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Jun 1, 2012
U N ITED STA TES D ISTRIC T C O U RT
SO U TH ER N D ISTRIC T O F FLO R IDA
12-60124-CR-WILLIAMS/SNOW
CA SE N O :
18U.S.C.j371
18U.S.C.j981(a)(1)(C)

U N ITED STA TE S O F AM ER IC A

V S.

D O U G LAS H AG U E,

D efendant.

INFO R M A TIO N

The United StatesAttorney charges that:

G EN ER AL A LLE G ATIO N S

Ata1ltim esrelevantto thislnform ation:

CleanCoalTechnologies,lnc.(''CCTC'')wasaNevadacorporationthatpurported
to be a technology company thatprovided waysto convertlow-grade coalto high-grade clean-

burning coal.CCTC 'Scom m on stock w aspublicly quoted on thePink OTC M arkets, Inc.,an inter-

dealerelectronic quotation and trading system in the over-the-countersecurities m arketcom m only

referred to asthe ''Pink Sheets.''

DefendantDO UGLAS H AG UE wasthePresidentofCCTC.

C O N SPIR ACY TO CO M M IT SEC UR ITIE S FM UD

(18U.S.C.j371)
From in oraround July 2009 through in oraround A ugust2009,in Brow ard County, in the

Southern DistrietofFlorida,and elsewhere,thedefendant,

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D O U G LA S H A G U E ,

didwillfully,thatis,withtheintenttofurthertheobjectoftheconspiracy,andknowinglycombine,
conspire,confederateandagreewithothersknowntotheUnited StatesAttorney,tocommitcertain

offensesagainsttheUnited States,thatis,to knowingly,willfully,and tmlawfully by the use of

m eansandinstrumentalitiesofinterstatecom merce,them ails,andthefacilitiesofnationalsecurities

exchanges, directly and indirectly,use and em ploy manipulative and deceptive devices and

contrivancesinconnectionwiththepurchaseandsaleofsectuities,and:(a)employadevice,scheme
andartificetodefraud;(b)makeuntrtzestatementsofmaterialfactsandomittostatematerialfacts
necessarytom akethestatementsm ade,in lightofthecircllm stancestmderwhichtheywerem ade,

notmisleading;and(c)engageinacts,practicesandcoursesofbusinesswhichwould operateasa
fraud anddeceituponanyperson,inconnection withthepurchaseandsaleofsectlrities;inviolation

ofTitle15,UnitedStatesCode,Section78j(b);Title15,United StatesCode,Section 78ff(a);and

Title 17,Code ofFederalRegulations,Section 240.10b-5.

PU RPO SE O F TH E C O N SPIM CY

ItwasthepurposeoftheconspiracyforDOUGLAS HAG UE and hisconspiratorto

unlawfullyenrichthem selvesby,am ongotherthings,improperly inducingapension fundfiduciary

to purchase sharesofCCTC common stock by m aking an undisclosed kickback paym entto the

tiduciary.
M ANNER AND M EANS OF TH E CONSPIM CY

The manner and means by which DO UG LAS HAGUE and his conspirator soughtto

accomplishtheobjectandpurposeoftheconspiracyincluded,amongothers,thefollowing:
4. On oraboutJuly 1O,2009,DOUGLAS H AGUE and hisconspiratorm etwith an

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undercoverFBIagentposing asafriendofapensionfbmdfiduciarytodiscusstheunlawfulschem e.

Inthismeeting,HAGUE agreedtopayandcausetobepaidathirtypercent(3024)kickbacktocause
the purported pension fund fiduciary to ptlrchase CCTC sharesatan artificially intlated price.

5. On oraboutJuly 14,2009,D O U G LA S H A G UE 'Sconspiratorreceived aw ire in the

amountof$20,000 from the pum orted pension fund to purchase approxim ately 7,018 shares of
CCTC com m on stock.

6. On oraboutJuly 16,2009,D O UG LA S H A G UE sentand causedto be sentby U PS,

aprivate interstate carrier,a $6,000 check to pay an illegal,undisclosed kickback paym entto the
pup orted pension fund tiduciaryin exchangeforptlrchasing CCTC stock atan inflatedprice.

On oraboutAugust5,2009,DOUGLAS H AGUE'Sconspiratorreceived awirein

theamountof$20,000 from thepurportedpension fund to purchaseapproxim ately 7,018 sharesof

CCTC com m on stock.

8. O n or aboutAugust7,2009,D O U G LA S H A G U E sentand caused to be sentby

UPS,aprivateinterstatecarrier,a$6,000check to pay an illegal,undisclosed kickback paymentto

thepum ortedpension fund fiduciary inexchangeforpurchasing CCTC stock atan inflated price.

OVERT ACTSIN FURTH ERANCE OF THE CONSPIR ACY

In furtherance oftheconspiracy andto accomplish itsobjectand purpose,DOUGLAS

H AGUE and hisconspiratorcom mitted,and caused to be comm itted,in the Southem Districtof

Florida,and elsew here,atleastone ofthe follow ing overtacts,am ong others:

On oraboutJuly 10,2009,D O U G LA S H A G U E traveled toBrow ard County,inthe

Southern DistrictofFlorida,to meetwith theconfidentialsourceand an undercoverFBIagentto

discussthe unlawf'
ulschem e.

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2. On oraboutJuly 16,2009,D O U G LA S H A GU E sentand caused to be sentfrom

Broward County,in the Southern Districtof Florida,to California,by UPS,a private interstate

carrier,a$6,000checktopayanillegal,u disclosedkickbackpaym enttothepum odedpensionl nd

fiduciary in exchange forptzrchasing CCTC stock atan inflated price.

On or aboutA ugust 5,2009,DO UG LA S H A G U E'S conspirator received a w ire,

from New York,toBroward County,in the Southern DistrictofFlorida,in the nmountof$20,000

from thepurportedpension fundtopurchaseapproxim ately7,018sharesofCCTC com mon stock.

A11in violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 371.

FO RFEITU R E
(18U.S.C.j981(a)(1)(C))
The allegations in this lnform ation are realleged and fully incop orated herein by

reference forthe pup ose ofalleging forfeiture to the U nited States ofAm erica ofcertain property

in w hich the defendanthas an interest.

Upon conviction ofanyviolation alleged in thislndictm ent,DO UGLAS HAG UE

shallforfeitto theUnited Statesanypropertyconstituting,orderivedfrom ,anyproceedswhich he

obtained,directly orindirectly,asthe resultofsuch violation.

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A11pursuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section981(a)(1)(C),madeapplieablethrough
Title 28,United StatesCode,Sedion 2461,and theproceduressetforth atTitle21, U nited States

Code,Section 853.

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PEN ALTY SH EET

D efendant's N am e:D ouglas H ague

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Count #:1

Conspiracy to Comm itSecm itiesFraud

Title 18.United StatesCode.Section 371

* M ax.penalty: 5 years'im prisonm ent

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specialassessm ents,parole term s,or forfeitures thatm ay be applicable.