Case 2:09-cr-00081-GW Document 124 Filed 11/19/14 Page 1 of 3 Page ID #:1391

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STEPHANIE YONEKURA
Acting United States Attorney
ROBERT E. DUGDALE
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Criminal Division
MARGARET A. MOESER (SBN 253177)
Trial Attorney, Asset Forfeiture
and Money Laundering Section
Criminal Division
United States Dept. of Justice
1400 New York Ave, N.W.
Bond Building, Room 10116
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: (202) 598-2345
Facsimile: (202) 616-2547
Email: margaret.moeser@usdoj.gov
Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WESTERN DIVISION

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,
v.
JUTHAMAS SIRIWAN,
aka the Governor, and
JITTISOPA SIRIWAN,
aka Jib,

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CR No. 09-81-GW
JOINT STATUS REPORT AND
STIPULATION TO CONTINUE STATUS
CONFERENCE
Hearing Date:
Hearing Time:

December 4, 2014
8:30 a.m.

Defendants.
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Plaintiff United States of America, by and through its attorneys

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of record, and Defendants Juthamas Siriwan and Jittisopa Siriwan, by

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and through their attorneys of record, (collectively, the parties)

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file this joint status report and stipulation to apprise the Court of

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recent developments in the Thai prosecution of the Defendants and

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agree to a short continuance of the status conference currently

scheduled for December 4, 2014.

On March 20, 2013, the Court held a hearing on Defendants

motion to dismiss.

At that hearing, the Court continued its stay of

this matter and instructed the parties to file a joint status report

on March 10, 2014, addressing the status of the Thai prosecution of

the Defendants.

report attaching a letter from Thailands Office of the National

Anti-Corruption Commission, the entity investigating the Defendants

On March 10, 2014 the parties filed a joint status

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in Thailand, addressing the status of that investigation and

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prosecution.

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See D.E. 117.

On April 1, 2014, the Court continued the March 20, 2014 status

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conference to August 28, 2014.

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the parties filed a joint stipulation informing the Court that the

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parties had no new developments to report and agreeing to continue

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the status conference to December 4, 2014.

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granted that continuance on August 26, 2014.

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See D.E. 120.

On August 25, 2014,

See D.E. 122.

The Court

See D.E. 123.

On November 13, 2014, the Bangkok Post published a report that

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a joint panel of the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) and

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National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has agreed to indict

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former Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Juthamas Siriwan

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in a film festival bribery case.

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each gathering more information regarding this development.

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addition, counsel for the United States of America must travel out of

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the country the week of December 4, 2014.

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hereby agree to continue the status conference currently scheduled

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for December 4, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. to January 8, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.

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See Exhibit A.

The parties are

In

Therefore, the parties

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DATED: November 19, 2014

Respectfully submitted,

STEPHANIE YONEKURA
Acting United States Attorney

ROBERT E. DUGDALE
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Criminal Division

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JAIKUMAR RAMASWAMY
Chief, Asset Forfeiture
and Money Laundering Section
Criminal Division
United States Dept. of Justice

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/s/
MARGARET A. MOESER
Trial Attorney
Asset Forfeiture
and Money Laundering Section
Criminal Division
United States Dept. of Justice

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Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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/s/
David E. Frulla
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
Washington Harbour
3050 K Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20007-5108
(202) 342-8400

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David E. Fink
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.
23rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067

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Attorneys Appearing Specially for

Defendants Juthamas Siriwan and
Jittisopa Siriwan

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