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IN TI{E UNITED STATES DISTRICT COI'RT
FOR TFIE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MAY C 4 2OII
BEAI,IMONT DTVISION
, MALAND. CLERK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA u"oou,o
DEPUTY
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vs. J CRIMINALNO. l:1l-CR- $ J
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INDICTMENT
District of Texas and elsewhere, Calvin Gary Walkeq defendanl irnowingly devised and
intended to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud and to deceive the Beaumont lndependent
School District by the submission offalse and fraudulent invoices for electrical supplies and
materials never purchased or said invoices being inflated beyond the actual cost and
contracted mark-up by means offalse and fiaudulent pretenses and representations knowing
at the time that such preterses and representations would be and were false when made, said
Introduction
Calvin Gary Walker, defendan! doing business as Walker's Electric Company, was
chosen by the Beaumont Independent School District @ISD) through a competitive bidding
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process in August 2008 to exclusively provide electrical services to BISD which could not
be provided by the staff electricians. As part of the written contract with BiSD' the
defendant was to provide eiectrical supplies and materials at cost plw a tenpelcent mark-up.
Acklitionally, any use of subcontractors for an electrical project was aiso to be provided at
cost plus a ten percent mark-up. similarly, any rental equipment needed for an electrical
project was also to be provided at cost plus a ten percent mark-up. The contract between
BISD and Calvin Gary Walker, defendant, doing business as Walker's Ele.ctric Company,
was renewed in 2009 for an additional year by the BISD board of trustees and was again
awarded to the defendant and his company by competitive bid in 2010 under the same
terms
and conditions-
The Scheme
would submit invoices to BISD for costs of materials, supplies, and subcontractor services
which were routinely false and fraudulent in that the cost arnounts were inflated far beyond
the actual costs incurred by defendant. Such Walker's Electric Company invoices to BISD
for payment were sometimes accompanied by suppiier invoices for materials which were
altered or fabricated to reflect amolnts larger than the actual costs ofmaterials, supplies, and
subcontractor services. As a further part of said scheme to obtain payments from BISD on
the invoices submitted to BISD for supplies and materials, Calvin Gary Walkel defendant
would also attach wa.lkey's Electric Company checks made payable to various suppliers in
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the inflated amounts which were never actually pfesented to or negotiated by such suppliers,
Gary Walker, defendant, also fraudulently invoiced an inflated ten percent mark-up based
In addition to the above false and fraudulent submissions to BISD, Calvin Gary
Walker, defendant, also fraudulently invoiced charges for bucket tuck lentals and the
related ten percent mark-up when, in fact, as the defendant well kneq he owned said bucket
As a result of said scheme and artifice to defraud, calvin Gary walker, defendant,
received approximately $3,700,000 or more in firnds from BISD in excess ofthe actual
costs
incurred and the related ten percent mark-up, causing a loss to BISD of the same anount.
on or about the dates listed below, in the Eastem District of Texas and elsewhere,
Calvin Gary Walker, defendant, aided and abetted by others known and unknown to the
gand jury, for the puryose of executing the aforesaid scheme and altifice, did knowingly
cause to be delivered by the United States Postal Service or by commercial interstate carrier
according to the directions thereon, a letter conlaining a checig for the amount listed below,
as a payment for materials or supplies not provided to BISD, addressed to walker's Electric
The grandjury realleges the introduction and scheme and artifice described above in
the indictment in Counts One tlrough Three and incorporates the same by refelence.
on or about the below dates, in the Eastem Distict of Texas and elsewhere, calvin
Gary Walker, defendant, aided and abetted by others known and unknown to the grand jury,
for the pu4rose ofexecuting or attefiipting to execute the aforesaid scheme and artifice, did
communication, certain signs, Signals, and sounds, narnely, electronic mailings or emails to
BISD of invoices containing inflated amounts for materials, supplies and subcontractor
services, and electronic tansmissions to other entities, as described below, which caused or
On or about the lSth day of December, 2009, in the Eastem District of Texas and
elsewhere, Calvin Gary Walker, defendant, did cause to be transported and transfered in
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interstate cormerce fiom the State of Texas to the State ofNew York, money, in the form
ofa business check, No. 565676, in the amount of$138,596.70, by depositing the check into
an account maintained by the defendant at Capital One, N.A., knowing such check to have
been taken by fraud that being a scheme to inflate electrical maintenance invoices submitted
to the Beaumont Independent School District for paymen! inciuding an invoice for materials
used at Dunbar Elementary School, of which, as the defendant well knew, was false and
aaudulent in that the amount ofmaterials invoiced had been inflated beyond the conkactual
On or about tle dates listed belo% in the Eastem District of Texas, Calvin Gary
Walker, defendant, did cause to be transported and transferred in interstate cofirnerce from
the State of Texas to the State oflouisiana, money, in the form of business checks ofa
value of$5,000 or more as listed below, by depositing the checks into an account maintained
by the defendant at Capi'ral One, N.A., knowing such checks to have been taken by fraud, that
Independent School District for paym.en! which, as the defendant well knew, were false and
fraudulent in that the amount ofmaterials invoiced had been inflated beyond the contractual
On or about the dates listed below, in the Eastern Distriot of Texas' Calvin Gary
walker, defendant, being an agent ofthe Beaumont Independent School Distict, Beaumon!
