(16U.S.C.jj3372(d)(1)and3373(d)(3)(A)(i))
TheGeneralAllegationssection ofthisIrlfonnation isre-alleged alld incorporated

by reference herein,asthough setfot'th in its entirety.

2. On oraboutApril30,2021,.in M iami-Dade County,in the Southel'

n Districtof

Florida,and elsewhere,theDefendant,

DM SU K E M IY A U CH I,

did knowingly m ake and subm it,and did causeto bem ade and submited,a falserecord forand

false identification of wildlife,thatis,ballpythons (python regius)and Sllmatra short-tailed

pythons(pythoncurtus),inthattheDefendant,M IYAUCHI,causedadeclarationforexportation
ofwildlife(USFW SFolnn3-177)andaccompanyingCITESpermits(3-201A)listingUnindicted
C o-conspirator 1's business asthe exporterand M AN IA C REPTILES,Y okoham a,Japan,asthe

foreign im porter to be filed with USFW S and CBP,certifying thatthe reptiles covered by the

pennit(towit,onehlmdred seventeen ballpythons(Pythonregius),arldtenS'lmat'

rashort-tailed
pythons+ythoncurtusl)werebredandhatchedfrom parentalstockmaintainedatUnindictedCo-
conspirator1'sbusiness,when intndh andin fact,astheDefendantthen lcnew,said wildlifewas

notcaptive-bred,saidwildlifehavingbeen andintendedtobeexported,a1lin violation ofTitle 16,

(CONTINUED
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United StatesCode,Sections3372(d)(1)and 3373(d)(3)(A)(i)andTitle 18,United StatesCode,

Section 2.

JUA N TON IO A Z
ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
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Th masW atts-FitzG ald

A ssistantU nited StatesA ttorney

TOD D K IM
A ssistantA tlorney General
Environm entan N aturalResources Division

B> llmathiR garajml

Tri 1Atlorney
Environm entalCrim es Sect n

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COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA CASE NO.

CERTIFICATE 0/ TRIAL ATTORNEY.

DAISIM M W AUCW Superseding CaseInform ation:
'
Defendant. /
çourtDivision:(selectOne) New defendantts) Yes
'4 M iam l Key W est Num berofnew defendants
FTL W PB FTP Totalnumberofcounts

Ihave caref-ully considered the allegationsofthe indictm ent,the num berofdefendants,the num berof
probablewitnessesand the legalcom plexitiesofthehldictment/lnform ation attachedhereto.
l am aware thatthe inform ation supplied on this statem entw illbe relied upon by the Judges ofthis
Courtin setting their calendars and scheduling crim inaltrialsunderthe mandate ofthe Speedy Trial
A ct,Title 28U .S.C.Section 3161.
Interpreter: (YesorNo) Yes
Listlanguageand/ordialect Jaoanese
Thiscasewilltake 0 daysforthepartiesto try.
5. Please check appropriate category and type ofoffense listed below:
(Checkonl
yone) (Checkonlyone)

I 0to 5days z Petty

11 6to 10 days M inor
III 11to20 days M isdem.
IV 21to 60days Felony z
V 61daysand over
6. H asthiscase previously been filed in thisDistrictCourt? (YesorNo) No
Ifyes:Judge CaseN o.
(Attach copy ofdispositiveorder)
Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter? (YesorNo) Yes
Ifyes:M agistrate CaseNo. 21-M J-03549-RE1D
Related m iscellaneousnumbers: 21-MJ-02550-TORRES,2l-MJ-02530-MCALmEY,21-MJ-03643-03649-8ECE1%
Defendantts)infederalcustody asof 8/27/2021
Defendantts)in statecustodyasof
Rule 20 from the Districtof
Isthisapotentialdeathpenalty case?(YesorNo)
Doesthiscaseoriginate from a m atterpending in the CenkalRegion ofthe U .S.Attorney'sOffice
priortoAugust9,2013(M ag.JudgeAlicia0.Valle)? Yes No @
Doesthiscase originate from am atterpending in theN orthern Region oftheU .S.Attorney'sOffice
priortoAugust8,2014 (M ag.JudgeShaniekM aynard)? Yes No ?'
9. D öesthiscase originatefrom am atterpending in the C ntralRegion oftheU .S.Attolmey'sOffice
priortoOctober3,2019 (M ag.JudgeJaredStrauss). Yes No z
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENM TY SHEET

Defendant'sNam e:DM SUKE M IYAUCHI

Case N o:

Cotmt#:1

Conspiracv to SmuccleW ildlife

Title 18.United StatesCodesSection 371

*M ax.Penalty: Five(5)years'imprisonment

Cotm t#:2

M akinc FalseRecords

Title16.United StatesCodesSedion3372(d)(1);3373(d)(31(A1(i)
*M ax.Penalty: Five(5)years'imprisonment

frR efers only to possible'term ofincarceration,does notinclude possible finej'

,restitution,
specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures thatm ay be applicable.
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AO455(Rev.01/û9)Waiverofanlndictment

U M TED STATES D ISTRICT C O T

forthe
Southern DistrictofFlorida

United StatesofAmerica )
v. ) CaseNo.
Daisuke Miyauchi . )
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De#ndant )
W AIVER OF A N INDICTM ENT

1understand that1havebeen accused ofone ormoreoffensespunishable by imprisomnentformore than one

year.1wasadvised in open courtofmy rightsand the nature oftheproposed chargesagainstme.

Afterreceiving thisadvice,Iwaivem y rightto prosecution by indictm entand consentto prosecution by

inform ation.

Date:
De#ndant'ssignatttre

Signatureofdefendant'
sattorney

Printednameofde#ndant'
sattorney

Judge'
ssignature

Judge'
sprinted name and title