Selected pages from the affidavit used to secure a search warrant for the late Riad Hamad's home.
Important points are that Hamad came to Jttf attention in 2002 via a 'neighbor,' the IRS-CI agent Neff had access to utility, W-2, bank, title, IRS, FBI and other records of Hamad for his investigation. Also, he claimed that Hamad misused donated funds for "personal use" (see page 31 of aff).
Shortly after, IRS emptied my bank account about Jan 29, 2008 and IRS-CI Neff wailed about Hamad misusing these donated funds (per Feb 26,2008 aff) to get a search warrant, Treasury Terrorist Financing (TFI) gave Austin PD a waiver for misusing confiscated funds (Mar 17, 2008).
NOTE: Document as redacted by parties (not me).
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Affidavit of IRS-CI agent for search of Hamad's home
Selected pages from the affidavit used to secure a search warrant for the late Riad Hamad's home.
Important points are that Hamad came to Jttf attention in 2002 via a 'neighbor,' the IRS-CI agent Neff had access to utility, W-2, bank, title, IRS, FBI and other records of Hamad for his investigation. Also, he claimed that Hamad misused donated funds for "personal use" (see page 31 of aff).
Shortly after, IRS emptied my bank account about Jan 29, 2008 and IRS-CI Neff wailed about Hamad misusing these donated funds (per Feb 26,2008 aff) to get a search warrant, Treasury Terrorist Financing (TFI) gave Austin PD a waiver for misusing confiscated funds (Mar 17, 2008).
NOTE: Document as redacted by parties (not me).
Selected pages from the affidavit used to secure a search warrant for the late Riad Hamad's home.
Important points are that Hamad came to Jttf attention in 2002 via a 'neighbor,' the IRS-CI agent Neff had access to utility, W-2, bank, title, IRS, FBI and other records of Hamad for his investigation. Also, he claimed that Hamad misused donated funds for "personal use" (see page 31 of aff).
Shortly after, IRS emptied my bank account about Jan 29, 2008 and IRS-CI Neff wailed about Hamad misusing these donated funds (per Feb 26,2008 aff) to get a search warrant, Treasury Terrorist Financing (TFI) gave Austin PD a waiver for misusing confiscated funds (Mar 17, 2008).
NOTE: Document as redacted by parties (not me).
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
‘AUSTIN DIVISION
AFFIDAVIT
4. INTRODUCTION
|, JAMES L. NEFF, being duly swom, depose and say:
a. |have been a Special Agent with the Internal Revenue Service (JRS) Criminal
Investigation Division in Chicago, Illinois, Charlotte, North Carolina, and in Austin,
Texas since April of 1988. During this time period, | have investigated violations
of the Internal Revenue laws and related offenses. As an IRS Special Agent, |
have investigated or been involved in several investigations involving violations
of offenses under Titles 18, 21, 26, and 31 of the United States Code. Several
Sevures of assets such as real estate, automobiles, currency, computers, and
‘other business equipment have resulted from these various investigations.
b. [have provided financial investigative expertise and assistance to various
agencies, including the Bureau of Immigration Customs Enforcement (BICE); the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); the Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA); the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF); the Texas
Department of Public Safety (DPS), and various other law enforcement units of
state, county, and local governments, in their investigations of individuals who
Gerive substantial income from wagering, the sale/distribution of narcotics, and
through the misappropriation of funds, My assistance has inciuded the
documentation and tracing of ilegal and legal proceeds obtained in violation of
various Federal and State statutes.