January
Texas, a locai government or organization receiving in the one year period begiruring
obtain by fraud'
1, 2008, federal benefits in excess of $10,000, did steal, embeufe and
propedy worth at least $5,000 under the care, custody, and control of
the Beaumont
and fraudulently
materials for the repair of the following BISD facilities which was falsely
inllatedintheapproximateamountslistedbelow,anduponwhichthedefendantreceived
payment:
on or about the dates listed below, in the Eastem District of Texas, Calvin Gary
Texas,alocalgovemmentororganizationreceivingintheoneyearperiodbegimingJanuary
or labor for the repair of the tbllowing BISD facilities which were
falsely and fraudulenfly
received
inflated in the approximate amounts listed below, and upon which the defendant
palment:
On or aboul the dates listed below, in the Eastem District of Texas, Calvin Gary
Walker, defendant, being an agent ofthe Beaumont Independent School District, Beaumon!
Texas, a local govemment or organization receiving inthe one year period beginning January
1,2010, federal benefits in excess of $10,000, did steal, embezzle and obtain by fraud,
property worth at least $5,000 under the care, custody, and control of the Beaumont
Independent School District, in that the defendant submitted invoices for the cost ofmaterials
for the repair of the following BISD facilities which were falsely and fraudulently inflated
in the approximate amounts listed below, and upon which the defendant received payment:
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Count BISD
Date of Amount of Check BISD Amount of False
. Check Project Material Costs
On or about the 16th day of October, 2008, in the Eastern District of Texas' CaMn
Gary Walker, defendant, being an agent of the Beairmont Independent School District,
Beaumont, Texas, a local govemment or organization ieceiving in the one year period
beginning January 1,2008, federal benefits in excess of$10,000, did steal, embezzle and
obtain by fraud, property worth at least $5,000 under the care, custody, and control of the
Beaumont Independent School Distric! in that the defendant submitted two invoices for the
cost of bucket truck rentals of $1 12,000 for the repair of Smith Middle School and King
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Mddle School which was false and fraudulent in that the defendant did not rent said
equipment or invoice the equipment at cost, and upon which the defendant received payment
in that aurount.
On or about the 10th day of September, 2009, in the Eastern District of Texas, Calvin
Gary Walker, defendant, being an agent of the Beaumont lndependent School District,
Beaumont, Texas, a local govemment or organization receiving in the one year period
beginning January i, 2009, federal benefits in excess of $10,000, did steal, embezzle and
obtain by fraud, property worth at least $5,000 under the care, custody, and control of the
Beaumont Independent School District, in that the defendaot submitted an invoj.ce for the
cost of bucket truck rentals of $546,000 for the electical s]'sterr construction of Regina
Howell and South Park temporaxy campuses which was false and fraudulent in that the
defendant did not rent said equipment or invoice the equipment at cost, and upon which the
On or about the 1 lth day of Septemb er, 2009, in the Eastem District of Texas and
elsewhere, Calvin Gary Walker, defendant, did klowingly engage and attempt to engage
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in a monetary transaotion in criminally derived property ofa value greater than $ 10,000 and
which was derived from a specified unlawful activity, that monetary transaction being the
negotiation of a check ftom the Beaumont lndependent School District in the amount of
51,592,839.10 by the defendant into the J.P. Morgan Chase Banlg which said monetary
transaction involved the proceeds of specified unlawful activily, that is, wire fraud as
described in Count 8 of this indictuent ani the theft of fimds as described in Coimts 22, 23
and 32 ofthis indictnent which is adopted herein, conduct puoishable under the laws ofthe
United States.
