Free Proposed Jury Instructions - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Criminal Case No. 04-cr-00103-REB-02 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. 2. GEORGE ALAN WEED, Defendant.

VERDICT FORM

COUNT 1 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 1 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty If you find the defendant, George Alan Weed, guilty in Count 1 of the indictment, complete the following: We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find that the following overt act or acts were committed by a conspirator in furtherance of the conspiracy charged in Count 1 of the indictment (mark all that apply): ______ On or about September 10, 1999, George Alan Weed sent an application for a commercial crime policy to St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company; ______ On or about February 14, 2000, Norman Schmidt executed a check

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in the amount of $50,000, payable to investor Orvalee Farris, on the closed account of the Reserve Foundation Trust at New Frontier Bank of Greeley, Colorado; ______ On or about April 1, 2000,Norman Schmidt and an unindicted coconspirator executed a contract in the name of the Reserve Foundation Trust to purchase America West Plastics and its associated real estate for $1,650,000; ______ On or about May 16, 2000,Norman Schmidt and an unindicted coconspirator purchased real estate in Pitkin County, Colorado, known as the Redstone Castle Properties in the names of Peaceful Options, LLC, Tranquil Options, LLC, and Serenity Options, LLC using $6,500,000 in funds obtained from investors in the fraudulent high-yield investment program; ______ On or about July 25, 2002, an unindicted co-conspirator executed a lease for office space in Denver, Colorado under the name North West Group, LLC, which was used for operating the fraudulent high-yield investment program; or ______ On or about February 5, 2003,Norman Schmidt transferred $2,500,000 from the Capital Holdings, LLC account at Wells Fargo Bank to the Monarch Capital Holdings, LLC account at Bank One controlled by him and George Beros.

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COUNT 2 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 2 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 3 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 3 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 4 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 4 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 5 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 5 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty

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COUNT 6 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 6 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 7 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 7 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 8 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 8 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 9 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 9 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty

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COUNT 10 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 10 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 11 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 11 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 12 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 12 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 13 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 13 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty

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COUNT 14 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 14 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 15 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 15 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 16 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 16 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 17 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 17 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty

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COUNT 18 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 18 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 19 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 19 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 20 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 20 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 21 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 21 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty

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COUNT 22 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 22 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 23 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 23 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 24 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 24 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 25 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 25 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty

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COUNT 26 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 26 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 27 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 27 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 28 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 28 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 29 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 29 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty

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COUNT 43 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 43 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty COUNT 46 We, the jury, upon our oaths, unanimously find the defendant, George Alan Weed, in Count 46 of the second superseding indictment: Not Guilty Guilty

Dated this

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, 2007.

Foreperson