c. J have been the affiant on over 200 search/seizure warrants used to secure
financial evidence involving narcotics, tax fraud, gambling, and white collar fraud,
i have also participated in debriefing/interviewing defendants, witnesses,
informants, and other persons who have knowledge of the amassing, spending,
converting, transporting, distributing, laundering and concealing the proceeds of
wagering, narcotic, terrorism, and other illegal activities. | also have experience:
in investigating financial crimes committed by individuals who structure financial
transactions, launder money through the use of nominees and shell
corporations/businesses, and operate fraudulent schemes and structuring
operations including violations of Title 18, 21, 26, and 81 of the United States
Code. Your affiant has been assigned to the FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force
(TTF) singe 2004.d. Based on my training and experience, | know that individuals who
orchestrateloperate illegal fraud schemes maintain the following:
4. Books, records, receipts, notes, ledgers, logs, bank records, money
orders. Computer system hardware including but not limited to word
processing equipment, thumb drives, modems, monitors, printers, plotters,
encryption circuit boards, optical scanners, and other computer related
lectronic devices, and software including floppy disks, hard drives and the
data therein, and any other media which is capable of storing magnetic or
optical coding, software programs and any other programs or software used
to communicate with computer hardware or peripherals either directly or
indirectly via telephone lines, radio, or other means of transmission,
computer manuals relating to the operation of a computer system, computer
software, and/or any device, and other papers relating to the fraud scheme
andior records relating to the receipt and disposition of the proceeds of the
illegal fraud scheme;
2. Currency, financial instruments, stocks/bonds, bank records, keys to safe
deposit box(es), cassette tapes, titles, deeds, notes and/or papers of
financial transactions relating to oblaining, transferring, laundering,
concealing, or expending of money or other items of value made or derived
from the illegal fraud scheme;
3. Telephone, address books, caller ID boxes, digital pagers, and/or papers
Which reflect names, addresses, andlor telephone numbers of individuals,
businesses, and associates in the fraud scheme and/or individuals and
businesses who aid, assist or conceal the disposition of monies from the
illegal fraud scheme, and telephone records indicated long distance calls;
4, Photographs and video tapes of individuals, property and other assets;
5, Safes, safe deposit box(es), briefcases, and other types of lock-boxes
used to secrete the evidence described above;
2. OFFENSES ALLEGED IN THIS AFFIDAVIT.
a. This affidavit provides probable cause to believe that RIAD ELSOLH HAMAD,
= PALESTINE CHILDREN'S
WELFARE FUND (PCWF), CLEAN AIR ‘OF AUSTIN, KINDER KREATIVE
KONSULTANTS (KKi), and others known and unknown to your affiant at this
time, are orchestralingloperating an illegal fraud scheme through the use of non-
profit organizations, false documents submitted via U.S. Postal Service, false
documents transmitted via wire communications, the failure to file federal income
tax retums for the years 1999 through 2003 and 2005, and tax evasion for the
years 1999 through 2006.b. The above named individuals have conspired and committed overt acts in
Rortherance of the conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, tex
eiion and falure to file federal income tax returns in violation of Title 18, United
States Code, Sections 1341, 1343, 1944, and 371; Title 26, United States Code,
Sections 7201, and 7203
3. LOCATIONS TO BE SEARCHED
Your affiant alleges that probable cause exists to believe that evidence of
aforementioned criminal violations is concealed within the following premises
crorerived as the residences, businesses, outbuildings, storage unit, safe deposit
box and ali motor vehicles located on the curtilage of the following locations
pom fined by RIAD ELSOLH HAMAD Gaia oSAMARe AAA
ALESTINE CHILDREN'S WELFARE FUND (PCWF), CLEAN
IN, KINDER: KREATIVE KONSULTANTS (KKK), and his close
business associates end entities:
a) 4807 White Elm Drive, Austin, Texas
bb) Bank of America 5725 Hwy 200 W, Oak Hill, Texas, safe deposit
box #HO21
4, (TEMS TO BE SEIZED
‘The grounds for issuance of this warrant are derived from the information
provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Services
Panik officials, nancial aid officials, surveillance, and documents inspected
during this investigation. Based upon the facts contained in this affidavit, your
giant submis that there is probable cause to believe that located within the
premises, storage unit, and safe deposit box described above in section , and in
eftachment A (incorporated herein) there is currently located the folowing
evidence relating to RIAD ELSOLH HAMA
gummy *\ESTINE CHILDREN'S WELFARE FUND (PCWF),
BEEN AIR OF AUSTIN, KINDER KREATIVE KONSULTANTS (KKK), and the
inegal fraud scheme. Based on my experience and training, | know the following
a, Individuals who engage in fraud andlor money laundering normally maintain
2. orde of ther financial activity, such as receipts for expenditures by cash and
schock, bank records, and other financial documents’in their personal residence,
storage unis, safe deposit boxes, vehicles, and on their person. Furthermore,
individuals engaged in an income-producing business keep records of the
financial activities of the business for numerous reasons and often use these
documents to complete financial statements and tax returns for their business
and personal tax returns.
b. Individuals who engage in fraud and/or money laundering maintain books,
»- cords, contracts, receipts, notes, ledgers, bank records, money orders, and