On or about the 8th day of September, 2009, in the Eastem District of Texas and
elsewhere, Calvin Gary Walker, defendant, did knowingly engage and attempt to engage
in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property of a value greater than $ 10,000 and
which was derived from a specified unlawfui activity, that monetary hansaction being the
$117,000, which said monetary transaction involved the proceeds of specified unlawful
activity, that is, the theft of fu:rds described in Counts 7,4,5,6,7,11 - 12, and 15 - 21 ofthis
indictuent which is adopted herein, conduct punishable under the laws of the United States.
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On or about the 27st day of September, 2009, in the Eastern District of Texas and
elsewhere, Calvin Gary Walker, defendant, did knowingly engage and attempt to engage
in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property ofa value greater than $ 10,000 and
which was derived ftom a specified unlawful activif, that monetary transaction being the
purchase ofa Transamerica Preferred Choice Fixed Annuity Contract 02TPC047 479 for the
amount of$1,600,000 by the defendant using fimds from the JP Morgan savings account
nurnber *****+7080 of defendant which said monetary ftansaction involved the proceeds
of specifred unlawful activity, that is, the theft of funds described in Counts I,4, 5,6,7,8,
11 - 12,15 - 23, and 32 of this indictnent which are adopted herein, conduct punishable
On or about the 7th day of Octobet,2009, in the Eastem District of Texas, Calvin
Gai-y Walker, defendant, did knowingly engage and attempt to engage in a monetary
transaction in criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000 and which was
derived from a specified unlawfr{ activity, that monetary transaction being the purchase of
a uact of land for $175,000 on Pleasure Island, Port Arthur, Texas, described as Tract 31A.'
Lafitte's Landing, which said monetary transaction involved the proceeds of specified
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unlawful activity, tlat is, the theft of funds as described in Counts l,4,5,6,7,11 - 12,and
15 - 21 of this indictment which is adopted herein, conduct punishable under the laws ofthe
United States.
On or about the 28th day of October, 2009, n the Eastem District of Texas and
elsewhere, Calvin Gary Walker, defendant, did knowingly engage and attempt to engage
in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property of a value greater than $ 10,000 and
which was derived from a specified uniawfill activity, tlat monetary transaction being the
purchase ofa Transarnerica Preferred Choice Fixed A:rnuity Contxact 02TPC080685 for the
amount of $1,800,000 by the defendant using frrnds ftorn the JP Morgan savings account
number *****{'7080 of defendang which said monetary transaction involved the proceeds
of specified unlawfirl activity, that is, the theft of fiuds described in Counts 1, 4 through 8,
11 - 12, 15 - 23, ard 32 ofthis indicfinent which is adopted herein, conduct punishable under
indictnent Calvin Gary Walker, defendan! did use or intend to use personal property to
commit said offenses and shall forfeit to the United States such property pursuant to 18
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following:
1. Personal Property
b. The following assets or funds representing proceeds obtained as a result ofthe above
fraud offenses, in vioiation of 18 U.S.C. $$ 666, 1341, 1343,2314, and 1957:
2. Real Property
3, Substitute Assets
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above:
it is the intent ofthe United States, pursuant to Title 2 I , United States Code, Section 853 (p),
Zail@),to seek forfeiture of any other property of defendant up to the value ofthe above
forfeitabie properly, including but not linited to all properfy, both real and personal owned
by defendant.
Indictnent by the defendan! any and ail interest the defendant has in the above-described
property is vested in the United States and hereby forfeited to the United States for its use or
for any other disposition in iG discretion pursuant to 18 U.S.C. $981(aX1XC) and $ 982
JOHNM. BALES
UNITED-STATES ATTORNEY
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NOTICE OFPENALTY
Penait: Not more than twenty (20) years imprisonment; a fine of not more
than $250,000, or both. A terrn of supervised release of not more
than five (5) years.
Penalty: Not more than twenty (20) years imprisonment; a flne of not more
than $250,000, or both. A term of supervised release of not more
than five (5) years.
Penaltv: Imprisonment of not more than ten (10) years, a fine not to exceed
$250,000.00, or both. A term of supervised release ofnot more tha:r tbree (3)
years rnay be imposed.
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Penalty: Imprisonment of not more than ten (10) years, a fine not to exceed
$250,000, or both; a temr of supewised release of not more than tl'lree
(3) years.
Penalty: Not more than ten (10) yean imprisonment; a fine of not more than
$250,000 or twice the value ofthe criminally derived property, or both;
a term of supervised release ofnot more lhan tlree (3) years'
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