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U.S. v. Lewis

Preponderant Evidence Shows 'Sovereign Citizen' a Flight Risk in Fraud Case; Bail Denied

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*1 This case concerns a single count indictment that charges the Defendant Bruce Lewis (“Defendant”), and his co-Defendants (collectively, “the Defendants”), with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§1341, 1343, and 1344. (Indictment at 11, ECF Doc. No. 2.) On December 1, 2017, this Court held a de novo Bail Hearing at which Defendant requested this Court release Defendant Lewis on bail. For the following reasons and those articulated during the proceedings on December 1, 2017, the Defendant’s bail application is DENIED.BackgroundOn November 29, 2016, Defendant Lewis and his co-Defendants were charged in a one count indictment with mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud in connection with the administration of a company known as the Terra Foundation (“Terra”). (Indictment at 1.) Defendant Lewis and his co-Defendants were partners who owned and operated Terra. (Id.) The Indictment alleges that from 2011 to in or about 2012, the Defendants conspired to engage in a scheme to defraud financial institutions and Terra’s clients by soliciting mortgage borrowers who were having difficulties making payments on their mortgage loans. The Defendants promised their clients that in exchange for a fee, Terra could eliminate their mortgage debt through a three-

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