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The United States Attorney's Office Public Affairs Office: Public Affairs Fax Press Release CHARLES McARTHUR EMMANUEL PLEADS GUILTY TO PASSPORT FRAUD September 15, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announced today that defendant Charles McArthur Emmanuel, a/k/a Charles “Chuckie” Taylor, Jr., pled guilty to the one-count Indictment previously filed against him, which charged him with using and attempting to use a United States passport obtained through false statements on the passport application, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1542. He was arrested on March 30, 2006 by ICE agents when he arrived at Miami International Airport on a flight from Trinidad. The defendant pled to the Indictment, without a plea agreement with the United States. At sentencing, the defendant faces a maximum statutory penalty of ten (10) years in prison. Sentencing has been scheduled for November 22, 2006 at 9:00 a.m., before United States District Court Judge Donald L. Graham. Mr. Acosta commended the investigative efforts of ICE, with assistance from the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov. Technical comments about this website can be e-mailed to the Webmaster. PLEASE NOTE: The United States Attorney's Office does not respond to non-technical inquiries made to this website. If you wish to make a request for information, you may contact our office at 305-961-9001, or you may send a written inquiry to the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, 99 NE 4th Street, Miami, Fl. 33132.
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