Free Waiver of Indictment - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, :
Plaintiff,
v. Criminal Action No. 06-ig
ANDRES RODRIGUEZ,
Defendant.
WAIVER OF INDICTMENT
I. ANDRES RODRIGUEZ, the above named Defendant, who is accused of violating Title 26,
United States Code, Section 7206(2), being advised of the nature of the chargcs and of his rights, hereby
knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waives prosecution by indictment and consents that t.he
proceeding may be by information instead of by indictment.
2. The Defendant understands that (a) unless he waives indictment, he could not be charged
with violating Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(2), unless the Grand Jury found probable cause
to believe he committed these offenses and retumed an indictment; fb) the Grand Jury is composed of at
least sixteen, but not more than twenty-three lay persons, and at least twelve of those Grand Jurors must
find probable cause to believe that the Defendant committed the offense before an indictment could be
returned; and (c) by waiving indictment, the Government will be proceeding by a document written by
the United States Attorney and called an "information," and the defendant will be prosecuted on that
information, rather than on an indictment.
3. The Defendant has read and reviewed with his counsel the charges in the Information in this
case, and is satisfied that his counsel has properly explained the charges and this Waiver to him.
4. No one has made the Defendant any promises or threatened or forced the Defendant to waive
indictment.
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Pemiy Mars - , ' squire
Counsel for Defendant